Code of Practice for Supervisors and Research Students
The intention of this Code is to provide guidance and practical advice for both supervisors and research students. The supervision of postgraduate students is clearly personal in character, and influenced by many factors including the personalities involved and the disciplines and environments in which student and supervisors work. For these reasons the Code aims to identify those aspects of good supervisory practice which are common to all disciplines and to define the mutual responsibilities of supervisors and students.
Status of this Code
The regulations governing registration as a candidate for a research degree are specified in the University’s Degree Regulations and Programmes of Study and the Postgraduate Research Degree Assessment Regulations.
This Code of Practice sets down guidelines on good practice in supervision for both supervisors and research students. It does not in itself constitute or in any way supersede the University’s regulations. Having the status of guidance, this Code describes the University’s recommended practice and sets out the expected standards that staff and students should maintain. However, given the individual and unique nature of each research student’s circumstances, this does not preclude these recommendations being waived in some situations if good reason for any such departure can be shown.
The regulations relating to candidates for a research degree are specified in the University’s Degree Regulations and Programmes of Study and the Postgraduate Research Degree Assessment Regulations.
Throughout this Code, reference is made to the College Committee with responsibility for Postgraduate Research matters. Committee arrangements may be subject to change during the year – please contact your College Office for more information (see Appendix IV for contact details).
The following College Committees currently have responsibility for Postgraduate Research student matters:
College of Humanities and Social Science: College Postgraduate Studies Committee
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine: College Postgraduate Research & Early Career Researcher Committee
College of Science and Engineering: College Strategy and Management Committee
Links to related regulations or further guidance are available either within the Code itself or via the Assessment Regulations"Quick Links" box to the right of the screen below.
Archive
Previous years' Codes of Practice for Supervisors and Research Students are provided below as printable documents only.
Please note that weblinks and contact details as printed in these archive codes may now be out of date.
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