Research degree forms and guidance notes
Please visit our Graduate School page on Solent Online Learning (SOL) where you will find guidance notes and links to the forms you will need to complete during the course of your postgraduate research at Solent.
Policies and guidance
The University has policies and guidance in place to ensure the environment and experience of research students is supportive for their research and learning.
Strategy
The environment for postgraduate research degrees is underpinned by the Research and Knowledge Exchange Sub-Strategy
Research and Knowledge Exchange Sub-Strategy 2025
Regulations
The University reviews and updates its regulations annually. The current regulations are published at the beginning of each academic year and can be read here. Students are advised to always consult the regulations for the year in which they are currently registered.
Regulations for Postgraduate Research Students
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Postgraduate researchers must consider their responsibilities for their research data in relation to the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation.
Intellectual property
The Intellectual Property Office
For Solent University intellectual property rights policy please contact research.innovation@solent.ac.uk
University research committees
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 and Knowledge Exchange Committee (RKEC)
