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Find information and guidance on managing student deliverables and Completing Research Status.
The only deliverable required from a student is their thesis. Where agreed contractually, periodic reports and attendance at meetings with the external funder to review project progress should be monitored by the supervisor and progressed.
The UKRI Training Grant Guide states "All Research Councils expect that the start and end dates for the funded period of study will be agreed at the outset and would not be amended during the doctoral project unless exceptional circumstances apply. The Research Council will monitor any amendments to the start and end dates and reserves the option to apply original dates for assessing when thesis submission is due."
The student record needs to be correctly maintained during the funding period and the associated expected submission date (UKRI expectation is now the funding end-date) on the UKRI Je-S system effective 2017-18 academic session starters.
Supervisors and students should all be aware of this requirement by their funder and build the submission into the work programme to meet this deadline.
Students funded by Research Council training grants before the 2017-18 academic session remain on the original terms.
Research Student Status
Students registered as completing student status (CRS) are not entitled to UKRI funding. Effective 2017, academic session starters should submit their thesis within the funded period.
Once a student enters CRS, any changes such as expected submission dates need to be agreed with the relevant research council in writing.
Once the changes have been agreed the Expected Submission Date in the UKRI Je-S student data portal record should be updated and submitted. The reasons should be stated on the record along with the UKRI staff name and date of authorisation.