Useful documents
Popular requests and documents available to you either via Surrey Self-Service or available for downloading below
Useful documents
Requests for changes to your registration are made via your Surrey Self-Service research programme record. Further information and advice is available through MySurrey Help. The requests available to you are:
- Temporary withdrawal and sick pay (see Absence Policy (PDF))
- Change of mode (part time, full time)
- Change of programme
- Change of supervisor
- Transfer to completing status
- Exam entry form
- Extension to registration
- Permanent withdrawal.
How-to guidance documents
- How to Submit a New Request (change of registration) (docx)
- How to Log a Monthly Supervision Meeting (docx)
- How to Book a Workshop (PDF)
- Guidance on Virtual Confirmation Reviews (PDF)
- Guidance on Virtual Viva Voce (PDF).
Generate your own letter
You can generate your own letters for various uses. The letters use data that you have provided to auto-generate an official University document which is emailed to you.
You can use this service to request the following letters for example:
- Confirmation of Registration
- This letter may also be used for council tax purposes
- Bank letter
- This letter may also be used as a proof of your address.
Confirmation guidance documents
- FABSS Confirmation Guidance Documents - Doctoral College Common Room
- FHMS Confirmation Guidance Documents - Doctoral College Common Room
- FEPS Confirmation Guidance Documents - Doctoral College Common Room.
PGR faculty handbooks
- Faculty of Arts, Business and Social Sciences (FABSS) PGR Handbook 2024/25 (PDF)
- Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences (FEPS) PGR Handbook 2024/25 (PDF)
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences (FHMS) PGR Handbook 2024/25 (PDF)
- Institute of Education PGR Handbook 2024/25 (PDF).
Need more help?
MySurrey Help is packed with answers to the most common questions, and Surrey Support is available if you would like to ask a question to one of our support services.
Guidance on authorship
Information on how to determine who should be an author of an output, how to decide authorship order, author responsibilities, and other tips can be found on our authorship web page.
Studentship guidance documents
Confirmation documents
- Confirmation examiner nomination form (docx)
- Confirmation review form (first attempt) (docx)
- Confirmation review form (final attempt) (docx)
- Confirmation review form (final attempt – EngD) (docx).
International postgraduate research students
Information and guidance for research students studying on a student visa:
- Confirmation of acceptance of studies (CAS) for doctoral programmes (docx)
- Postgraduate researchers - visa responsibilities and changes to your registration (PDF)
- Postgraduate researchers (PGR) on a student visa undertaking overseas research/fieldwork (docx)
- Postgraduate researchers (PGR) on a student visa undertaking a work placement/internship (docx).