How we assess DPhil applications
Overview
Read the form we use to assess every DPhil application:
Assessment of Application for Graduate Study
| Name of Applicant | |
|---|---|
| Course Applied For | Doctor of Philosophy in Geography and the Environment |
| Assessor's name |
Please note Divisional guidelines for supervision is a maximum of 8 students for Statutory Chairs and Associate Professors without tutorial fellowships and 6 for those with.
Please tick relevant box :
| Bachelor results | Mid 2.1 or below | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Upper Second (2:i) or equivalent | ||||
| Low First Class or equivalent | ||||
| Solid First Class or equivalent | ||||
| Outstanding First Class or equivalent | ||||
| Masters | Low Pass or equivalent | |||
| Merit or equivalent | ||||
| Distinction or equivalent | ||||
| Achieved: | Predicted: | |||
| Written work | Strong undergraduate-level work | |||
| Demonstrates signs of postgraduate-level analytical and critical acumen | ||||
| Consistent postgraduate-level analytical and critical acumen | ||||
| Some signs of doctoral-level work | ||||
| Consistent signs of doctoral-level work | ||||
| References | Significant reservations | |||
| Reservations | ||||
| Lukewarm, noncommittal support | ||||
| Generally worded support, or suggesting strong rather than outstanding applicant | ||||
| Convincingly strong support with reference to relevant academic skills | ||||
| Preparedness | Generally short on background knowledge and skills | |||
| Serious lack of subject-specific or relevant training | ||||
| Gaps in background knowledge which could be remedied by judicious or guided reading | ||||
| Solid background, but applicant may require specific training | ||||
| Excellent background knowledge | ||||
| Has published work on the topic | ||||
| Has published peer-reviewed work | ||||
| Proposal | General indication of interests only or badly conceived project/overworked subject | |||
| Project requires honing and development but has clear potential and viability | ||||
| Well-conceived and viable project which also demonstrates the applicant's potential | ||||
| Promising and original project, seemingly matched by the applicant's strengths | ||||
| Academic Fit | No or very little synergy with research conducted in the school, centre and/or by individual supervisor(s) | |||
| Considerable synergies with research conducted in the school, centre and/or by individual supervisor(s) | ||||
| Very significant synergies with research conducted in the school and/or by individual supervisor(s) | ||||
| Assessment Comments | ||||
| Please detail any contact you have had with this applicant | ||||
| Please indicate if you are willing to supervise this applicant | Yes / No | |||
| Overall Recommendation | Please make use of full marking scale. Those assessing multiple applicants are asked to rank these via email to the Research Degrees Co-ordinator. Ranking should take account of all applications you have assessed in the November and January admissions rounds. | Grade | Tick relevant box |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reject | 7 | ||
| Borderline | 6 | ||
| Offer | 5 | ||
| Offer | 4 | ||
| Offer | 3 | ||
| Offer - very strong applicant, likely in top 10% of applicant pool | 2 | ||
| Offer - outstanding applicant, likely in top 5% of applicant pool | 1 |
Enquiries
If you have any questions about the University's application process you are strongly advised to contact the University of Oxford Graduate Admissions Office, tel: +44 (0)1865 270059, or by e-mail: graduate.admissions@admin.ox.ac.uk taking particular care to follow the instructions in the automatic reply, in the first instance.
If you have any further questions that have not been answered by the information provided by the Graduate Admissions Office or our website then please contact the Research Degrees Coordinator at the School of Geography and the Environment.
