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The page contains links to the most essential information for Supervisors, Departmental Graduate Tutors and Departmental Administrators grouped thematically, useful in everyday work.
Staff Portal
The Doctoral School runs an extensive staff portal with all the information staff need to manage PGR degrees.
In particular you may be interested in dedicated sections on:
- What you need to know as a new member of staff, whether you're an administrator, supervisor or DGT
- A full overview of the student lifecycle
- Software and systems relating to PGR students, including details on using Portico for PGR student management
- UCL's governance and structures around PGR matters
- A 'How To' section tackling key tasks you may need to do, including:
- Everything you need to know about managing studentships (section still under construction)
Regulations and Codes of Practice
- A Code of Practice for Graduate Research Degrees
- Guidance on Appropriate Forms of Supervision of Research Degree Students
- Academic Manual – Regulations and Guidelines for Research Degree Students
General Information
- Information for Current Students
- Registry's online service for the UCL community
- Scholarships and Funding – Administering Award Schemes
- Mental health and wellbeing for Research Students
- Supporting Students' Mental Health and Wellbeing: Staff Guide
- Research Services Research Studentships
Essential Procedures and Policies
- Staff Categories Eligible to Supervise Research Students
- PORTICO (inc. Fund Management/Form S)
- Funded Research Student Support: Policy and Offer Letter Template
- Upgrade from MPhil to PhD
- Departmental Upgrade Panel Report
- Study Leave
- Off-site Working Procedures/Risk Assessment
- Interruption or Withdrawal of Study
- Copyright
- Intellectual Property
- Student Academic Misconduct Procedure
- UCL plagiarism definition (see Pt.9.2 5.a)
- Completing Research Status
- Examination Entry (Research Degree)
- Impact Statement Guidance Notes for Research Students and Supervisors
- Thesis Submission Form for Supervisors
- Examiners: Information and Forms
- Extension to Completing Research Status
- Research Publications Service
- Information on setting up and managing funded studentships – (including Je-S, Form S Payments, Maternity/Paternity, Interruption etc.)
- Support for Pregnant Students
- Monitoring the Supervision of Research Students
- Guidelines for Thesis Committees
- Poor Performance / Academic Insufficiency / Termination of Studies
- Research degree recruitment and programme approval
Professional Development
- Professional Development for Research Student Supervisors at UCL
- The Good Supervision Guide
- Appropriate Forms of Supervision
- Vitae Programme Resources: Supervising a Doctorate
- An Introduction to Examining Research Doctorates
- FGT Roles and Responsibilities
- DGT Roles and Responsibilities
- LERU Doctoral degrees beyond 2010: Training talented researchers for society
- LERU Good Practice Elements in Doctoral Training
- LERU maintaining a quality culture in doctoral education at research-intensive universities