NEWS
The Assessments have changed their names
The Initial Registration Assessment is now called the First Progress Assessment and the Doctoral Review Assessment is now called the Second Progress Assessment. The assessments themselves are exactly the same, we have just changed the names for clarity.
PGR EVENTS
#Red4Research is Back
#Red4Research Day will be on Friday 16th June 2023 and brings together all those participating, supporting, and undertaking research. On the front line and behind the scenes incredible research teams collectively work on health and social care research. The R&D community is innovative, flexible and dynamic. Research doesn’t just happen though, people make it happen – research participants, patients, professionals, volunteers and regulatory bodies all collectively working together.
The University of Hertfordshire supports this year’s campaign. To find out more, please visit the R&D Forum website to get involved. https://rdforum.nhs.uk/red4research-2023/
PGR Conference
The 2023 PGR Conference will take place on Friday 9th June in the Forum Theatre on the College Lane Campus. We have two key note speakers, the 3 Minute Thesis finals and a Poster competition, Watch this space for further details!
2023 Summer BBQ
Save the date of Thursday 22nd June for the 2023 Summer BBQ - looking forward to seeing you all there!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
1. Can I still have my assessment meeting or final examination viva online or face to face?
Assessment meetings and final examination vivas can take place online or face to face. For final examination vivas, arrangements will be made through the Doctoral College on MSTeams or face to face. Please contact doctoralcollegeexams@herts.ac.uk for information and queries. When organising a final viva online, please ensure Doctoral College support is available before finalising the date. For assessments, these will be organised by your supervision team.
2. How do I submit for final examination?
Please email a PDF of your final submission to doctoralcollegeexams@herts.ac.uk and complete your candidate declaration form on RSMS.
3. How can I arrange supervision?
Please contact your supervision team to arrange scheduled support. This can be by email, phone or online, such as having meetings on MSTeams, zoom, etc, if you're unable to meet face to face. Don't forget, you can make notes of meetings with agreed actions on RSMS.
4. Where do I go to get help?
The Doctoral College community are here to help - for example, your supervision team, Research Tutor, Director of the Doctoral College and her Associate Directors, as well as the Doctoral College central team. The University also has avenues of support:
Office of the Dean of Students
STUDENT REPS FORUM
Would you like to represent your fellow PGR students and take forward issues and comments to the Doctoral College senior management? Would you like to contact a student rep? Our AskHerts page is here. Whether you would like to be a rep or not, you are welcome to attend our meetings. Please contact us on research-degrees@herts.ac.uk with any queries. You can also contact your Reps on your PGR Community Microsoft Teams site, on the dedicated Student Forum channel!