在学习的前几个月中，学生将与他们的主管达成一项工作计划，并确定任何培训需求，其中可能包括参加我们硕士课程的模块。我们鼓励学生参加为研究学生设计的写作研讨会。该研讨会系列将田野调查之前和之后的学生聚集在一起，讨论正在进行的田野调查报告，学生撰写的章节草稿以及与学生工作相关的最新出版物。所有博士生都必须在第一年末提交7,000个单词进度报告。这将由两名内部考官进行审查，他们将举行进度活期，学生和考官将在此讨论进度脚本。成功通过升学后，将允许学生继续进行博士研究。学生应该以完成研究和撰写论文为目标，并在第三年年
Within the first few months of study, students will agree a work plan with their supervisors and identify any training needs, which may involve attending modules from our masters programmes as appropriate. Students are encouraged to attend our writing seminars designed for research students. This seminar series brings together both pre- and post-fieldwork students to discuss reports of fieldwork in progress, draft chapters written by students and recent publications of relevance to students' work. All PhD students are required to produce a 7,000 word progression report towards the end of their 1st year. This will be examined by two internal examiners who will hold a progression viva at which the student and examiners will discuss the progression script. Upon successfully passing their progression viva students will be permitted to proceed with their PhD research. Students should aim to complete their research and write-up, and to submit their thesis by the end of their 3rd year..