Recommendations of the Board of Examiners
The following recommendations are available to the Board of Examiners for Research Degrees.
For a submission for PhD the report of the board of examiners shall recommend:
- that the degree should be awarded, or
- that the degree should be awarded subject to minor corrections to the thesis being made, or to clarifications and/or enhancements being completed, to the satisfaction of the internal examiner within three months of the oral examination, or
- that the degree should be awarded subject to corrections to the thesis being made to the satisfaction of the internal examiner within six months of the oral examination in accordance with the definition of ‘corrections’ as detailed in the Handbook for Examiners, or
- that the candidate should revise and resubmit the thesis for the degree of PhD, or
- that the candidate should revise and resubmit the thesis for the degree of MPhil, or
- that the candidate should be awarded the degree of MPhil subject to presentation of an amended thesis in accordance with the provisions for the presentation of a thesis for the degree of MPhil, or
- that the degree should not be awarded and no resubmission permitted
Resubmissions
If a candidate for the degree of PhD fails to satisfy the examiners and is allowed a resubmission, the candidate may apply for examination for the degree of MPhil, as an alternative to re-examination for the degree of PhD.
One resubmission may be permitted, subject to the following:
- a candidate shall submit for re-examination within the period of one year from the date on which permission for re-examination was granted;
- the examiners shall give the candidate guidance on the deficiencies of the first submission;
- the examiners may exempt the candidate from repeating any part of the original examination which was deemed to be satisfactory
Where the examiners’ recommendation is that the degree should not be awarded and no further submission should be accepted, an indication of the deficiencies of the work shall be given.
Following resubmission for the Degree of PhD, the following recommendations are then available to the Board of Examiners:
- that the degree should be awarded, or
- that the degree should be awarded subject to minor corrections to the thesis being made, or to clarifications and/or enhancements being completed, to the satisfaction of the internal examiner within three months of the oral examination, or
- that the degree should be awarded subject to corrections to the thesis being made to the satisfaction of the internal examiner within six months of the oral examination in accordance with the definition of ‘corrections’ as detailed in the Handbook for Examiners, or
- that the candidate should be awarded the degree of MPhil subject to presentation of an amended thesis in accordance with the provisions for the presentation of a thesis for the degree of MPhil, or
- that the degree should not be awarded and no resubmission permitted
For a submission for the degree of MPhil the report of the board of examiners shall recommend:
- that the degree should be awarded, or
- that the degree should be awarded subject to minor corrections to the thesis being made, or to clarifications and/or enhancements being completed, to the satisfaction of the internal examiner within three months of the oral examination, or
- that the degree should be awarded subject to corrections to the thesis being made to the satisfaction of the internal examiner within six months of the oral examination in accordance with the definition of ‘corrections’ as detailed in the Handbook for Examiners, or
- that the candidate should revise and resubmit the thesis for the degree of MPhil, or
- that exceptionally, and on the basis of a unanimous decision by the examiners, the degree of PhD be awarded, or a re-submission for the degree of PhD be permitted subject to minor revisions, or
- that the degree should not be awarded and no resubmission permitted
Resubmissions
One resubmission may be permitted, subject to the following:
- a candidate shall submit for re-examination within the period of one year from the date on which permission for re-examination was granted;
- the examiners shall give the candidate guidance on the deficiencies of the first submission;
- the examiners may exempt the candidate from repeating any part of the original examination which was deemed to be satisfactory
Where the examiners’ recommendation is that the degree should not be awarded and no further submission should be accepted, an indication of the deficiencies of the work shall be given.
Following resubmission for the Degree of MPhil, the following recommendations are then available to the Board of Examiners:
- that the degree should be awarded, or
- that the degree should be awarded subject to minor corrections to the thesis being made, or to clarifications and/or enhancements being completed, to the satisfaction of the internal examiner within three months of the oral examination, or
- that the degree should be awarded subject to corrections to the thesis being made to the satisfaction of the internal examiner within six months of the oral examination in accordance with the definition of ‘corrections’ as detailed in the Handbook for Examiners, or
- that the degree should not be awarded and no resubmission permitted
For a submission for a PhD by Published Works the report of the Board of Examiners shall recommend:
- that the degree should be awarded, or
- that the degree should be awarded subject to minor corrections to the thesis being made, or to clarifications and/or enhancements being completed, to the satisfaction of the internal examiner within three months of the oral examination in accordance with the definition of ‘minor corrections’ as detailed in the Handbook for Examiners, or
- that the degree should be awarded subject to corrections to the thesis being made to the satisfaction of the internal examiner within six months of the oral examination in accordance with the definition of ‘corrections’ as detailed in the Handbook for Examiners, or
- that the candidate should be re-examined within twelve months, which may include the submission of a revised thesis and published work and an oral examination, or
- that the candidate should be permitted to re-apply as a candidate for the degree after a period of not less than five years, or
- that the degree should not be awarded and no resubmission permitted.
The candidate may not apply for the degree of PhD by published work on more than two occasions.