20.2.1 Students have the right to appeal against the following academic decisions made by a supervision team or Committee:
- not to register a student for a research degree;
- not to transfer registration from MPhil to PhD;
- to revert registration from PhD to MPhil;
- to withdraw registration.
20.2.2 Such appeals will be dealt with by the Faculty in the first instance and should be referred to the Postgraduate Research Tutor or the PVC Dean of Faculty. The students should submit the appeal within 2 months of receiving notification of the academic decision.
20.2.3 The first review will be conducted as indicated above and the student notified of the outcome within 20 working days of receiving the appeal.
20.2.4 Where the matter remains unresolved, the student may appeal to the Research Degree Committee within 10 working days of dispatch of the outcome of the first appeal.
20.2.5 The Research Degrees Committee Review Panel will consider the appeal and respond within 20 working days of receiving the request to review the outcome of the first appeal.
No appeal can be made against decisions of the Research Degree Committee Review Panel.