Your Director of Studies (DoS) is responsible for supporting your learning - arranging supervisions, monitoring your progress, and more.

Your Director of Studies' commitments to you:

  • Providing introductory material before you arrive
  • Explaining the teaching system and help you find the best way to learn
  • Meeting you at the beginning and end of each Term to advise on a programme of work
  • Monitoring your progress through supervision reports
  • Recommending University lectures, classes and practicals
  • Identifying University, College and Departmental Libraries and IT resources
  • Arranging supervisions for College teaching
  • Liaising with you and your tutor if you appear to be struggling
  • Noting and, where appropriate, acting on feedback from students on supervisors
  • Checking examination entries and informing you of the results
  • Advising on postgraduate courses
  • Writing references.

A university-wide outline of the role of Directors of Studies is available here. 

Your commitments to your Director of Studies:

Your own commitments for a successful relationship with your Director of Studies include:

  • Attending regular and one-off meetings, including those held at the beginning and end of term
  • Dealing promptly with correspondence and requests from your DoS, Sidney and University departments
  • Attending supervisions, being properly prepared
  • Giving as much notice as possible to both the supervisor, and DoS of absences
  • Following their advice and guidance.

Identifying your DoS

The pdf linked on the right-hand sidebar provides a list of Sidney's DoSes and their subjects. Please consult our People page to find the contact details for your Director(s) of Studies.