At the beginning of each academic year you will be provided with various forms that go to make up your Doctoral Research Record. This record is designed to enable you to monitor your progress in close consultation with your supervisor. The Record includes the following documents:

Record of Supervisory Meeting
Research Training Plan
Research Seminars, Colloquia and Conferences
Research Outputs and Publications
Training Needs Analysis
Teaching Permission Form
Teaching Record

Some of these forms, such as the 'Record of Supervisory Meeting', should be completed after each supervision and the 'Research Training Plan' after your first supervision. Others will assist you when you come to complete your report for your Annual Review: e.g. 'Research Seminars, Colloquia and Conferences', 'Research Outputs and Publications'. The detailed questionnaire on 'Training Needs Analysis' is intended to facilitate your progress by enabling you to identify periodically research training needs in consultation with your supervisor.

The 'Teaching Permission Form' only applies to those research students seeking permission to teach. Assuming approval to teach is obtained, you will then be able to keep a log of teaching using the 'Teaching Record Form'.

You are advised to complete the relevant sections of your Doctoral Research Record as appropriate during the year. The Record, which you are required to keep, should be seen as a developmental aid that will assist you in taking forward your research in an effective and structured way.