Changing Supervisor(s)

To ensure that the supervisory panel comprises those staff members with the greatest expertise and experience in your research area, a change (or addition) of supervisors may be appropriate to reflect changes in the direction of your research. Where a supervisor is no longer available to supervise, your supervisory arrangements will also be amended. This can be necessary, for example, when a supervisor leaves the employment of the University. The supervisory arrangement may also be changed if the relationship between you and your supervisor(s) has broken down because of, for example, a personality conflict.

Proposed changes to your supervisory arrangements should be discussed and preferably agreed with all members of your supervisory panel before the "Change of supervisor details" form is completed. Where all parties are in agreement, the proposed changes must be endorsed by either the Head of School or the Postgraduate Coordinator.

If there are any disputes regarding the proposed changes, it is the responsibility of the Head of School to ensure that you are provided with a satisfactory supervisory arrangement and he or she may authorise changes to the supervisory panel in consultation with you.

In the event that your principal supervisor will be absent from the University for a period in excess of one month, an acting principal supervisor must be nominated.