Owner: The Doctoral College Version number: 17 Date of approval: July 2021 Approved by: Academic Standards and Education Committee (ASEC) Effective date: 1 August 2021 Date of last review: June 2021 Due for review: June 2022 This document is part of a revised series of Academic Regulations, Policies and Procedures which govern the University’s academic provision. Each document has a unique document number to indicate which Section of the series it belongs to. 8A Code of Practice for Research Degrees (Policy, Procedure and Guidelines) Academic Year 2021-22 8A Code of Practice for Research Degrees 2021-22 1 Policy, Procedure and Guidelines © 2021 Bournemouth University Document date: August 2021 Circulation: General Bournemouth University undertakes to encourage the recognition, protection and exploitation of intellectual property rights generated by participants in this programme, to the benefit, as appropriate, of students, staff, industrial/other third parties/partners and the University. The Doctoral College Bournemouth University Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow Poole, Dorset BH12 5BB 8A Code of Practice for Research Degrees 2021-22 2 Policy, Procedure and Guidelines TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................................7 1.1 SCOPE AND PURPOSE...................................................................................................................................................7 1.2 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES ..................................................................................................................................................7 1.3 RELATED BU DOCUMENTS & POLICIES......................................................................................................................7 1.3.1. BU Academic Regulations, Policies and Procedures..........................................................................................7 1.3.2. Equal Opportunities.................................................................................................................................................8 1.4 RESEARCH DEGREE AWARDS OF THE UNIVERSITY ..................................................................................................8 1.4.1. Postgraduate Research Degrees ............................................................................................................................8 1.4.2. Standard Research Degrees ...................................................................................................................................8 1.4.3. Non-Standard Research Degrees including Professional Doctorates .............................................................9 2 RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................................................ 10 2.1 THE FACULTIES ........................................................................................................................................................... 10 2.2 THE DOCTORAL COLLEGE ......................................................................................................................................... 10 3 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ....................................................................................................... 11 3.1 POSTGRADUATE RESEARCHERS .............................................................................................................................. 11 3.1.1. Roles and Responsibilities................................................................................................................................... 11 3.1.2. Researcher Development ..................................................................................................................................... 11 3.1.3. Expected Hours of Study and Annual Leave .................................................................................................... 11 3.1.4. Payment of Fees .................................................................................................................................................... 12 3.1.5. BU PhD Studentships ........................................................................................................................................... 12 3.1.6. Sick Leave............................................................................................................................................................... 13 3.1.7. Maternity and Paternity Leave ........................................................................................................................... 13 3.1.8. Teaching ................................................................................................................................................................. 13 3.1.9. Lack of Progress .................................................................................................................................................... 13 3.1.10. Lack of Engagement ........................................................................................................................................ 14 3.1.11. Concerns Regarding Supervision................................................................................................................... 14 3.2 KEY RESEARCH RELATED POLICIES .......................................................................................................................... 15 3.2.1. Ethics ....................................................................................................................................................................... 15 3.2.2. Research Integrity ................................................................................................................................................. 15 3.2.3. Data Protection Legislation................................................................................................................................. 16 3.2.4. Research Data Policy............................................................................................................................................ 16 3.2.5. Research Misconduct and Academic Offences................................................................................................. 16 3.2.6. PGR Liability & Insurance ................................................................................................................................... 17 3.2.7. Health, Safety & Wellbeing................................................................................................................................. 17 3.2.8. Intellectual Property ............................................................................................................................................. 17 3.3 RESEARCH DEGREE SUPERVISORS .......................................................................................................................... 17 3.3.1. The Supervisory Team.......................................................................................................................................... 17 3.3.2. Roles and Responsibilities................................................................................................................................... 18 3.3.3. Supervisory Development .................................................................................................................................... 19 3.3.4. Departure and Absence of a Supervisor............................................................................................................ 20 3.4 POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH ADMINISTRATORS ................................................................................................... 20 3.5 RESEARCH DEGREE EXAMINATION TEAM ............................................................................................................. 20 3.6 PROFESSIONAL AND SUPPORT SERVICES............................................................................................................... 20 4 ENROLMENT AND INDUCTION ....................................................................................................... 22 4.1 ADMISSIONS REGULATIONS .................................................................................................................................... 22 8A Code of Practice for Research Degrees 2021-22 3 Policy, Procedure and Guidelines 4.2 ENROLMENT AND RE-ENROLMENT ........................................................................................................................ 22 4.2.1. Enrolment ............................................................................................................................................................... 22 4.2.2. Re-enrolment ......................................................................................................................................................... 22 4.3 INDUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................. 22 4.4 INITIAL SUPERVISORY MEETING.............................................................................................................................. 23 4.5 RESEARCHPAD............................................................................................................................................................ 23 4.6 CHANGES TO ENROLMENT......................................................................................................................................