Version Log
This page contains information on the changes to Research Degrees in Politics and International Relations since 1 July 2016
Gazette 25 September 2025
Update of references to General Regulations to reflect reorganisation of Regulations. See the Social Sciences Divisional Board notice in the Gazette for further details.
Gazette 24 July 2025
Changes to formatting for clarity. Refer to the Social Sciences Divisional Board notice in the Gazette for further information.
Gazette 10 October 2024
Changes to reflect the on-course milestone application submission through Student Self Service. Refer to the Social Sciences Divisional Board notice in the Gazette for further information.
Gazette 05 October 2023
Minor amendments to the wording in preparation for the new SSD-specific GSO forms. Refer Social Sciences Divisional Board Gazette
Gazette 24 June 2021
Amendment to the regulations concerning approval for the three paper route of the D.Phil. See Social Sciences Board in the Gazette for more information.
Gazette 24 September 2020
Introduction of part-time variants of the DPhil in Politics and DPhil in International Relations and transfer the existing regulations into the Divisional template for DPhil course regulations. See the Social Sciences Divisional Board notice in the Gazette for further details.
Gazette 20 July 2017
Amendment to the assessment deadline. See the Social Sciences Board notice in the Gazette for further details.
Gazette 21 July 2016
Change to the requirements for the thesis by papers route, see the Social Science Board notice in the Gazette for further details.