Research Degrees

Full details of policies and procedures can be found in the Research Degree Framework, available on myNapier.

Research degrees (RD) forms can be downloaded from the myNapier site.

Advice is also available from your School Research Degrees Leaders or their Deputies:

SCHOOL	SCHOOL RESEARCH DEGREES LEADER	DEPUTY SRDL
ARTS & CREATIVE INDUSTRIES	Professor Kirsten Macleod (Joint RDL)	Professor Haftor Medboe (Joint RDL)
APPLIED SCIENCES	Dr David Muggeridge	Dr Roberto Kulpa
COMPUTING, ENGINEERING & THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT	Professor Achille Fonzone	Dr Thomas Tan
HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE	Dr Martin Sharp	Dr Connie McLuckie
THE BUSINESS SCHOOL	Dr Eoin Plant O’Toole	Dr Renata Osowska

Key email addresses for Doctoral College & research degrees enquiries:

DoctoralCollegeOffice@napier.ac.uk	General research degrees enquiries
DoctoralCollegeAdmissions@napier.ac.uk	Research degree admissions enquires
TBSDoctoralCollege@napier.ac.uk	The Business School specific enquiries
SACIDoctoralCollege@napier.ac.uk	School of Arts and Creative Industries specific enquiries
SASDoctoralCollege@napier.ac.uk	School of Applied Sciences specific enquiries
SCEBEDoctoralCollege@napier.ac.uk	School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment specific enquiries
SHSCDoctoralCollege@napier.ac.uk	School of Health & Social Care specific enquiries
DoctoralCollege@napier.ac.uk	Information about Doctoral College events, training, SGSSS and other training partnerships

Doctoral College Exam Board meeting dates and deadlines for papers

All meetings will take place online via MS Teams. Papers should be submitted to doctoralcollegeoffice@napier.ac.uk

MEETING DATE	TIME	MEETINGS	DEADLINE FOR PAPERS
Tuesday 17 Sept 2024	9:30	Doctoral College Examination Board [1/6]	5pm, Friday 06 September 2024 Final meeting before Autumn Graduation. Exam outcome papers will be accepted until 3pm Monday 16 September 2024.
Tuesday 05 Nov 2024	9:30	Doctoral College Examination Board [2/6]	5pm, Friday 25 October 2024
Tuesday 21 Jan 2025	9:30	Doctoral College Examination Board [3/6]	5pm, Friday 10 January 2025
Tuesday 11 Mar 2025	9:30	Doctoral College Examination Board [4/6]	5pm, Friday 28 February 2025
Tuesday 10 June 2025	9:30	Doctoral College Examination Board [5/6]	5pm, 30 May 2025 Final meeting before Summer Graduation. Exam outcome papers will be accepted until 3pm Monday 09 June 2025.
Tuesday 05 Aug 2025	9:30	Doctoral College Examination Board [6/6]	5pm, Friday 25 July 2025

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