REGULATION 10

RESEARCH DEGREES BY PUBLISHED WORK

1. General

I. The University may award research degrees by published work to individuals who have demonstrated a record of academic publication.

II. The degrees that may be awarded under this Regulation are those of PhD (Doctor of Philosophy), DLitt (Doctor of Letters), LLD (Doctor of Laws) and DSc (Doctor of Science).

2. Standards

III. Candidates for the degree of PhD by publication shall be required to meet the same standards of award as candidates for the PhD by supervision (see Regulation 9 - Research Degree Examinations).

IV. Candidates for a higher doctorate (DLitt, LLD, DSc) shall be required to meet a standard substantially higher than that expected for a PhD. The work submitted should represent a significant, substantial and long-term contribution to the development of knowledge within a specific discipline, demonstrating that the candidate is a recognised authority in the relevant field of study.

3. Eligibility for award

V. A candidate wishing to submit for a degree by published work must fulfil at least one of the following criteria:

(a) be a graduate of the University of at least 7 years' standing
(b) hold a Master's degree of the University of at least 6 years' standing
(c) hold a Doctorate degree of the University of at least 5 years' standing
(d) be a graduate of another university approved for this purpose of at least eight years'
standing and have been a member of the academic staff of such university for at least
three years
(e) be any other person whose work qualifications are deemed by the Academic Board to
be acceptable
(f) in exceptional circumstances, a candidate pursuing a PhD by supervision may be
allowed to transfer to a PhD by Published Work

VI. The University may consider submissions in fields other than those where it currently offers supervision for a research degree.

4. Procedure

VII. Initially, the individual should submit the following to the Academic Board:

(a) a statement of the award intended
(b) a précis of the work to be submitted, not to exceed 500 words
(c) a summary list of publications intended for presentation
(d) a proposed title

VIII. The Research Degrees Committee will consider whether a prima facie case for an examination exists. The Research Degrees Committee may seek additional advice from within the University or externally.

IV. Where the Research Degrees Committee determines that a prima facie case exists, the candidate will be invited to make submission.

X. Submission will be initially for pre-cognition. The individual must submit to the Research Degrees Committee the following:

(a) a title page setting out the name of the individual and the title of the award sought
(b) details of the individual's existing qualifications
(c) a critical commentary on the submission comprising a review of the contribution the
work makes to the academic field in question (not to exceed 10,000 words)
(d) a list of publications submitted in the order submitted
(e) copies of the published material, duly ordered

XI. The submission must be accompanied by the precognition fee, currently £250.00.

5. Examination

XII. The examiners will examine the work submitted, write independent reports, and where appropriate conduct an oral examination. A recommendation will be made to the Research Degrees Committee who, in turn, will make recommendation to the Academic Board.

XIII. Resubmission will not be permitted. Any minor revisions may relate only to the critical commentary.

XIV. On positive recommendation, the individual shall be invited to make formal application for the award in question. The formal application must be accompanied by the award fee, currently £1,500.00.

XV. On receipt of the award fee, recommendation to make award is made to Executive Council.

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