Postgraduate Research Sub-Committee

Remit

• To provide institutional leadership and promote best practice on all matters relating to research degrees and research students
• To consider strategic issues in relation to research degrees and students
• To provide a forum for the discussion of external policy issues relating to research degrees and students, for instance from the Research Councils or other funding bodies
• To oversee generic degree regulations for all research degrees
• To oversee programme approval mechanisms for new research degrees
• To oversee the content and implementation of the Code of Practice for Supervised Postgraduate Research, including determining institutional mechanisms for monitoring student progression on research degrees
• To oversee quality assurance arrangements for research degrees including the periodic review of research programmes in individual Schools and/or Colleges
• To ensure the appropriate training and development of research supervisors

Committee Membership 2025/26

Convener: Dr Edgar Huitema

• Karen Sutherland, Doctoral Academy Manager
• Duncan Brown, Quality and Academic Standards Development Manager
• Professor Stephen Land, Academic Lead, ICD PhD Training Programme
• Dr Gordon Spark, Head of Academic Skills Centre
• Katy Scott, Deputy Director, Globalisation
• Moya Fox, Open Research and Publishing Manager
• Judith Miller, Research Record Manager
• Ramya Shiva-President Academia, DUSA
• TBC - Representative for International Postgraduate Researchers
• TBC - Representative for Home Postgraduate Researchers
• TBC - Representative for home Postgraduate Researchers from BAME communities
• Dr Sandra Costa Santos Representative DJCAD
• Dr Colin Murdoch, Representative MED
• Dr Edgar Huitema Representative LS
• Dr Anna Gavine, Representative HS
• Dr Scott Brown, Representative HSSL
• Dr Herve Menard, Representative SCEN
• Professor Shamima Haque, Representative BUS
• Dr Sarah Jones, Representative DENT 

Committee Secretary: tbc