Information for current research students

Regulations

The links given below include all of the regulations that you will need to be aware of.  Please make sure that you read them carefully.  Pay particular attention to the parts which specify precisely what is a suitable format for a thesis and note that simply producing a set of papers is not acceptable under the University's regulations. 

• Programme regulations for MPhil/PhD
• Programme regulations for MRes/PhD
• Regulations for the degrees of MPhil and PhD (Word document)
• Regulations on assessment offences and plagiarism

Course guides

• Graduate course guides  (please note that research course guides include a 5 as their middle character, not a 4)

Policies and codes of practice

• Code of good practice for research students and their supervisors
• Procedure for the consideration of complaints from students on academic matters
• Research ethics policy

Examination (viva) re-entry for examinations originally arranged by the University of London

           Examination of referred theses will now be arranged by LSE;  please use the LSE forms below.

Examination (viva) entry

• Abstract and declaration of word length - to be submitted with the thesis (Word document)
• Binding of theses (Word document)
• Guidelines for the conduct of MPhil and PhD oral examinations (Word document)
• Examination entry form (first attempt) (Word document)
• Examination re-entry form (after referral) (Word document)
• LSE procedure for re-entry (after referral) (Word document)
• University of London:  list of binders
• Thesis binding:  special arrangement with Walter Newbury (Word document)
• Thesis: suggested template for the title pages of your thesis (Word document)

Other documents and information

• Application to undertake fieldwork.  You will also need the document Risk-assessment information for research students (Word file)
• Business cards
• Certificate of registration FAQs
• Changing to or from full-time or part-time study : MPhil/PhD students
• Consultative Forum for Research Students
• Doctoral Programme Directors :  listed by department (Word file)
• Interrupting an MPhil/PhD programme
• Police registration (Word file)
• Presentation Ceremonies : Information for graduates
• Risk-assessment advice for research students : advice on when an assessment is necessary (Word file)
• Risk-assessment information for research students :  full document - read advice document above first (Word file)
• Student ID card: replacement cards
• Study spaces and study rooms
• Visas

Forms (except for final examination)

• Annual progress report form 2008 (Word file)
• Interruption of registration (Word file)
• Application to undertake fieldwork (Word file)
• Maximum period of registration (Word file)
• Request to change to or from full-time or part-time (Word file)
• Request to sit graduate examination papers (Word file)
• The thesis title approval form has been discontinued; advance approval is no longer needed.
• Withdrawal from course (Word file)

Students' Union

• Accommodation
• Advice and Counselling Centre
• Education and Welfare Officer

How to set up your own web page

• How to Register for Personal Web Space

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