PhD South Coast Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership 2024-25

Academic Regulations: Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences

SchoolBiological Sciences 
Final Award

Doctor of Philosophy

With exit awards of:

Master of Philosophy

Programme(s)PhD South Coast Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership 
Last modifiedApril 2024

The Academic Regulations apply to and regulate the programme(s) listed above.

On occasion, programmes can be exempted from one or more of the clauses in the Regulations; one or more of the clauses can be varied; and programmes can impose additional requirements.

  • Exemptions are characterised by the omission of the relevant clause.
  • Variations are characterised by the replacement of the clause with alternative wording.
  • Additions are characterised by requirements in addition to those detailed in the Academic regulations.

The programmes listed have approval from the Academic Quality and Standards Subcommittee for the exemptions and/or variations and/or additions to the regulations noted below.

Exemptions

The clause(s) listed below describe where an exemption to the Regulations exists.

None apply.

Variations

The clause(s) listed below describe where a variation to the Regulations exists.

Existing University Regulation 

Code of Practice for Research Degree Candidature and Supervision 

Section 18 (Progression Monitoring and Reviews) 

Summary of timings of progression reviews for research students who enrolled on their doctoral studies on or after 1 August 2016 (full-time programmes) 
 First AttemptSecond Attempt
Submission window Decision deadline Submission window Decision deadline 
First Progression Review 7 - 9 months Before the end of month 10 10 - 11 months Before the end of month 12 
Second Progression Review (Confirmation) 18 - 20 months Before the end of month 21 21 - 23 months Before the end of month 24 
Approved variation 

Students who are in full-time candidature for the PhD South Coast Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership will undertake Progression Reviews in accordance with the following timings: 

Summary of timings of progression reviews for research students who enrolled on their doctoral studies on or after 1 August 2016 (full-time programmes) 
 First AttemptSecond Attempt
Submission window Decision deadline Submission window Decision deadline 
First Progression Review 9 - 11 months Before the end of month 1212 - 13 months Before the end of month 14
Second Progression Review (Confirmation) 20 - 22 months Before the end of month 2323 - 25 months Before the end of month 26 

Additional Requirements

The clause(s) listed below are in addition to the Regulations.

None apply.

These regulations should be read in conjunction with the Doctoral Programme Profile.

Disclaimer

As a research-led University, we undertake a continuous review of our programmes to ensure quality enhancement and to manage our resources. As a result, these regulations may be revised during a student’s period of registration, however, any revision will be balanced against the requirement that the student should receive the educational service expected. Please read our Disclaimer to see why, when and how changes may be made to a student’s programme.