Policies

Guidelines and policies

The Policy on Research Degrees includes information on:

• Criteria for the award of the degrees of PhD, EngD, MPhil and MA/MSc by Research
• Guidance for Examiners and for Chairs of Graduate School Boards/Boards of Studies
• Guidance for Students and Supervisors 
• Policy on the audio recording of oral examinations for research degrees

External examiners

External examiners: forms and information

Appointment of examiners (staff only)

Research Examiner Expenses (travel, subsistence, accommodation - staff only)

Research Examiner Expenses Claim Form (PDF , 33kb) - claim form should be returned to: Research Student Administration, Student Admin Building, Vanbrugh Way.

Forms: PhD and EngD

Examination for the degree of PhD and EngD: forms and information

• Preliminary report form (PhD and EngD) (MS Word , 288kb) - to be completed prior to the oral examination, signed copy to be brought to the viva
• Examiners' Report Form (PhD and EngD) (MS Word , 68kb) - to be completed by both examiners and signed on the day of the viva
• Notes for Examiners and Graduate Chairs on Completing PhD / EngD Examiners' Reports
• Declaration of Satisfactory Completion of Corrections (PhD and EngD) (MS Word , 281kb) - corrections to be submitted to internal examiner within 3 months of the date the corrections were received by the student and this form to be completed by the internal examiner within two weeks of receiving the corrections from the student.

Forms: MPhil

Examination for the degree of MPhil: forms and information

• Preliminary report form (PhD and EngD) (MS Word , 288kb) - ‌ to be completed prior to the oral examination, signed copy to be brought to the viva
• Examiner's Report Form (MPhil) (MS Word , 66kb) - to be completed by both examiners and signed on the day of the viva
• Declaration of Satisfactory Completion of Corrections (MPhil) (MS Word , 280kb)  - corrections to be submitted to internal examiner within 3 months of the viva date and this form to be completed by the internal examiner within two weeks of receiving the corrections from the student.

Forms: Masters by Research

Examination for the degree of Masters by Research: forms and information

• External Examiner's report form (Masters by Research) (MS Word , 58kb) ‌- to be completed, signed and returned to the internal examiner
• Internal Examiner's report form (Masters by Research) (MS Word , 61kb)
• Declaration of satisfactory corrections MA/MSc by Research (MS Word , 67kb)- corrections to be submitted to internal examiner within 1 month of the viva date and this form to be completed by the internal examiner within two weeks of receiving the corrections from the student.

*Please note that where a viva is required for a Masters by Research student then the Preliminary Reports and Joint Report on the PhD tab should be used instead of the above two separate reports - thanks, RSA.

*Where Examiners need to complete a re-examination of a Masters by Research thesis, then again, the Preliminary Reports and Joint Report on the PhD tab should be used instead of the above two separate reports. Preliminary Reports are required whether there is a viva at re-examination or not.