Each research student in the College is located in a programme, the principle being that they should be integrated into the academic life of the subject area and share the mutual benefits of interaction with other students and teaching staff.

Each programme makes its own arrangements to ensure that this integration can function effectively, enabling research students to maintain contact with the MA programme through participation in ‘crits’, seminars, short courses and other events. The Head of Programme has management responsibility for the programme, and ensures that the appropriate procedures are followed.

Each programme has a responsibility to provide at least equivalent materials/resource funding to MPhil and PhD students as to MA students. The exact amount will vary from programme to programme, depending upon the level of material/resources required. Students are reminded that the College can only reimburse expenses retrospectively upon production of receipts.

A list of facilities considered to be College-wide, open to all students, is included in Course Handbooks issued in the autumn term and available online. Handbooks should also contain details of other more specialised facilities, available to students by arrangement with academic staff.

If a student wishes to use more specialist facilities not found in the programme in which he/she is enrolled, they should, in the first instance, discuss the issue with their supervisor. Their supervisor is likely to refer them on to the academic staff in the programme where the facility they wish to use is located. As a result of these discussions and a consideration of the academic issues arising, a decision will be made on whether the use requested can be accommodated.

Students must not make direct approaches to technical staff about the use of specialist facilities. Academic staff should deal with all such requests.