Postgraduate Research Code of Practice

The Postgraduate Research Code of Practice provides the framework for the University’s postgraduate research degrees including the thesis stage of professional doctorates.

The code of practice contains the policies and procedures which relate to research students, to supervisors of research students and to examiners of doctoral awards. It includes policies on admission, supervision, progress of students, thesis submission and examination, academic misconduct, interruptions of study, extenuating circumstances, and academic appeals.

If you would like further advice about the code of practice for postgraduate research, please contact Liz Dixon, Postgraduate Research Quality Officer in Academic Quality and Standards Division.

PGR Code of Practice (PDF, 213KB).

Appendices

• PGR CoP Appendix 1 (PDF): Postgraduate Research Degrees Admissions Policy and Procedures
• PGR CoP Appendix 1 Annexe 1 (PDF): Procedures for Postgraduate Research Students transferring to or from the University of Liverpool
• PGR CoP Appendix 1 Annexe 2 (PDF): Standard Operating Procedure: Conducting Interviews
• PGR CoP Appendix 2 (PDF): Policy on Research Student Supervision
• PGR CoP Appendix 3 (PDF): Policy and Procedures on the Academic Progress of Postgraduate Research Students
• PGR CoP Appendix 4 (PDF): PGR Academic Integrity Policy
• PGR CoP Appendix 4 Annexe 1 (DOCX): Academic Honesty Declaration
• PGR CoP Appendix 4 Annexe 2 (DOCX): Notification of Allegation of Academic Misconduct to Postgraduate Research Student
• PGR CoP Appendix 4 Annexe 3 (DOCX): Template of Formal Warning of Academic Misconduct to Postgraduate Research Student
• PGR CoP Appendix 5 (PDF): Policy and Procedures for Postgraduate Research Students undertaking Teaching Duties
• PGR CoP Appendix 6 (PDF): Policy on Postgraduate Research Interruptions of Study, on Extensions of Study and on Personal Extenuating Circumstances in relation to the Viva Voce Examination
• PGR CoP Appendix 6 Annexe 1 (PDF): Categories of Personal Extenuating Circumstances
• PGR CoP Appendix 6 Annexe 2 (DOCX): Application for consideration of Personal Extenuating Circumstances in relation to the Viva
• PGR CoP Appendix 6 Annexe 3 (PDF): Guidance on implications for International Students during periods of interrupted study
• PGR CoP Appendix 6 Annexe 4 (PDF): Personal Extenuating Circumstances Process Flowcharts
• PGR CoP Appendix 7 (PDF): Policy on Submission of a Research Degree Thesis for Examination
• PGR CoP Appendix 7 Annexe 1 (PDF): Guidelines for Formatting and Presentation of a PGR Thesis to the University of Liverpool for Examination
• PGR CoP Appendix 7 Annexe 2 (PDF): Guidelines on Presentation of Publications within a PGR Thesis
• PGR CoP Appendix 8 (PDF): Policy on Research Degree Examinations and Examiners
• PGR CoP Appendix 8 Annexe 1 (PDF): PGR Examinations and Assessment: Protecting the Interests of Students in the Event of Major Disruption
• PGR CoP Appendix 8 Annexe 2 (PDF): PGR Examinations and Assessment: Disagreement between Examiners
• PGR CoP Appendix 9 (PDF): Policy and Procedures for Conducting Remote Viva Voce (Viva) Examinations for Research Degrees
• PGR CoP Appendix 10 (PDF): Research Degree Appeals Procedure
• PGR CoP Appendix 10 Annexe 1 (PDF): Procedure for Convening a Research Degree Appeals Board
• PGR CoP Appendix 10 Annexe 2 (PDF): Guidelines for Staff (Section One Appeals)
• PGR CoP Appendix 11 (PDF): Policy on Off-site and Split-site Research Degree Study (for a Single University of Liverpool Award)
• PGR CoP Appendix 11 Annexe 1 (DOCX): Agreement template for Off-site Joint Supervision of a Research Programme Leading to a Single University of Liverpool Award
• PGR CoP Appendix 11 Annexe 2 (DOCX): Agreement template for a Split-site Joint Supervision of a Research Programme Leading to a Single University of Liverpool Award
• PGR CoP Appendix 12a (PDF): Framework for Online Professional Doctorates (for theses submitted prior to 2 September 2019)
• PGR CoP Appendix 12b (PDF): Framework for Online Professional Doctorates (for theses submitted on or after 2 September 2019)
• PGR CoP Appendix 12 Annexe 1 (PDF): Procedures on the Academic Progress of Students Registered for an Online Professional Doctorate
• PGR CoP Appendix 12 Annexe 2 (PDF): Guidelines on Submission of a Research Degree Thesis for Examination for Online Professional Doctorates
• PGR CoP Appendix 13 (PDF): PGR Policy and Procedures for Visiting Research Students
• PGR CoP Appendix 13 Annexe 1 (DOCX): Application form for Visiting Research Students
• PGR CoP Appendix 13 Annexe 2 (DOCX): Visiting Research Students Offer Letters and Reply Slip
• PGR CoP Appendix 13 Annexe 3 (PDF): Guidance for University of Liverpool Staff Hosting the VRS
• PGR CoP Appendix 13 Annexe 4 (DOCX): Visiting Research Students Confirmation of Attendance
• PGR CoP Appendix 14 (PDF): Policy for PhD Research by Design
• PGR CoP Appendix 15 (PDF): Policy on Aegrotat and Posthumous Awards for Postgraduate Research Students
• PGR CoP Appendix 16 (PDF): Policy on PhD by Prior Publication
• PGR CoP Appendix 17 (PDF): Framework for Professional Doctorates