Information for Examiners and Assessors

Resources

• Guidelines on examinations 2024–25
• Mark Scheme
• Operation of the HPS plagiarism policy
• Fees & Expenses Claim Form (For MPhil Examiners)
• HMS Assessor's Report Template 

Assessment standards

When marking coursework examiners should be asking:

1. What is the main achievement of this work? Is there an original contribution? If so, what is it?
2. Does the candidate show a good understanding of relevant material? Is the content of the work informative and insightful?
3. Does the candidate advance effective arguments contributing towards well-articulated conclusions?
4. Has the candidate used a sufficient number and range of appropriate sources? Are they effectively used and properly credited and cited?
5. Does the work have a clear and effective structure? Is the writing clear, grammatical, and free of typographical and other errors? Is the style of the references and footnotes clear and consistent?

Claiming Payment for Examiners

Please complete the above Fees and Expenses Form. If you have assessed work for the both the MPhil in Health, Medicine and Society and the MPhil in History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine you should complete two MPhil forms – one for each course. For HMS, only complete sections 1, 2 and 4 of the form(s). Since you do not know the names of the candidates you have assessed, you should skip the part of section 2 that asks for the names of candidates. Use a scanned signature to sign the form at the end of section 4. Send the completed form(s) to hr@hps.cam.ac.uk 

In the accompanying email set out how many essays you have assessed for each course during this academic year. For example: 

•  HPSM MPhil: 4 Essays 
•  HMS MPhil: 2 Essays

Please note that Teaching Officers of the University of Cambridge are not eligible to receive a fee or expenses for acting as an examiner or assessor (with the exception of Associate Lecturers who do not receive a stipend).

Key dates for 2024–25