During the first year of the MPhil/PhD programme, students take a number of research training units to develop their understanding and skills in research (this would be taken over the first 2 years for part-time students). All students are expected to follow the MSc Educational Research Diploma pathway unless exempted from any of the research training units.
If you feel you have covered all or some of the research training units during previous study you can apply for exemption from those units.
Applications for exemptions should be made directly to Anthony Feiler - a.feiler@bristol.ac.uk (co-director of the MPhil/PhD programme). Specific evidence/documentation should be provided for each unit that you wish to be made exempt from.
Doctoral students at the Graduate School of Education have 3 dedicated study rooms equipped with PCs, printers, paper and stationary. These rooms can be accessed 24 hours a day. Access to a telephone for making internal calls is available along with limited storage space and bookshelves. Students also have use of the library photocopier.
There are other places to work around the University such as the Faculty Graduate Centre – (3 Priory Road), the Arts and Social Sciences Library, or any of the branch libraries around the University precinct. The Graduate Centre is a resource for all research students in the Faculty. The Centre offers computer workstations, a media-equipped seminar room as well as kitchen space
When you are offered a place on the programme, a supervisor/s will be allocated to you according to your research proposal. Your supervisor/s will provide you with research guidance and advice during your period of study and will normally be available for formal meetings to review your progress at least three times each term and twice during the summer vacation.
The Doctoral Programmes office staff can offer advice and guidance on a variety of non-academic matters such as: certification letters, access to facilities, processes and procedures, fees, accommodation and council tax.
Requests to defer an offer of admission to the following academic year should be made in writing to the Doctoral Programmes Office (ed-phd@bristol.ac.uk). All postgraduate applications are stored for a maximum of one year after which they are confidentially destroyed (as required by the Data Protection Act).
Please note: We are awaiting confirmation of the ESRC studentship competition for 2011/12 entry. Information will be published on our webpages as soon as it is available.
The University of Bristol run a limited number of scholarships annually. Details of these can be found on the Student Funding webpages.
