An officer, usually, but not invariably, a Fellow of a student’s own college, responsible for the oversight of the student’s studies and the appointment of supervisors. The post came into being in the early 1900s.
Glossary of Cambridge-related terminology
Director of Studies
An officer, usually, but not invariably, a Fellow of a student’s own college, responsible for the oversight of the student’s studies and the appointment of supervisors. The post came into being in the early 1900s.