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Teaching
The course is exclusively research-based. The project and Supervisor are determined during the application process, but applicants are encouraged to contact potential supervisors before submitting their applications.
| One to one supervision | The University of Cambridge publishes an annual Code of Practice which sets out the University's expectations regarding supervision. |
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| Taught/Research Balance | Entirely Research |
Feedback
Students can expect to receive an online feedback report each term.
Assessment
Thesis / Dissertation
The thesis is not to exceed, without the prior permission of the Degree Committee, 275 numbered pages of which not more than 225 pages are text, appendices, illustrations and bibliography. A page of text is A4 one-and-a-half-spaced normal size type. The additional 50 pages may comprise tables of data or computer programmes reduced in size.
The examination shall include an oral examination on the thesis and the general field of knowledge within which it falls.
Other
All PhD students will be expected to submit a short report within eight months of starting. The report will be up to 2,000 words in length (plus figures). It should summarise the aims of the project within its wider research area, the student's activities and results so far, and outline plans for the next stages of work. Progress will be determined by the assessment of this report.
Students will also be expected to complete transferable skills training during the PhD.