Progress reporting

This page contains links that will support you as you approach Progress reporting.

Post-Upgrade, there will be a formal Progress Review for all students prior to the anniversary of each start date. Informal progress reporting may also be done in between these dates within Faculty.

Good overall guides to the research degree programmes can be found in the handbooks – Forms and Guidance: handbooks – including those for PhD, Professional Doctorate and Affiliated Research Centre.

This stage will be covered during the Welcome Back sessions for each doctoral stage (see slides on Welcome Back PGR Manager listing).

Forms and Guidance

Note: if any of these links are broken try searching on the main Forms and Guidance page.

PGR Manager: Completing Your Progress Report

PGR Manager: Supervision meeting notes guide

'PGR Manager: Planning and booking your training' in Forms and Guidance | Graduate School Network.

What differs between Faculties?

Each Faculty may have its own policy and procedure around stages and actions including:

• how you can spend any funds related to your training, e.g., a training grant
• health and safety, including work stations and risk assessments for fieldwork
• arranging travel for conferences and fieldwork
• equipment and specialist software
• Third Party Monitor allocation and any subject-specific buddying/mentoring.

We recommend you start by talking with your Faculty Administrator about what happens in your Faculty (mailbox address on RESEARCH-SKILLS: Contact us | OU online).