MPhil/PhD upgrade

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Under UCL regulations full-time research students are required to register for an MPhil degree for not less than 9 months after initial registration, and must then fulfil academic requirements to upgrade to PhD degree. Your MPhil/PhD upgrade should be completed between 12-18 months after initial registration. Upgrade after 18 months is only permissible if extenuating circumstances apply.

Part-time research degree students are required to register for an MPhil degree for a minimum of 15 months after initial registration and must then fulfil academic requirements to upgrade to PhD degree.

Completing the upgrade does not mean you have been awarded the MPhil, this is a separate process.

Upgrade Panel Report Form (Word Doc)

Research Ethics and Integrity

Attendance of the Dilemma Game (Research Integrity Training) is compulsory and students must take part in Dilemma game before they can upgrade from an MPhil to a PhD. These are organised by the IoO.

Future dates will be announced soon.