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Student Postgraduate research Policies and procedures Postgraduate research examination policy

Postgraduate research examination policy

  • Principal Regulations for Research Degrees (.pdf)
  • Code of Practice for Research Degrees (.pdf)
  • Conduct of a Research Degree Viva (.pdf)
  • Independent Chair Policy (.pdf)

Your thesis

  • Approval of thesis title form (.docx)
  • Approval of thesis title form – partner institution students only (.docx)
  • Thesis Embargo Request form (.docx)
  • Change of thesis title form (.docx)
  • Policy on thesis submission, deposit, and retention (.pdf)
  • Uploading your thesis to the Research Repository
  • Submitting your completed thesis
  • Thesis as a series of papers guidance notes (.pdf)
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