Submission Deadlines and Important Dates

Project Outline

Submit to your Feedback Supervisor , once feedback has been received upload completed task and feedback in SkillsForge

Feedback Supervisor

Essential Training Courses

Warwick values, Anti-plagiarism, Health and Safety etc.
Retain certificates/completion proof. Confirm in project outline that these are completed.

Postgraduate Programmes Officer

(No feedback required)

Project Risk Analysis

Submit to your Supervisor. Once feedback has been received, retain and attach to your Project Outline.

Supervisor

Progress Report and Thesis Plan

Submit to your Feedback Supervisor and cc the PhysicsPG email account

Feedback Supervisor

Progress Report Update

Submit to your Feedback Supervisor and cc the PhysicsPG email account
Please note that on this occasion you will not receive feedback until your interview with the DGS in May (see below). Once feedback has been received, this should be uploaded along with your updated report into SkillsForge, mapping it against relevant skills.

Feedback Supervisor

Interview with Director of Graduate Studies 

(will start from 2nd week in May, you will be contacted individually with a date)

DGS

Project Outline

Submit to your Feedback Supervisor , once feedback has been received upload completed task and feedback in SkillsForge

Feedback Supervisor

Project Risk Analysis

Submit to your Supervisor. Once feedback has been received, retain and attach to your Project Outline.

Supervisor

Essential Training

Warwick values, Teaching and Demonstrating, Anti-plagiarism, Health and Safety etc.

Retain certificates/completion proof. Confirm in project outline that these are completed.

Postgraduate Programmes Officer

(No feedback required)

Progress Report

Submit to your Feedback Supervisor and cc the PhysicsPG email account
Please note that on this occasion you will not receive feedback until your interview with the DGS in May (see below). Once feedback has been received, this should be uploaded along with your updated report into SkillsForge and mapped against relevant tasks.

Feedback Supervisor

Interview with Director of Graduate Studies

(will start from 2nd week in May, you will be contacted individually with a date)

DGS

Review of Second Year Poster Presentation (TBC May 2026)

Second year students produce a research poster in May. First year students should produce a critical review at least one of these. Submit to your Feedback Supervisor , once feedback has been received upload completed task and feedback against a relevant task in SkillsForge
Peer observation of a teaching session can be substituted for this but should contain critical reflection and analysis.

Feedback Supervisor

Summary and critical review of one of the Department Seminars

Submit to your Supervisor, once feedback has been received upload completed task and feedback against a relevant task in SkillsForge

Supervisor

Produce a Webpage

Make sure that you have a page or section on the Physics department website that describes who you are, what you're working on and your progress to date before the end of your first year.

Postgraduate Programmes Officer

(No feedback required)

Other Doctoral Skills Tasks

Work through the remaining DSM1 tasks on Skillsforge before the end of the first year, making sure to use examples from the list above where appropriate. Submit to your Feedback Supervisor. Once feedback has been received upload completed task and feedback in SkillsForge.

Feedback Supervisor

Year 1 Progress and Research Plan Report

Submit to your Feedback Supervisor , once feedback has been received upload completed task and feedback against appropriate categories in SkillsForge. This should include a summary of your year 1 progress, a research plan for the coming years summarising project structure and a Gantt chart (diagram showing how time will be broken down). It should also include an updated budget plan for your research project and any likely travel.

Feedback Supervisor

Complete Research Integrity Training

Submit evidence of completion together with your progress report. See Essential training

Postgraduate Programmes Officer 

(No feedback required)

Update Project Risk Assessment

Submit to your Supervisor, once feedback has been received, submit evidence of completion together with your progress report

Supervisor

Research Poster Presentation

The first part of this task is to present your poster at the poster presentation date in May 2026. The second is to submit a reflective piece. This needs to be submitted to your Feedback Supervisor , once feedback has been received upload completed task and feedback against relevant tasks in SkillsForge

Feedback Supervisor

05/2026 (TBC)

Research Talk

You should give at least one talk (internal or external) about your research this year. Submit to your Supervisor, once feedback has been received upload completed task and feedback against relevant categories in SkillsForge

Supervisor

Departmental Colloquia and Research Group Seminars

Keep a record of attendance and write a summary and critical review at least one seminar. Submit to your Supervisor, once feedback has been received upload completed task and feedback against relevant skills in SkillsForge

Supervisor

Science Meetings

Organise a Group of Collaborator Meeting: All second years should gain experience coordinating meetings of groups or collaborators - this may be a one off science meeting organised as part of a team, or acting as coordinator for a regular meeting programme.

Attend an External Science Meeting: Either attend or make a plan to attend a research meeting in your field outside of Warwick.

Submit to your Supervisor, once feedback has been received upload evidence and feedback against relevant skills in SkillsForge

Supervisor

Update Research Webpage

Submit evidence (e.g. screenshot) and reflection against relevant task in SkillsForge.

Postgraduate Programmes Officer

(No feedback required)

Doctoral Skills: Additional Tasks

Complete all remaining tasks in DSM2 before the end of the academic year. Submit to your Feedback Supervisor , once feedback has been received upload completed task and feedback in SkillsForge

Feedback Supervisor

Summary of Year 2 Progress

This should include a research plan and gantt chart, as well as a summary and discussion of your work to date. It should also include a revised research budget. Submit to your Feedback Supervisor , once feedback has been received upload completed task and feedback in SkillsForge against relevant skills

Feedback Supervisor

Update Project Risk Assessment

Submit to your Supervisor, once feedback has been received upload completed task and feedback together with your progress report.

Supervisor

Research Paper

By your third year you should be drafting a research paper. Submit to your Supervisor, once feedback has been received upload evidence and feedback against relevant task in SkillsForge

Supervisor

Present at a Conference/Meeting

You should actively be seeking opportunities to present your work to your science community. Submit to your Supervisor, once feedback has been received upload evidence and feedback against relevant task in SkillsForge

Supervisor

Update Webpage

Ensure your webpage is updated with information such as conferences attended, examples of results or descriptions of ongoing projects. Submit in SkillsForge. Please upload a screenshot of the page - no need to obtain feedback for this

Postgraduate Programmes Officer

(No feedback required)

Department Colloquia and Research Group Seminars

Continue to keep logs and attend seminars, making a critical review of at least one such session. Submit to your Supervisor, upload against relevant tasks in SkillsForge

Supervisor

Produce or Update your CV

Submit to your Supervisor for discussion and feedback.

Supervisor

Other Doctoral Skills Tasks

Work through the remaining DSM3 tasks on Skillsforge before the end of the first year, making sure to use examples from the list above where appropriate. Submit to your Feedback Supervisor. Once feedback has been received upload completed task and feedback in SkillsForge.

Feedback Supervisor

Final Year Thesis Plan

Submit to your Feedback Supervisor , once feedback has been received upload completed task and feedback in SkillsForge

Feedback Supervisor

Progress Review

Submit to your Feedback Supervisor , Please submit a copy of the review, together with the feedback received from your Feedback Supervisor to physicspg@warwick.ac.uk and the Director of Graduate Studies, a copy will be retained in your student file.

Feedback Supervisor

Submission Deadline

All students have a nominal submission deadline at the end of their fourth year, not including any periods of temporary withdrawal or sick leave.