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 admissions policy and procedures
- PGR CoP Appendix 1 Annex 1 (PDF): Procedures for postgraduate research students transferring to or from the University of Liverpool
- PGR CoP Appendix 1 Annex 2 (PDF): Standard operating procedures 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 Annex 1 (DOCX): Academic honesty declaration
- PGR CoP Appendix 4 Annex 2 (DOCX): Notification of allegation of academic misconduct to postgraduate research students
- PGR CoP Appendix 4 Annex 3 (DOCX): Template of formal warning of academic misconduct to postgraduate research students
- PGR CoP Appendix 5 (PDF): Policy on postgraduate research students undertaking teaching duties
- PGR CoP Appendix 6 (PDF): Policy on postgraduate research interruptions of study, on extensions of study and on extenuating circumstances in relation to the Viva Voce examination
- PGR CoP Appendix 6 Annex 1 (PDF): Categories of extenuating circumstances
- PGR CoP Appendix 6 Annex 2 (DOCX): Claim form for extenuating circumstances in relation to the Viva
- PGR CoP Appendix 6 Annex 3 (PDF): Guidance on implications for international students during periods of interrupted study
- PGR CoP Appendix 6 Annex 4 (PDF): Extenuating circumstances process flowchart
- PGR CoP Appendix 7 (PDF): Policy on submission of research degree thesis for examination
- PGR CoP Appendix 7 Annex 1 (PDF): Guidelines for formatting and presentation of a postgraduate research degree thesis to the University of Liverpool for examination
- PGR CoP Appendix 7 Annex 2 (PDF): Guidelines on presentation of publications within a PGR thesis
- PGR CoP Appendix 8 (PDF): Policy on research examinations and examiners
- PGR CoP Appendix 8 Annex 1 (PDF): Protecting the interests of students in the event of major disruption
- PGR CoP Appendix 8 Annex 2 (PDF): Postgraduate research examinations and assessment: disagreement between examiners
- PGR CoP Appendix 9 (PDF): Policy and procedures for conducting remote Viva examinations for research degrees
- PGR CoP Appendix 10 (PDF): Postgraduate research degree appeals procedure
- PGR CoP Appendix 10 Annex 1 (PDF): Procedure for convening a research degree appeals board
- PGR CoP Appendix 10 Annex 2 (PDF): Research degree appeals procedure guidelines for staff
- 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 Annex 1 (DOCX): Agreement template for an off-site joint supervision of a research programme leading to a single University of Liverpool award
- PGR CoP Appendix 11 Annex 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 Annex 1 (PDF): Procedures on the academic progress of students registered for an online professional doctorate
- PGR CoP Appendix 12 Annex 2 (PDF): Guidelines on submission of a research degree thesis for examination for online professional doctorates
- PGR CoP Appendix 13 (PDF): Postgraduate research policy and procedures for visiting research students
- PGR CoP Appendix 13 Annex 1 (DOCX): Visiting research students application form
- PGR CoP Appendix 13 Annex 2 (DOCX): Visiting research students offer letter and reply slip
- PGR CoP Appendix 13 Annex 3 (PDF): Visiting research students - guidance for University of Liverpool staff
- PGR CoP Appendix 13 Annex 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.