The workshops will be a live session on Teams to address all the points highlighted below and allow MSD DPhil students to

• examine a presentation from a recent successful Confirmation,
• ask relevant questions from the tutor regarding their experiences as a Confirmation assessor, and
• seek the perspective from a DPhil student who has recently Confirmed their Status.

At the end of the workshop, DPhil students will:

• Know the administrative process prior to the Confirmation of Status;
• Be aware of the MSD’s regulations in selecting the Confirmation assessors and the required criteria;
• Be able to assemble a detailed presentation to highlight their research hypotheses, methodologies employed, data acquired, justification of appropriate statistics used, future research studies for the remaining of their DPhil;
• Be aware of what will be expected of them prior to submission of their theses.

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It is now a requirement that you complete the three short questions in the survey you receive after attending the course. Once you have submitted the survey, you will be sent an email with a link to your attendance certificate. This is to ensure we receive the feedback we need to evaluate and improve our courses. Survey results are downloaded and stored anonymously.

I found everything very useful. I particularly appreciated the report/time line/thesis contents examples and hearing the experience of the student that recently did the confirmation.

I think it was a very useful overview of the process, and having examples of previous successful confirmations is a big strength.

I think the course leader did a great job showing from the assessor perspective what to prepare for getting confirmation