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Being an OU research student

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How does being a research student work?

You might be living in the Milton Keynes area as a full-time student based on campus, or studying part-time and coming to the campus at regular intervals as agreed with your supervisor.

Depending on the research degree, you will be supported by a variety of means, including seminars, supervisory sessions and a doctoral training programme covering research methodologies and thesis writing for example. Wherever you are, you will have access to a wide range of resources and the opportunity to be actively involved in the life of the research group to which you are attached.

Find out here about the city, the University, the campus and its facilities, and how your study life as a research student works: