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Postgraduate Research Student Regulations
Research student regulations 2011/12 (PDF, 680KB)
See below for a list of the individual sections of these regulations and their contents:
| Contents | Pages | |
| A. | Code of Practice for Research Degrees (1) Admission and Selection p.4; (2) Designation of Supervisor p.5; (3) Supervision of Students on Industrial-Based Projects p.5; (4) Choice of Research Topic p.5; (5) Induction p.5; (6) Research Training p.6; (7) Supervision p.6; (8) Role of the Postgraduate Tutor p.7; (9) Reporting Procedures p.8; (10) Complaints Procedures p.8; (11) Final Examination p.8; (12) Appeals p.9; (13) Conferral p.9. |
4-9 |
| B. | General Postgraduate Regulations (1) Registration p.10; (2) Medium of Instruction p.10; (3) Residence and Dispensation from Residence p.10; (4) Personal Conduct p.10; (5) Student Complaints Procedures p.10; (6) Appeals Against the Response to a Formal Complaint p.11; (7) Statement Concerning Harassment and Discrimination p.12; (8) Statement on Health and Safety p.13; (9) Suspension of Registration p.13; (10) Illness p.13; (11) Withdrawal p.13; (12) Dual Registration p.14; (13) Attendance at Examinations p.14; (14) Payment of Fees and Other Dues p.14; (15) Neglect of Academic Obligations p.14; (16) Academic Dishonesty p.14; (17) Address and Accommodation p.15; (18) Personal Property p.15; (19) Academic Dress p.15. |
10-15 |
| C. | Regulations Applying to Students Registered for Higher Degrees by Individually Supervised Study (1) Admission and Matriculation Requirements p.16; (2) Supervision p.16; (3) Field of Study p.16; (4) Probationary Period of Study p.16; (5) Period of Registration p.16; (6) Writing-Up p.17; (7) Submission of Theses p.17; (8) Length of Theses p.17; (9) Format and Binding p.17; (10) Abstracts p.18; (11) Examination and Assessment p.18; (12) Results p.18; (13) Final Submission of Theses p.18; (14) Referral p.18; (15) Procedures Following Examination p.19; (16) Academic Appeals p.19; (17) The Degree of Doctor of Medicine p.20; (18) The Degree of Doctor of Psychology p.22. |
16-23 |
| D. | The Award of a Degree by Published Work (1) The Degree of Doctor of Philosophy p.24; (2) The Degrees of Doctor of Letters, Doctor of Science, and Doctor of Laws p.24. |
24 |
| E. | Research Degrees Including a Taught Course Element (1) The Degree of Doctor of Clinical Psychology p.25; (2) The Degree of Doctor of Education p.26; (3) The Degree of Doctor of Social Science p.27; (4) The Degree of Doctor of Engineering p.28. |
25-29 |
| Appendices | 30-55 | |
| I. | Code of Student Discipline | 30 |
| II. | English Language Regulations | 36 |
| III. | Regulations Concerning Freedom of Speech | 39 |
| IV. | Data Protection and Use of Student Data | 41 |
| V. | Fees and Charges 2011/2012 | 45 |
| VI. | The Students’ Union | 46 |
| VII. | Student Charter | 49 |
| VIII. | Student Code of Social Responsibility | 53 |
| IX. | Race Equality Policy (Extract) | 55 |
Archive of Research Student Regulations
Research student regulations 2010/11 (PDF)
