Guidance for Degree Committees
Student Registry guidance is available for Degree Committees:
- Taught postgraduate degrees - can be found on the Degree Committee Moodle. If you require access to the site, please email emma.rixon@admin.cam.ac.uk.
- Postgraduate research degrees - can be found on the Postgraduate Research Office SharePoint.
Appointing supervisors
Taught postgraduate degrees - Every student on a postgraduate programme of study must have a principal supervisor allocated to them. Degree Committees are responsible for appointing supervisors. Guidance regarding eligibility is available to Degree Committees. Degree Committees should submit a completed Notification of New Postgraduate Supervisor Details Form to the Student Registry after appointing an individual as a supervisor for the first time. Student Registry will make the necessary set up in CamSIS which will allow the Degree Committee to attach students to the supervisor. Please note that in order for Student Registry to set up a supervisor on CamSIS we need to be provided with the individual's CRSid; a CRSid is generated when Raven access is first granted. If the newly appointed supervisor does not already have a CRSid, please complete and submit the UIS on-line Raven Application form: https://help.uis.cam.ac.uk/service/accounts-passwords/it-staff/raven/raven-faqs/raven-request
The record in CamSIS must be maintained by Degree Committees to accurately reflect each student’s supervisor and adviser. A guide to managing Supervisors on CamSIS can be found here.
Students should only have one active Principal Supervisor at a time and any change to a supervisor must also include inactivation of a previous principal supervisor. Failure to inactivate a supervisor will cause problems for progress reporting through PFRS and supervisor approval of change in student status applications.
Postgraduate research degrees - Degree Committees are responsible for appointing eligible supervisors and advisers, and for maintaining the student record. Guidance can be found on the Postgraduate Research Office SharePoint.
Data and records management and retention
Information about data retention, GDPR, and the management of student records is available from the Information Compliance Office.
Setting up/modifying programmes
- Setting up a new taught postgraduate course
- Changing, withdrawing or suspending an existing taught postgraduate course
- Setting up a new postgraduate research course or changing, withdrawing, or suspending an existing postgraduate research course