Policies

Research Section

On this page we have pulled together the main regulations, documents and guidance that you will need to refer to whilst involved with Research Degree Programmes at the University of Portsmouth.

If you have any questions please contact the Research Section Team on researchdegrees@port.ac.uk

Regulations

Guidance

• Research Student Handbook Download Acrobat PDF
• Research Supervisors Handbook Download Acrobat PDF
• Guidelines for the Induction of Postgraduate Research Students Download Acrobat PDF 
• Guidance Note for the Examination for the Higher Degree by Research (including Stage 2 Part 2 Professional Doctorate) - coming soon

Work Based and Placement Learning

For full details please see the Work Based and Placement Learning page for guidance and forms for Research Degrees.

If you have any questions regarding Collaborative Research Programmes please contact Kay Underhay.

Quality Management and Periodic Reviews

This Special Review of Postgraduate Research Degree Programmes Download Acrobat PDF is from the QAA Review, February 2006

An internal Periodic Review from Research Degree Programmes took place in May 2008.  Each of the following received positive outcomes from the review panel: Appropriate Academic Standards, Appropriate Quality of Learning Opportunities and Annual Monitoring and Review Processes Effective. 

Please see the Programme Monitoring and Review Policy and Guidelines for details on how the Research Degree Programmes are monitored.  The flowchart also gives a guide to how all the various Boards and Committees link together to ensure standards on all our programmes.  Please see www.port.ac.uk/reviewcycle for these and further documents and guidance on the Annual Standard and Quality Evaluative Review (ASQER), including Collaborative Programmes and the Periodic Review processes.

Research studentships