Upgrading Registration from MPhil to PhD

  • What are the procedures? (IoE guidelines)

    • Decision on timing and on upgrade readers to be taken by supervisor in consultation with student

    • Completion of upgrading form and informing the Faculty Director of Postgraduate Research and ...

    • ... submission of upgrading materials

    • Upgrading interview (within 8 weeks of submission of materials)

    • Receipt of report(s) from upgrade readers together with their decision

  • Upgrade successful

    • Receive formal notification of the upgrading of registration

  • Upgrade unsuccessful

    • EITHER

      • One further opportunity to submit for upgrading;

      • That the student should continue working towards MPhil;

      • That the work should be written-up and submitted as a report for the award of Associate of the IoE;

      • That the student should transfer to an appropriate Masters degree:

      • That the student should withdraw from the programme.