Forms and guidance notes for directly-registered students

The forms below are for directly registered students. Guidance notes are included with each form.

Students and Research Degree Co-ordinators in Affiliated Research Centres (ARCs) should refer to the ARC forms and guidance notes.

The Student Handbook provides information about research degree regulations, tells you what services and support are available to you as an Open University research degree student, and offers advice about what to do if things go wrong.

Recruitment, application and selection

Application form

Recruitment guidelines

Applicant recommendation form

Reference request template

Visiting students recommendation form

Cotutelle pilot

Registration transfers

Registered students

Suspended registration

Return to study

Withdrawal / De-registration

Extension / Change of study mode

Financial support

Probation form

Progress report form (PhD / MPhil)

P rogress monitoring report form (MRes)

Procedures for managing unsatisfactory academic progress

Maternity, paternity and adoption

Third party monitoring guidelines for students

Procedures for registration for a particular research degree where there is an absence of agreement about the recommendation

EdD Resources and support booklet

Supervisors and examiners

Supervisor guidelines (PhD / MPhil)

Supervisor guidelines (EdD)

Supervisor acceptance form

External staff expenses form

Supervisor change form

Supervisor CV form

EdD supervisor CV form

Examiner & EPC CV form

External examiner acceptance form

Corrected thesis form

Examination

Examination guidelines (PhD and MPhil students)

Examination guidelines (EdD students)

Candidate declaration form

Exam panel nomination form

Pre-viva report form

Exam arrangements form

Examination report form

Non-book guidelines

Completing your degree

Thesis deposition form

e-thesis deposition form (for direclty registered students in KMi and Computing ONLY - your email from Research Degress office will tell you whether to use this form or not)

If you need a form that does not appear on this page, please contact the Research Degrees Office or call us on +44 (0)1908 654882

Forms and guidance notes for directly-registered students

Recruitment, application and selection

Registered students

Supervisors and examiners

Examination

Completing your degree

Research careers

Research opportunities

Affiliated Research Centres