Description of roles:
Graduate Supervisor
- Submits reports on student progress in accordance with Regulation 8 of the General Regulations for Admission as a Graduate Student.
- Recommends registration for the PhD degree where appropriate.
- Supervisors are recorded by the Student Registry on the recommendation of the Degree Committee.
Faculty/Department
- Checks all reports and submits them to the Degree Committee.
- The faculty/department is expected to investigate cases where progress is recorded as unsatisfactory or if action is required. The Student Registry will ask each faculty/department to nominate a representative (e.g. Head of Department, Director of Graduate Education Committee) to fulfil this role.
Degree Committee
- Checks all reports and submits them to the Student Registry.
- The Degree Committee is expected to investigate cases where progress is recorded as unsatisfactory or if action is required.
- Makes a formal recommendation to the Student Registry for registration for the PhD where appropriate. The Student Registry will ask the Degree Committee to nominate a user to fulfil this role. In some faculties the Degree Committee will fulfil the same role as the department.
Student Registry
- Approves the report and amends the student record if required.
- The Student Registry will investigate any cases where progress is recorded as unsatisfactory or if action is required.
Colleges
- College representatives are able to comment on reports for their students.
- Graduate tutors may wish to investigate cases where progress is recorded as unsatisfactory or if action is required.
Graduate Students
- Have access to their supervision reports once they have been seen by all the interested parties.