These guidance notes and forms have been compiled to help students and supervisors gain a practical understanding of the key processes relating to the research degree programme at Solent University.
Guidance note #1 Key Principles
Guidance note #2 Role and Responsibilities / Supervision
Guidance note #3 Admission and Registration
Form RD3S: Supervision Team Approval
Guidance note #4 Project Approval
Form RD1PA: Project Approval Form for Research Degrees
Guidance note #5 Transfer MPhil to PhD
Form RD2T: Transfer of Registration from MPhil to PhD
Guidance note #6 Annual Monitoring
Guidance note # 7 Submission and Viva Examination
Form RD6E: Examination Arrangements for Research Degrees
Form RD7DEC: Candidate Declaration
Form RD8: Preliminary Report on Candidate for a Research Degree
Form RD9REX: Examiner Recommendation on a Candidate
Form RD9 PWE: Examiner Recommendation for a Doctor of Philosophy by Published Works
Form RD10G: Examiner Guidance to the Candidate on Amendments to a Thesis Submitted for MPhil/PhD
Form RD9R-REX: Examiner Recommendation on a Candidate for MPhil/PhD (Re-examination)
Form RD10GR: Examiner Guidance to the Candidate on Amendments to a Thesis Submitted for MPhil/PhD (Re-examination)
Guidance note # 8 Misconduct, Appeals and Complaints
Guidance note #9 Tier 4 visa
Guidance note #10 PhD by Prior Publication
The University has policies and guidance in place to ensure the environment and experience of research students is supportive for their research and learning.
StrategyThe environment for postgraduate research degrees is underpinned by the Research and Innovation Sub-Strategy
Research and Innovation Sub-Strategy 2015-2020
Regulations Regulations for Postgraduate Research Students
Change of Status Forms Form RD3MS: Application for Change of Mode of Study for Research Degree
Form RD4S: Change of Supervision Team for Research Degree
Form RD3WU: Transfer to Writing-Up Status for Research Degree
Form RD5E: Application for Extension to Period of Registration for Research Degree
Form RD5S: Application for Suspension of Studies for Research Degree
Form RD7CW: Confirmation of Withdrawal from a Research Degree
Postgraduate researchers must consider their responsibilities for their research data in relation to the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation.
Solent's ethics policy
The Intellectual Property Office
Solent University intellectual property rights policy
The University Academic Board retains responsibility for the effectiveness of the arrangements for safeguarding the academic standards of awards and enhancing the quality of postgraduate research provision. It delegates responsibility for overseeing the University’s research degree provision to the Research Degrees Committee (RDC) and for the University’s research strategy to the Research Innovation and Enterprise Committee (RIEC)
RDC Terms of Reference