Postgraduate Research Sub-Committee

Agenda

There will be a meeting of the POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH COMMITTEE on THURSDAY 16 June 2022 at 15:00.

Dr Lucy Leiper, PGR School Manager (l.leiper@abdn.ac.uk)

AGENDA

Welcome and apologies
Minutes, action log and matters arising PGR 22_11
Review of Minimising impact of Covid on Research Degree programmes PGR 22_12
Doctoral Reps Group Oral Update
Proposal to revise 6M review forms to reflect stage of PGR at 6, 18 and 30 months PGR 22_13
Guiding principles for inclusive recruitment PGR 22_14
PGR Task and Finish Group PGR 22_15
AOCB

Previous Agendas

2021/22

01 September 2021.pdf

03 November 2021.pdf

16 February 2022.pdf

PGR 22_Agenda_16June2022.docx

2020/21

Convener: Professor G Nixon
Clerk: Clare Ransley
Tel: (01224) 274580
Email: l.leiper@abdn.ac.uk

Chair: Dean of Postgraduate Research School

Supported by: PGR School Manager

Reports to: Research Policy Committee

Interfaces with: Postgraduate Taught Students Committee; School Research Committees; School PGR Committees

Remit:

Development and implementation of institutional policies to support postgraduate research provision within the University of Aberdeen and in alignment with the 2040 Strategic plan and associated actions.
Improvement and enhancement of both postgraduate research student and supervisor support and experience.
Provide support for the institutional REF submission
Development of strategies for external promotion of doctoral studies at the University
Monitoring recruitment, retention and completion of postgraduate research students
Supporting doctoral training across related disciplines; sharing of good practice in generic skills training, supervision and PGR student support
Supporting Schools in the review of PhD studentships
Horizon scanning for external studentship opportunities; institutional strategy relating to Doctoral Training Centres (or equivalent)

Composition & Membership

Convener: Professor G Nixon
Clerk: Clare Ransley
Tel: (01224) 274580
Email: l.leiper@abdn.ac.uk

Membership:

Dean of Postgraduate Research (Convener)

PGR School Manager

PGR Directors (where responsibility for PGR has been delegated from School Director of Research.) from each school (2 from Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition)

Registry representative

Attending Officers:

Admissions representative

Marketing representative

Student Services Representative

Membership 2021_2022

Graeme Nixon, Dean for PGR

Lucy Leiper, Manager PGR School

Robert Findlay, Assistant Registrar

Paul Hallet, School of Biological Sciences

Audrey Paterson, Business

Paul Nimmo, School of DHPAH