Grand Union Doctoral Training Partnership

1. Programmes covered by these regulations

These regulations shall apply to all research students registered for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy who have been awarded a studentship by the Grand Union Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP). The General Regulations Governing Research Degrees and the relevant disciplinary Special Regulations for Research Degrees shall apply except as specified below.

2. Research in Practice

Students will normally be required to undertake a 3-month placement within an academic or non-academic organisation agreed in consultation with their supervisor(s) and approved by the DTP Director.

The placement will normally be undertaken after Transfer of Status and must be completed before final submission of the thesis.

Students are required to submit a written report of between 1500-2000 words within 6 weeks of completion of the placement and before final submission of their thesis to the satisfaction of the DTP Director. Full details of the submission requirements are published on the DTP website. Where a student does not submit a report, or the report is considered unsatisfactory, the student shall be interviewed by the DTP Director who will determine if any further remedial action is required.

3. Confirmation of Status

Students first admitted to Probationer Research Status shall normally apply for Confirmation of Status by no later than their eighth term (or sixteenth term if studying part-time), or where admitted direct to DPhil status, by the normal deadline required by the relevant Special Regulations for Research Degrees for their discipline.

4. Submission

Students are normally required to submit their final thesis within the funded period of their studentship.