Teaching
| One to one supervision |
All PhD students are assigned a Supervisor and an advisor. The Supervisor and student are expected to meet approximately ten times per year. The advisor will be involved with the registration assessment at the end of the first year and formal advisory meetings annually thereafter. The University of Cambridge publishes an annual Code of Practice which sets out the University's expectations regarding supervision. |
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| Seminars & classes |
PhD students are expected to attend one or more of the Research Seminars that run throughout the year, which will take approximately 15 hours per year. |
| Taught/Research Balance |
Entirely Research
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Feedback
In addition to supervision meetings, each student receives a supervision report at the end of each term via the online CamSIS reporting system.
Assessment
Thesis / Dissertation
Submission of a 60,000–80,000-word thesis followed by an oral examination (viva).
Other
Students are required to pass a registration assessment at the end of their first year. Two assessors, one of whom may be the advisor, will scrutinize a Registration Portfolio, which includes an account of the year's work, a statement of the object and scope of the PhD, and a specimen of written work. They will then meet with the student to discuss the Registration Portfolio.