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Study Regulations for Research Degree Programmes 47 stating the decision of the authoritative body. The grounds for appeal, with reasons, should be clearly stated. 8.5 The CSRAC may: i. Rescind or vary the decision of the authoritative body. ii. Dismiss the appeal. 8.6 In upholding an appeal against the outcome of an examination, the CSRAC may take any of the following decisions: i. Declare the oral examination null and void and direct that a new oral examination be conducted. New examiners, including at least one external examiner, shall be appointed. There shall be no fewer examiners than for the original examination. The School shall not inform the examiners that they are conducting a re-examination on appeal. There shall be an oral examination, and the examiners shall submit independent and joint reports in the normal way. ii. Recommend to the examiners that, for reasons stated, they reconsider their decision. iii. Give the appellant permission either to revise the thesis and re-submit for re-examination within a specified time or to re-register for a further period of time to undertake more research before re-submitting the thesis. If the appeal has been upheld on the ground of inadequate supervision, the CSRAC shall recommend to the School that one or more supervisors be replaced for the further period of research. The CSRAC shall specify whether the thesis is to be re-examined by the same or new examiners. 8.7 The CSRAC shall have no authority to alter assessment decisions. CSRAC decisions shall be final and shall be binding on both the School and the appellant. 8.8 Where a School supports an appeal in the light of new evidence that has become available which was not available for the authoritative body or in light of changed circumstances, the CSRAC Chairperson may invoke Chairperson’s Powers to uphold the appeal and exercise the Committee’s powers in consultation with the School concerned but without recourse to a full meeting of CSRAC. 8.9 The CSRAC shall observe the following procedures: i. Academic Affairs shall give the student at least five working days notice either by email to the student’s University email address or by letter, of the date and time of the meeting which they are asked to attend. ii. Students may be accompanied by a registered student of the University (including a Sabbatical Officer from the Student’s Union) or by a member of staff of the University or University Chaplaincy. No legal representation shall be permitted. iii. If students do not appear in person before the CSRAC at the appointed time without good cause, the CSRAC has the right to consider the case and to reach a decision in the absence of the student and without further notice. It is the CSRAC. iv. The CSRAC shall seek copies of all correspondence relating to the case, and may seek written evidence from the authoritative body, or from such other witnesses as may have relevant information. Where this information is submitted, the student is entitled to receive a copy. v. The CSRAC shall require a representative of the relevant authoritative body to appear before it to provide information relating to the provision of the research degree programme, student performance and the basis on which the authoritative body’s decision was taken. The student shall be present while the authoritative body representative presents evidence and the authoritative body representative shall be present while the student presents evidence. vi. Only members of the CSRAC and of the secretariat shall be present while the CSRAC makes its decisions. vii. Minutes shall be taken as a formal record of the meeting and retained. viii. The decision shall be confirmed in writing to the student, with reasons, within five working days of the decision having been taken. 8.10 Students who have been required to withdraw from the University must apply to the University’s Admissions and Access Service should they subsequently wish to re-register, and must inform the University of their previous dealings with the SPRC or CSRAC. Failure to disclose a previous requirement to withdraw may lead to the withdrawal of any offer of admission or dismissal from the University. Students who have been required to withdraw from the University must spend at least two semesters away from the University before they can be re-admitted. In all cases a School has the right to refuse a student permission to re-register. 8.11 There is no further internal appeal against a decision of the CSRAC. 8.12 Guidelines for petition to the Board of Visitors are outlined in Section XIII Further Information.
48 Study Regulations for Higher Doctorates VII. Study Regulations for Higher Doctorates Note: The following regulations apply to the Higher Doctorate degrees: Doctor of Divinity (DD), Doctor of Laws (LLD), Doctor of Letters (DLitt), Doctor of Science (DSc), Doctor of Science (Economics) (DSc(Econ)), Doctor of Science (Education) (DSc(Ed)), and Doctor of Social Science (DSSc). Note: Where specific members of staff or committees are designated in these regulations to undertake particular School-related responsibilities, the relevant Head of School retains the discretion to appoint a nominee or equivalent committee as appropriate. 1. Registration Registration will be on a part-time basis. This incurs the Higher Doctorate fee. Intellectual Property (IP) is the term which describes the outputs of creative endeavour in literary, artistic, industrial and scientific fields. Various rights are given or can be applied for when Intellectual Property is created and these rights are known as Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). IP is usually protected through Patents, Trademarks, Design Rights and Copyright. The University seeks to protect its valuable IPR and is extremely pro-active in its commercialisation and exploitation. For academic staff, IP is automatically assigned to the employer, Queen’s University Belfast, for outputs developed whilst in employment. Subject to conditions of funding or other collaboration agreements, all postgraduate students involved in University Research Degree Programmes shall be required to assign their intellectual property to the University on registration. In exceptional circumstances, IP shall be determined on a case-by-case basis depending on where and when the work was completed. Where the IP assigned to the University is successfully exploited commercially, and a royalty income is generated, the student, if an inventor of any exploited IP, shall enjoy the same revenue split of the net proceeds as members of staff. Queen’s has one of the best IPR revenue share arrangements of any University in the United Kingdom. The University pays all fees and legal costs for the protection of IP and 50% of net revenue generated from successful commercialisation is divided between the inventors. 2. Period of Study The normal period of study shall be 12 months part-time, from the date of first registration. This period excludes suspension of studies. In exceptional circumstances, a request to allow an extension beyond the normal period must be endorsed by the School Postgraduate Research Committee (SPRC), and approved by the Research and Postgraduate Committee. 3. Interruptions to Study 3.1 Regulations Governing Failure to Meet Deadlines due to Illness (i) Absence from any examination, or failure to meet deadlines due to illness must be covered by a medical certificate signed by a registered medical practitioner. (ii) Medical certificates must be submitted to the relevant School Office within three working days of returning to studies. Medical certificates submitted after this period are not acceptable (see also 3.2). 3.2 General (i) If an examination or a deadline will be missed due to illness, students should inform the relevant School Office in advance. (ii) The Head of the relevant School may require any student to be examined by the University’s Senior Medical Officer. (iii) Repeated self-certification may result in referral to the University’s Senior Medical Officer. 3.3 Temporary Withdrawal Students may apply to withdraw voluntarily from their programme on a temporary basis, subject to approval of the SPRC. Students may be directed to withdraw temporarily by a SPRC, Occupational Health Service or a Fitness to Practise Panel. Registration (and student status) normally ceases at midnight on the date of withdrawal. Persons who have temporarily withdrawn are not students and therefore have no right to avail of the University services unless this is expressly stated in a letter from the appropriate University authority which stipulates the person’s status and entitlements, including insurance status if appropriate. The SPRC may permit students to withdraw temporarily from studies for a period of up to one year at a time, normally up to a cumulative maximum of two years, where it is satisfied that good cause exists or continues to exist. Retrospective withdrawal shall not be permitted. A period of permitted temporary withdrawal shall not count as part of the time allowed by the University for submission. Students who do not resume/re-register at the appropriate time and who do not seek permission to withdraw temporarily shall be deemed to have withdrawn from the University. Students who are dissatisfied with such a ruling may appeal to the Central Student Research Appeals Committee (CSRAC) (see Study Regulations for Research Degree Programmes, regulation 8).
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