Milestones for PhD and Masters students
The Research Progress Panel (RPP) Report Form is available here (Word doc file).
| Milestone | PhD | Masters |
| Completion of Prof. Doc. coursework |
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| Confirmation of Supervisors and Research Progress Panel (RPP) Chair | 1 month | 1 month |
| Confirmation of Research Progress Panel (RRP) members | 3 month | 2 month |
| Research Progress Panel agrees timelines and milestones for the project | 3 months | 3 months |
| Proposal approved | 3 months | 3 months |
| Progress Report | 6 months | 6 months |
| Ethics Approval (if required) | 6 months | 6 months |
| Progress Report | 12 months | 12 months |
| Progress Report | 18 months | 18 months |
| Significant Work Presentation* | 24 months | 24 months |
| Progress Report | 24 months | 24 months |
| Progress Report | 30 months | |
| Significant Work Presentation* | 36 months | |
| Progress Report | 36 months | |
| Progress Report | 42 months | |
| Progress Report | 48 months | |
| Draft Dissertation Outline Approval# | ||
| Notification of Intention to Submit | 3 months prior to submission | 3 months prior to submission |
*Significant Work Presentation: if the student had in the period an oral or poster presentation, the milestone is completed. Confirmation has to be provided to RPP.
#Research Progress Panel will agree an appropriate date for this milestone in consultation with the candidate.
Supervisor and Student might agree to include further milestones, in which case an updated timeline must be submitted to RPP for approval at the 3 months RPP meeting.