Schedule

Schedule#

Event

Date/Time

Supervisors offer projects (deadline)

Monday, 2 February 2026, 10:00 GMT

External project selection (deadline)

Monday, 2 March 2026, 10:00 GMT

Internal project selection (deadline)

Monday, 13 April 2026, 10:00 BST

Students propose projects (deadline)

Monday, 13 April 2026, 10:00 BST

IRP start

Monday, 25 May 2026

Writing workshop (in-person)

Tuesday, 2 June 2026, 10:00-12:00 BST, RSM 1.51

Writing workshop (online)

Thursday, 4 June 2026, 10:00-12:00 BST

Project plan (deadline)

Friday, 12 June 2026, 12:00 BST

Viva workshop (online)

Tuesday, 11 August 2026, 10:00-12:00 BST

Final report and code (deadline)

Friday, 28 August 2026, 12:00 BST

IRP end

Friday, 28 August 2026

Vivas

7-16 September 2026, 08:30-18:00 BST

Bank holidays: 25 May and 31 August 2026 are bank holidays in the UK. It’s up to students and supervisors to decide if they’d like to meet or work on those days.

Warning

Students must remain fully available for the entire viva period until the 30-minute slot for their viva is confirmed.

Writing and viva workshops#

Writing and viva workshops are designed to help students prepare their written reports and offer tips for successfully navigating the viva process. The workshops are delivered by the Centre for Academic English (CfAE). You will receive calendar invitations for all workshops from the CfAE closer to the date.

There will be two identical writing workshop sessions - one in person and one online. Please attend only one.