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 Studies | Dr 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 | Dr David McCay dwem3@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 IA | Dr Noel Rutter nar20@cam.ac.uk |
| Engineering Parts IB, IIA and IIB | Dr 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 Year | Dr Andrew Sanchez as2672@cam.ac.uk |
| Geography | Dr Harriet Allen hda1@cam.ac.uk |
| History | Dr Anjali Bhardwaj-Datta abd28@cam.ac.uk |
| History & Modern Languages | Dr Anjali Bhardwaj-Datta abd28@cam.ac.uk |
| History & Politics (History) | Dr Anjali Bhardwaj-Datta abd28@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 Sciences | Dr 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 LLM | Dr Jamie Trinidad jt404@cam.ac.uk |
| Law MCL | Dr 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) | Prof Imre Leader ibl10@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 Languages | Dr 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 (Physical) | Dr Noel Rutter nar20@cam.ac.uk |
| Physics & Astrophysics (MASt) | Dr Sergei Taraskin snt1000@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) | Professor Alun Williams aw510@cam.ac.uk |
