Information for Research Students, Directors of PG Research, Supervisors and Examiners

Welcome to the web pages for Research Students and staff involved in PG research.  Here you will find information, advice and links to useful information relating to all aspects of research degrees at the University of Bradford.

Queries and completed forms should be directed to the Hub-Student Administration and Support (Research), University of Bradford, Richmond Building, Richmond Road, Bradford, BD7 1DP.  Tel +44 (0)1274 235050, email hub-research@bradford.ac.uk 

Please note: relevant student number/s (known as UB number/s) should be used in all correspondence.

Admission and registration

• Admission criteria
• Period of study
• Registration and Enrolment
• External study
• Transferring from another university or institution
• Use of prior work and published work in thesis
• Payment of tuition fees

Support for students

• Induction programme
• The Graduate School and Development Courses
• Facilities available for research students
• Language support 
• Pastoral 
• The Research Degrees Committee
• The Director of Postgraduate Research 
• Getting started CHECKLIST
• Who's Who - Contact List

Students and supervisors

• Appointment of supervisors
• Student responsibilities
• Supervisor responsibilities
• Meetings with Supervisors   
• Annual review and monitoring
• First meeting CHECKLIST
• Meeting record PROFORMA

Progression

• Transfer from MPhil to PhD
• Professional Doctorates - stage transfer 
• Writing for publication
• Intellectual Property Rights of students
• The Capability Procedure
• Suspension
• Extension
• Writing-up stage 

Completion

• Approval of the thesis title and sub-title
• Length of the thesis - word limits
• Style and layout of the thesis
• Submission of the thesis
• Appointment of Examiners
• Staff candidates - Examiners
• The Supervisor(s) role at the Viva 
• The Viva Voce and Examiners' decision
• Amendments to the thesis