Academic Regulations: Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences
| School | Ocean and Earth Science |
| Final Award | Doctor of Philosophy With exit awards of: Master of Philosophy |
| Programme(s) | PhD IGNITE Full-Time (9396) PhD IGNITE Part-Time (9397) PhD INSPIRE Full-Time (8296) PhD INSPIRE Part-Time (8297) |
| Last modified | July 2025 |
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.
| Code of Practice for Research Degree Candidature and Supervision | Exemption/Variation/Addition | |
| 15. | Progression Monitoring and Reviews Progression reviews - timings | |
| 15.18 | Every student who enrolled on their studies after 1 August 2016 is required to undertake Progression Reviews as outlined in the Summary of timings of progression reviews for students who enrolled on their studies on or after 1 August 2016 tables below. The Second Progression Review is known as Confirmation of Doctoral Candidature and must be successfully completed before the student may submit a thesis for examination. | Variation Applies to all students entering the IGNITE programme from the 2024/25 academic year onward. Applies all to all students entering the INSPIRE programme from the 2022/23 academic year onwards. Eligible IGNITE and INSPIRE studentship holders will have opportunity to undertake two placements of up to three months each following successful completion of the Second Progression Review (Confirmation of Doctoral Candidature). Subject to approval by the IGNITE and INSPIRE Management Team, studentship holders who undertake these placements will be provided with a candidature extension equivalent to the duration of each placement. Any extension to candidature will also result in an adjustment to the standard timings applicable to the Third Progression Review. Where placements are taken, they will be considered to be an integral and assessed part of the studentship holder’s PhD programme. Following the completion of each placement, the studentship holder will be required to produce and submit a reflective report which demonstrates their learning and skills. Reflective reports will be reviewed and assessed as part of the material submitted by the studentship holder for the Third Progression Review. However, the assessment of these reports will not form part of the criteria required for successful completion of the Third Progression Review. |
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.