Each student is allocated a Director of Studies (DoS) who is responsible for their academic work and progress in a particular subject, as well as their general welfare.

Undergraduates and some postgraduates are required to see their Director of Studies, either individually or as a group, at the start and end of each Term to discuss their studies and progress.

Throughout the academic year, Directors of Studies monitor academic progression via students' supervision reports on the Cambridge Colleges' Online Reporting System for Supervisions (CamCORS) and self-assessment questionnaires.  If deemed necessary, students are warned when studies are being neglected.

Directors of Studies act in an advisory capacity by suggesting subject options, lecture courses, seminars and practical classes where relevant.  Career advice is also provided, which is particularly important with regard to Law and Medicine because of the formal requirements for these professions.

Furthermore, an essential part of the role is to guide students as to paper choice in examinations, the checking of entries on the Cambridge Student Information System (CamSIS) and, at the end of the year, discussing examination results.  References are written as and when requests are received.

Every August, in preparation for the new academic year, Directors of Studies provide introductory material and reading lists which are posted online for new students.  On arrival, Directors of Studies meet with Freshers to explain in detail the teaching system and supervisions which will be arranged for them.

The majority of Directors of Studies are Fellows of the College, but in some subjects the Director of Studies is attached to another College, Department or Faculty.  These are denoted by an asterisk in the full list of current Directors of Studies below.

Directors of Studies for 2022/23

Subject

Director of Studies

Parts and Terms

Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic

Dr D Pratt

 

Archaeology

Dr D Viejo-Rose*
Dr A Pantazatos*

 

Architecture

Mr A Mooradian*

 

Asian & Middle Eastern Studies

Dr B Steger

 

Chemical Engineering

Dr K Yunus

 

Classics

Dr F Sheffield

 

D Jolowicz 

IB and Part II

 

Prelims and Part 1A

Clinical Studies

Mr R J Davies

 

Computer Science

Dr G Jenkinson 

 

Economics

Dr M Ashby

 

Education

Dr Y Liu*

 

Engineering

Dr L Xu

Dr J Li

Dr M Crisp

Part IA

Part IB

Part IIA (cover) & Part IIB

English

Dr B Lander Johnson

Dr E Jones

Part IA and Part IB

Part II

Foundation Year Dr S Kennedy
Rev'd Dr K Eyeons 
 
Geography

Dr M Bravo

 

History

Dr D Pratt
Dr N Mora-Sitja

 

History of Art

Dr F Salmon*

Michaelmas and Lent

Human, Social & Political Sciences

Dr R Sanchez-Rivera*

 

Dr H Wydra*

Part I and Part II (Sociology)

Part II (Social Anthropology)

Part II (Politics & International Relations)

Land Economy

Dr S Fiorentino*

 

Law

Dr B Plant

Ms J Page*

Mr W Day

Part IA
Part IB
Part II

Law (LLM and MCL)

Dr B Plant

 

Linguistics

Prof I Roberts

 

Management Studies Prof B Lambrecht*  

Mathematics

Dr S Demoulini

 

Medicine

Prof N Coleman

 

Modern and Medieval Languages 

Dr I James 

 

Music

Miss L Denby*

 

Natural Sciences (Biological)

Dr A Milton

Dr M Correia

Dr N Farahi

Part IA, Part IB and Part II

Part IA, Part IB, Part II and Part III

Part IB and Part II

Natural Sciences (Physical)

Prof Z Barber

 

Natural Sciences (Physics)

Prof C Haniff

Michaelmas and Lent

Natural Sciences (Chemistry)

Dr J Morgan

 

Natural Sciences (Geology)

Prof N Rawlinson

 

Natural Sciences (HPS)

Dr R Jennings*

 

Philosophy

Dr J Domenicucci*

 

Psychological & Behavioural Sciences

Dr A Milton

 

Theology

Rev'd Dr K Eyeons

 

Veterinary Medicine

Dr T Towers*