DISS: MSc Dissertation (Informatics)

The project is an essential component of the Masters courses. It is a substantial piece of full-time independent work starting in June. A dissertation describing the work must be submitted by a deadline in mid-August.

Students are expected to stay in Edinburgh for the duration of their degree programme. This includes during the writing of the MSc dissertation until the submission deadline. If you are on a Tier 4 visa and leave the country for an extended period of time, the School is obligated to contact Student Immigration Service who will notify UK Visa and Immigration (UKVI).) See MSc handbook.

Timetable

 

All dates are set for 12:00 (noon).

DateDeadline / event
24/10/2025DPMT system opens for MSc project proposals.
21/11/2025Deadline for all project proposals (including self-proposed projects).
28/11/2025Students start to register interest in projects and meet with potential supervisors. Supervisors mark interested students as suitable/unsuitable for projects.
5/12/2025Students should have registered interest in projects, to provide time to meet with prospective supervisors. Supervisors are encouraged to review interested students for suitability at this stage.
19/12/2025Project selection phase ends. It is no longer possible for students to register for new projects. Supervisors have marked all interested students as either suitable or unsuitable. Each student has ranked interesting projects in order of preference and is marked suitable for at least 5 projects.
2/1/2026Project allocation begins. To be completed during the rest of the week.
8/1/2026Project allocation announced to students.
15/1/2026Special cases processed. Deadline for changes to projects and supervisors.
End of April 2026Final IPP Submission; see IPP page.
beginning of June 2026Students start work on MSc projects, based on their IPP.
July 2026Stage 2 BoE officially makes progression decisions.
July 2026Submission of project progress reports.
August 2026Submission of dissertation.
September 2026First and second markers complete their project marking.
September 2026First and second markers agree a mark for the project, or fail to agree a mark, and the supervisor fills in the agreed (or failure to agree) mark form.
September 2026All project moderation complete.
October 2026Stage 2 BoE award decisions
October 2026Final MSc BoE
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