Research Degrees Team & our new Doctoral College
Contact: DoctoralCollegeOffice@napier.ac.uk
The Doctoral College Office is responsible for the central management of research student records and progress monitoring, and can provide advice, information and support to research students and their supervisors on all aspects of the research student journey, including:
- Matriculation and induction
- Progress reviews and reports from these (RD4/RD5/RD6)
- Extenuating circumstances and suspended study
- Changes to study (change of target degree or mode of attendance)
- Submission of thesis for examination
- Examination policy and processes
- Graduation and submission of final thesis
The team has practical responsibility for:
- Matriculation of new research students
- Arrangements for stipend payments
- Central management of research student records
- Management of theses submitted for examination
- All formal aspects of research student examination
- Formal processes following approval of awards
- Submission of final thesis to the library and repository
Academic Committee of the Doctoral College (ACDC) and the Doctoral College Examination Board (DCEB)
The Doctoral College Office support the University level research degree committees that determine the policy and student progression. Much of the Team's work is carried out in relation to, and on behalf of, the Committees.
All applications for consideration by either ACDC or DCEB should be submitted to: DoctoralCollegeOffice@napier.ac.uk
The current schedule of meetings and deadlines for papers is available on our Research Degrees home page.