ANNUAL MONITORING OF RESEARCH STUDENTS
Report from Convener (independent of the supervisory team) following meeting with
research degree student and their supervisory team
Please complete the report form below and e-mail it to all participants of the meeting and the
appropriate Faculty Research Degrees Sub Committee Secretary and Faculty Research
Administrator, as set out below, within 5 working days of the meeting.
For students in ALSS – Sara Donner-Langstone
For students in HSC&E – Antoinette Mortley
For students in LAIBS – Antoinette Mortley
For students in S&T – Helen Van Damme
(Sara.Donner-Langstone@anglia.ac.uk)
(Antoinette.Mortley@anglia.ac.uk)
(Antoinette.Mortley@anglia.ac.uk)
(Helen.Van-Damme@anglia.ac.uk)
Faculty Research Administrators are listed below:
For students in ALSS – Helen Jones
For students in HSC&E – Vicky Stevenson
For students in LAIBS – Sandra Di Eleonora
For students in S&T – Julie Lane / Sue Short
(Helen.Jones@anglia.ac.uk)
(Vicky.stevenson@anglia.ac.uk)
(Sandra.Di-Eleonora@anglia.ac.uk)
(fst-research@anglia.ac.uk)
NAME OF STUDENT:
STAGE OF RESEARCH DEGREE:
START DATE:
NAMES OF SUPERVISORY TEAM:
FACULTY:
ATTENDEES AT THE MEETING:
1. Frequency and Adequacy of Supervisory meetings
Please comment on whether the frequency of supervisory meetings is adequate and the
extent to which the student has met with the supervisory team as a whole, in relation to
the expectations of first supervisors document.
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2. Skills Diagnostic, Personal Development Plan (PDP) and Research Training
Please comment on the extent to which the Skills Diagnostic identified any research
skills gaps and the training required. Please comment on the extent to which the student
has used the PDP to record the research skills training which they have undertaken
during the year.
Where a student who is not a member of staff is undertaking teaching, please comment
on the number of hours of teaching undertaken, the training completed prior to
undertaking the teaching and the ongoing support being provided.
Are there any other training needs which are not being met?
Please indicate below any compulsory research training appropriate to the stage of their
research which the student has still to complete:
3. Progress against timescales
Please comment on the extent to which the student is making satisfactory progress
against the required timescales as set out in the Research Degrees Regulations (see
below) and the extent to which they have submitted draft sections of their thesis.
For candidates who have received Confirmation of Candidate approval, please check
whether their examiners have been formally appointed.
Timescales
Research Proposal Approval:PhD/MD(res)/MPhil - 1 month
MProf / Prof Doc (part-time) - 24 months
MProf / Prof Doc (full-time stage 1) – 12 months
Confirmation of Candidature Full-Time PhD - 2 yrs after registration
Approval (RD4):
Part-Tme PhD - 4 yrs after registration
Prof Doc - 18 months after Research Proposal approval
Timescales for Completion:
MPhil
Full-time
Part-time
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Minimum
Maximum
18 months
30 months
36 months
48 months
PhD / MD(res)
Full-time
Part-time
Professional Doctorate
- Part-time
- Part-time (following full-time Stage 1)
24 months
36 months
60 months
72 months
36 months 72 months
32 months 60 months
PG Diploma in Professional Research
- Part-time
- Full-time
16 months 30 months
12 months 18 months
Professional Masters - Part-time
- Part-time (following full-time Stage 1)
30 months 48 months
26 months 36 months
4. Objectives and timescales for next academic year
Please ensure that objectives are set together with a realistic timetable of work for
completing tasks against specific dates.
5. Any Issues to be brought to the attention of the Faculty Research Degrees
Subcommittee (FRDSC)
Please use this section to bring to the attention of the FRDSC the student’s
achievements during the year and/or any concerns about the students progress or any
other issues.
Name of Convener: …………………………………………. Date of meeting:
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