Research Student Office
Information for students
The Graduate School works closely with the Research Student Office, part of the Academic Registry.
The office deals with all aspects of the administration of research degrees and is located in Administration Building 2 (View on campus map).
Staff are available to assist with enquiries at the student enquiries desk (Ground floor, Admin 2) throughout the week from 10:00am - 4:00pm Monday to Friday.
The Research Student Office's main responsibilities are:
- to operate a central admissions process for research degrees
- to ensure the observance of the University's regulations on Higher Degrees by research
- to ensure a rapid turnaround of research student application forms (normally within three working days of receipt) and the prompt dispatch of decisions (normally within five working days)
- to administer efficient procedures for monitoring the progress of research students
- to process matters relating to research students in connection with registration and the examination of theses
- to process payments for External Examiners in accordance with the schedule for payments issued by the Finance Office
- to administer payments to research students in receipt of funding for their research from external sponsors and Research Councils
- to liaise with external bodies including the Research Councils and provide information by externally imposed deadlines
- to provide advice to prospective students, current students and academic departments on matters relating to higher degrees by research at the University
Information for staff
Centrally, the University funds profiles and adverts in a number of publications and websites.
For placing a specific advertisement such as on jobs.ac.uk, please contact Katherine Hollingsworth in the Research Student Office.
Further guidance on Student Recruitment advertising can be found on the Marketing and Communications website (internal access only).