Postgraduate research regulations - Viva voce examinations
From academic year 2022/23 the postgraduate regulations will be updated with additional information to support the conduct of remote viva voce examinations where deemed necessary and/or appropriate.
Postgraduate research regulations - Progression
From academic year 2022/23 the postgraduate research regulations will be updated with changes to the progression review process for doctoral and MPhil PGRs.
Changes include information on the appointment and responsibilities of internal assessors, assessment criteria for PGR progression at different stages, and more information on pre-review preparation, and post-review decision making. Schools and Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs) are able to trial the internal assessor, assessment criteria and process documents during academic year 2021/22.
School Examination Board
From academic year 2022/23 the School Examination Board page will be updated to inform that all Examination Boards must be conducted using student IDs, rather than names, in order to provide anonymity in decision making processes.