Supervision

Directors of Studies

Directors of Studies play a unique role in monitoring and supporting students’ academic progress, from admissions through to graduation.

Supervision

What is a Director of Studies?

Each student at the University of Cambridge is allocated a Director of Studies (DoS), who is responsible for their academic work and progress in a particular subject. The majority of the Wolfson Directors of Studies are College Fellows, but in some subjects they are attached to another College, Department or Faculty.

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.

Contact List

Asian and Middle Eastern StudiesDr Nuri Kim nk588@cam.ac.uk
Archaeology Dr Corinne Duhig cd21@cam.ac.uk
Architecture and Mphil in Architecture and Design Prof. Claudia Marx cm388@cam.ac.uk
Anglo Saxon, Norse & Celtic Prof. Elizabeth Ashman-Rowe ea315@cam.ac.uk
Chemical Engineering Dr Mick Mantle mdm20@cam.ac.uk
Classics Dr Robert Machado rm638@cam.ac.uk
Computer Science Dr Chris Town cpt23@cam.ac.uk
Education Dr Nigel Kettley nck20@cam.ac.uk
Engineering Part IADr Noel Rutter nar20@cam.ac.uk
Engineering Parts IB, IIA and IIBDr Yashar Ahmadian ya311@cam.ac.uk
Engineering Part IIB Manufacturing Dr Frank Tietze ft263@cam.ac.uk
English Dr Rachel Holmes reh90@cam.ac.uk
Foundation YearDr Andrew Sanchez as2672@cam.ac.uk
Geography Dr Harriet Allen hda1@cam.ac.uk
History (Part I)Dr Anjali Bhardwaj-Datta abd28@cam.ac.uk
History (Part II)Prof. Celia Donert chd31@cam.ac.uk
History & Modern LanguagesProf. Celia Donert chd31@cam.ac.uk
History & Politics (History)Prof. Celia Donert chd31@cam.ac.uk
History & Politics (Politics)Dr Tugba Basaran tb317@cam.ac.uk
History of Art Dr Anna Gannon ag335@cam.ac.uk
History & Philosophy of Science Dr Matt Farr  mwef2@cam.ac.uk
Human, Social & Political SciencesDr Anna Bagnoli ab247@cam.ac.uk
Land Economy Dr Zhaoyang 'Leo'  Liu zl290@cam.ac.uk
Law Dr Liron Shmilovits  ls621@cam.ac.uk
Law LLMDr Jamie Trinidad  jt404@cam.ac.uk
Law MCLDr Ana Taleska  at991@cam.ac.uk
Linguistics Dr Bettina  Beinhoff  bb319@cam.ac.uk
Management Studies Dr Karla Sayegh  k.sayegh@jbs.cam.ac.uk
Mathematics (MASt)Dr Jose Paiva Miranda de Siqueira jvp27@cam.ac.uk
Medicine (Standard Course, Pre-Clinical)Prof Rosemary Fricker raf14@cam.ac.uk
Medicine (Standard Course, Clinical)  Dr John Firth jdf24@cam.ac.uk
Medicine (Graduate Course, Pre-Clinical)Dr Nicholas Evans  ne214@cam.ac.uk
Medicine (Graduate Course, Clinical)  Dr Thomas Pulimood tp320@cam.ac.uk 
Medicine (Graduate Course, Clinical)  Dr Jeremy Webb jw349@cam.ac.uk
Modern & Medieval LanguagesDr Emanuela Davey emd20@cam.ac.uk
Music Dr Stephen Wilford  stw31@cam.ac.uk
Natural Sciences (Biological)Dr Linda King lmk37@cam.ac.uk
Natural Sciences (Earth Sciences)Dr Rachael Rhodes rhr34@cam.ac.uk
Natural Sciences (Physical)Dr Noel Rutter  nar20@cam.ac.uk
Physics & Astrophysics (MASt)Dr Noel Rutter  nar20@cam.ac.uk
Psychological & Behavioural Sciences Dr Catherine O'Brien  co223@cam.ac.uk
Philosophy Dr Jon Phelan jp555@cam.ac.uk
Theology, Religion & Philosophy of Religion Dr Justin Meggitt  jjm1000@cam.ac.uk
Veterinary Medicine (Pre-Clinical)Dr Laura Frost  lef31@cam.ac.uk
Veterinary Medicine (Clinical)Dr Laura Frost  lef31@cam.ac.uk