A successful applicant is provisionally registered as a full-time or part-time research degree student.  Within the first half of the normal period of study, a research student is required to have his/her registration confirmed, subject to a formal assessment.  If the progress of the research study is satisfactory, the student's registration in the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Master of Philosophy (MPhil) programme is confirmed.  Registered MPhil students can apply for transfer to PhD programmes.