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ANNUAL MONITORING REVIEW OF POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH STUDENTS
FORM B
(TO BE COMPLETED BY THE DIRECTOR OF STUDIES. IF THE SUPERVISORY TEAM IS UNABLE TO
AGREE A RECOMMENDATION, INDIVIDUALS SHOULD SUBMIT SEPARATE FORMS)
In completing this form you should refer to the relevant sections of the Research
Degree Regulations (Part 9 of the UEL Manual of General Regulations) and the
UEL Code of Practice for Postgraduate Research Programmes.
This form is to be submitted to the nominated individual in the School - usually
the Research Administrator or Officer to the RDSC - at least two weeks in
advance of the annual review panel meeting.
The Annual Review at the end of a student’s first year is particularly
important and the Review Panel should consider especially carefully if
continuation on the programme is in the best interests of the student and
our university. Should a student withdraw, or be withdrawn, before the
end of their first year of enrolment or before they upgrade from MPhil to
PhD, there is no negative impact on our university’s PGR performance
indicators.
1. STUDENT’S DETAILS
FULL NAME
UEL STUDENT NUMBER
CURRENT MODE OF STUDY
(DELETE AS APPROPRIATE)
ENROLLED FOR
(Please Tick)
FULL-TIME
PART-TIME
MPHIL
MPHIL BY PUBLICATION
PHD VIA MPHIL
PHD DIRECT
PHD BY PUBLICATION
PROF DOC
PHD (EUR)
TITLE OF PROFESSIONAL/
PRACTITIONER DOCTORATE
PROGRAMME (IF
APPLICABLE)
TITLE OF THESIS
SCHOOL
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REGISTRATION START DATE
(AS
PER REGULATION
NOTE
THAT
4.3,
PLEASE
IS
NOT
THIS
NECESSARILY THE SAME AS THE
DATE OF ENROLMENT)
2. THE SUPERVISORY TEAM
DIRECTOR OF STUDIES
SECOND SUPERVISOR
THIRD SUPERVISOR
(IF APPLICABLE)
DOES THE SUPERVISORY TEAM STILL PROVIDE ALL THE
EXPERTISE NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE STUDENT’S
REGISTERED RESEARCH DEGREE PROGRAMME?
(Please delete as appropriate)
YES
NO
YES
NO
YES
NO
IF ‘NO’, WHAT
ARRANGEMENTS ARE IN
PLACE TO AMEND THE
SUPERVISORY TEAM?
PLEASE DETAIL THE
FREQUENCY OF CONTACT
WITH THE STUDENT OVER
THE PAST
12 MONTHS
ARE THERE ANY ISSUES RAISED AT THE POINT OF
REGISTRATION, OR IN PREVIOUS PROGRESS REVIEWS,
THAT REMAIN OUTSTANDING? (Please delete as appropriate)
IF ‘YES’, HOW ARE THESE
ISSUES BEING ADDRESSED?
ARE THE FACILITIES AND RESOURCES NECESSARY FOR THE
SUCCESSFUL AND TIMELY COMPLETION OF THE RESEARCH
DEGREE PROGRAMME STILL AVAILABLE TO THE
STUDENT?
(Please delete as appropriate)
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IF ‘NO’, WHAT
ARRANGEMENTS ARE IN
PLACE TO PROVIDE THE
NECESSARY FACILITIES AND
RESOURCES?
PLEASE CONFIRM THAT A RECORD OF SUPERVISION HAS
BEEN MAINTAINED. SUPERVISORY RECORDS SHOULD BE
MADE AVAILABLE TO THE ANNUAL REVIEW PANEL
(Please delete as appropriate)
YES
NO
YES
NO
YES
NO
PLEASE CONFIRM THAT YOU CONSIDER THE PROGRESS
REPORT PROVIDED BY THE STUDENT TO BE A
SATISFACTORY DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HAS BEEN
ACHIEVED THIS YEAR
(Please delete as appropriate)
IF ‘NO’, IN WHAT WAYS DO
YOU CONSIDER THE REPORT
TO BE DEFICIENT?
PLEASE CONFIRM THAT IN YOUR OPINION THE RESEARCH
PROJECT CONTINUES TO PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR THE
RELEVANT AWARD?
(Please delete as appropriate)
IF ‘NO’, WHAT ACTION(S)
NEED TO BE TAKEN TO
ENSURE THAT THE
RESEARCH PROJECT DOES
PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR
THE RELEVANT AWARD?
SUMMARY OF PROGRESS IN SKILLS TRAINING
A
PROGRAMME
OF
DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC
RESEARCH
SKILLS TRAINING IS IN PLACE FOLLOWING A NEEDS
ANALYSIS
YES
NO
YES
NO
(Please delete as appropriate)
IF ‘NO’, WHAT
ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN
MADE TO ENSURE A NEEDS
ANALYSIS OCCURS?
THE PROGRAMME OF DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC RESEARCH
SKILLS
TRAINING
HAS
BEEN
REVIEWED
AND
ANY
NECESSARY AMENDMENTS AGREED, DURING THE TWELVE
MONTHS UNDER REVIEW
(Please delete as appropriate)
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IF ‘NO’, WHAT
ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN
MADE TO ENSURE THE
PROGRAMME IS REVIEWED?
THE STUDENT HAS PASSED, OR GAINED EXEMPTION FROM,
THE TWO MODULES OF THE GENERIC RESEARCH SKILLS
TRAINING PROGRAMME (MPHIL - PHD ONLY)
(Please delete as appropriate)
YES
NO
THE STUDENT HAS PARTICIPATED IN RELEVANT RESEARCH
SEMINARS (Please delete as appropriate)
YES
NO
YES
NO
THE STUDENT HAS PRESENTED/PARTICIPATED IN
RELEVANT CONFERENCES (Please delete as appropriate)
3. RECOMMENDATION OF THE SUPERVISORY TEAM
PLEASE NOTE THAT IN SIGNING BELOW THE DIRECTOR OF STUDIES INDICATES THAT THEY DO SO
ON BEHALF OF, AND FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH, THE ENTIRE SUPERVISORY TEAM
Please Tick
A) WE RECOMMEND THAT THE REQUEST TO PROGRESS TO THE NEXT YEAR
BE APPROVED
B) WE RECOMMEND THAT THE STUDENT REVISE THEIR RESEARCH
PROGRAMME AND TIMETABLE
C) THE STUDENT SHOULD BE WITHDRAWN
IF THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SUPERVISORY TEAM IS THAT THE STUDENT BE
WITHDRAWN, PLEASE PROVIDE A RATIONALE FOR THIS BELOW (PLEASE DO NOT EXCEED
300 WORDS). ANY RELEVANT DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE SHOULD ALSO BE ATTACHED.
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ANY FURTHER COMMENTS?
SIGNED:
DIRECTOR OF STUDIES
DATE:
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