Postgraduate Research Programme
6-Month Review
(To be completed by full-time students in Year 2 onwards and
part-time students in Year 3 onwards, and their supervisors)
Please complete this form as fully as possible, ticking the boxes where appropriate and
providing comments where requested. Please write clearly in ink.
Student: Please fill in Sections 1 – 5.
Supervisors: Please fill in Sections 6 – 8.
Section 1
Student name: ____________________________
Programme: PhD
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Year of Study: ________
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Supervisors: (1) ___________________________ (2) ___________________________
Course Start Date: ___________________
Course End Date: ____________________
Final Submission Deadline: ____________________________
Section 2 – Literature Review & Empirical Study
Literature Review: Briefly note the progress made on the literature reviewed, for example:
criticisms made, key articles found, objectives re-defined, hypotheses developed etc. in the
last 6 months:
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Empirical Study: Briefly note the empirical work that has been conducted during the past 6
months (e.g. questionnaire/survey designed and conducted, focus groups, interviews, and
data results as well as any analysis undertaken).
Other Progress with developing the research: Please note other progress and
achievements not covered above.
Section 3 – Outputs and Training
Have you attended and/or presented at any seminars/conferences? Please give
details.
Do you have plans for future conference attendance and participation? Please give
details
Have you undertaken any GTA work? Please give details.
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Have you written any journal papers or working papers? Please give details.
No. of thesis chapters written (in their final form / draft form)
Have you attended any training courses (e.g. workshops in the Faculty)? Please
give details.
Will you require or be attending any further training in the next 6 months? Please
give details.
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Section 4 - Progress
Please give details of any issues/challenges or problems that you have faced during your
progress in the last 6 months.
If any of these problems are ongoing and could impact on your ability to submit your thesis
on time, please give details as it may be appropriate for you to request an interruption to
your studies. NB: Interruptions are only considered in exceptional circumstances.
Section 5 – Plans for the next 6 months
IMPORTANT NOTE:
MPhil students who are mid-way through Year 2 (full-time) or Year 3 (part-time) and
PhD/DBA students who are mid-way through Year 4 (full-time) or Year 7 (part-time) are
required to submit their thesis within the next 6 months. You must work closely with your
supervisors to plan towards the punctual submission of your thesis. Extensions to your
submission deadline can only be considered in exceptional circumstances.
Months 1-3
Months 4-6
Signature of student:
Date:
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For completion by the Supervisors
Section 6 - Meetings
Has the student met with you regularly throughout the last 6 months and have
they attended all scheduled meetings? Please give details of any issues with
attendance.
Has the student completed work and met targets that have been set for your
meetings?
Section 7 - Progress
Progress with Fieldwork / Data Collection and Analysis: Please comment on the data
collection and any analysis undertaken so far.
Changes to fieldwork or other plans: Please comment on plans for any further data
collection required, re-application for ethical approval, and issues related to access etc.
Important note: All data collection should be completed before registration for the
Submission Pending period.
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General Progress
Are any changes required to the study plan?
Section 8 – Further Comments
Further Comments: Please comment briefly on the student's strengths, weaknesses, skill
development, language competency and progress as a researcher, including likelihood of
submitting a high quality PhD thesis and publications. Highlight any areas of development
or the need for further training.
Is the student on target to complete and submit their thesis by the Submission
Deadline?
Submission Timescales:
Full-time PhD: By end of Year 3 / Part-time PhD: By end of Year 6
Full-time MPhil: By end of Year 1 / Part-time MPhil: By end of Year 2
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If the student is unable to submit within the appropriate timescale above, when do
you expect submission to be possible?
Have you started to discuss the nomination of examiners with your student?
If your student is approaching their submission deadline, please contact the
Postgraduate Research Office to start the process for formal appointment of
examiners.
Any further action required by the Divisional Coordinator / Programme Director?
N.B. These comments should be discussed formally between the student and supervisors.
Both parties should retain a copy. The original form must be returned to the Postgraduate
Research Office (Room 9.24 Harold Hankins Building).
Signatures
Main Supervisor:
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Student:
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2nd supervisor:
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For office use only:
Read by PGR Administrator: (sign) ____________________________
Approved by PGR Coordinator: (sign) __________________________