Changing school

An internal School transfer is narrowly restricted; it is not a routine way to change research direction. Your School should be the one in which your DoS is based.

The framework’s exception is a cross-University project where the DoS becomes permanently unavailable, there is no suitable replacement in the original School, and a supervisor in another School takes over as DoS. The research must not change significantly.

For a significant change of research direction requiring a different School, the framework instead advises withdrawal and a new application. Discuss the implications and alternatives before taking that step.

Paperwork

• Discuss and record the internal transfer at a progress-review meeting, additional if necessary.
• Use RD6-B for the two Schools to authorise responsibilities for progress, wellbeing and resources.
• Submit RD11 for the DoS change.
• An internal transfer does not itself change fees or registration end dates.

Visa holders must consult Visa and International Support before approval. RD6-B is listed in the framework but not linked on the current public forms page; request it from Contacts.

Source: Framework §5.2, pp. 53–54. Read the source.

Leave and changes to study · Changing supervisors or IPC · Progress concerns and withdrawal