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

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

PGR faculty handbooks

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.

Search MySurrey Help now

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

International postgraduate research students

Information and guidance for research students studying on a student visa:

Viva documents