REGULATIONS FOR HIGHER DEGREES
REGULATION 3.60 DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
1. (1) A person who —
(a) is a graduate of or qualified to graduate in — (i) the University; or
(ii) some other university or institution recognized for the purpose of this regulation by the Academic Board; and
(b) is of such standing as the Academic Board prescribes; may apply to be a probationary candidate for the degree of doctor of Philosophy by submitting — (c) a proposed course of advanced study and research to be undertaken by the applicant under the direction of a department of the.University; and
1 See Regulation 4.4 Three copies are prescribed.
(d) such other information as the Academic Board prescribes.
(2) A person who is not eligible to apply under sub-section (1) may apply to be a probationary candidate for the degree of doctor of Philosophy by — (a) submitting a proposed course of advanced study and research to be undertaken by the applicant under the direction of a department of the University;
(b) submitting such other information as the Academic Board prescribes; and (c) satisfying the Academic Board that the applicant had such training and has such ability that the applicant's qualification to pursue the course proposed is substantially equivalent to that of a person who is eligible to apply under sub- section (1).
2. An applicant for probationary candidature may be admitted to probationary candidature if —
(a) the applicant is accepted by the Academic Board on the recommendation of the chairman of the appropriate department and the dean of the appropriate faculty; and
(b) not being a graduate of the University, the applicant becomes a matriculated student of the University.
3. (1) Subject to section 6 the whole of a probationary candidate's time shall be devoted to a course of advanced study and research for twelve months from a commencing date fixed by the Academic Board —
(a) under the direction of such department of the University, and under such supervision as the Academic Board designates; and
(b) subject to the prescriptions of the Academic Board made either generally or specially in the candidate's case.
(2) On the expiration of nine months after the commencing date — (a) a probationary candidate who desires confirmation of candidature shall apply therefor in writing to the Academic Board; and
(b) the supervisor and the chairman of the designated department or the deputy- chairman if the chairman is the supervisor shall jointly report in writing to the Academic Board on the probationary candidate's progress.
(3) When a probationary candidate applies for confirmation of candidature the Academic Board —
(a) shall consider —
(i) the written application made by the probationary candidate;
(ii) the report of the supervisor and the chairman of the designated department;
and
(iii) any other written submissions made by the candidate in support of the application; and
(b) may confirm the candidature.
(4) Notwithstanding Regulation 2.5 but subject to section 15 of this regulation, if no application for confirmation of candidature is made in due time, or, if application is made and the Academic Board does not confirm the candidature, the probationary candidature shall lapse at the expiration of twelve months after the commencing date.
(5) If the Academic Board confirms the candidature the candidate shall, subject to sub-section 3(7), further pursue the course of advanced study and research in accordance with sub-section 3( 1) for a further period designated by the Academic Board being not less than twenty-four months from the anniver- sary of the commencing date.
(6) Notwithstanding sub-sections (1) and (2), at a time which shall not normally be more than twelve months before the expected completion date of the candidate's thesis, a candidate who, prior to the commencing date, has had experience in research relevant to the course of advanced study and research for a continuous period of not less than three months, after successfully completing a course for a degree requiring full-time study for not less than four academic years, and who has made exceptional progress in the completion of the thesis, may apply to the Academic Board to fix a total period of probationary and confirmed candidature ("the total period of candidature") of less than thirty-six months.
(7) If the supervisor and the chairman of the designated department or the deputy chairman if the chairman is the supervisor jointly —
(a) report that the candidate's progress has been exceptional; and
(b) recommend as a total period of candidature a number of months less than thirty-six, and not less than twelve,
the Academic Board shall consider the application and may fix a total period of candidature of less than thirty-six months, but in no case shall the Academic Board reduce the total period of candidature to less than twelve months and, subject to sections 5 and 6, the candidate's whole time during any period of candidature so reduced shall be devoted to a course of advanced study and research in the University.
(8) Where a candidate fails to comply with any prescription made pursuant to paragraph (1)(b) hereof, either generally or specially in relation to that candidate, the Academic Board, after giving the candidate concerned an opportunity to be heard, may —
(a) make such changes in the conditions of the candidature, including variation of the candidature from full-time to part-time pursuant to section 6, as it thinks fit;
(b) suspend the candidature for such period as it deems appropriate; or (c) terminate the candidature.
(9) At any meeting of the Academic Board for the purposes of sub-section (8) five members of the Academic Board, not including the examiner or supervisor of the candidate, shall constitute a quorum. The examiner or supervisor of the candidate, if present, shall not vote.
4. (1) The total period of candidature shall not exceed —
(a) where the period of candidature has not been reduced pursuant to sub- section 3(7), forty-eight months;
(b) where the period of candidature has been reduced under sub-section 3(7) the number of months derived by subtracting from forty-eight the number of months by which the total period of candidature was reduced.
(2) Notwithstanding sub-section (1), if the supervisor and the chairman of the designated department certify that exceptional circumstances have impeded the candidate in the course and that it would be unjust to the candidate, having regard to the efforts made by the candidate to pursue the course, to limit the total period of candidature to the maximum period referred to in sub-section (1) the Academic Board may extend the total period of candidature beyond any maximum period referred to in sub-section (1).
(3) The Academic Board may exercise the power conferred by this section before or after the expiration of any period of confirmed candidature.
5. (1) During the total period of candidature a candidate shall devote at least twelve consecutive months of candidature to the course of advanced study and research in the University.
(2) In exceptional circumstances the Academic Board may approve for the purposes of sub-section (1) non-consecutive periods which in the aggregate amount to at least twelve months, and a candidate who devotes that aggregate period to the course of advanced study and research in the University shall be deemed to have complied with sub-section (1).
6. (1) A person including a full-time candidate may be accepted by the Aca- demic Board as a part-time candidate if the Academic Board is satisfied that any occupation in which that person is engaged leaves that person substantially free to pursue the course under the direction of a department of the University.
(2) A part-time candidate may apply to the Academic Board to become a full-time candidate, and the Academic Board may permit the candidate so to do on such terms and conditions as it sees fit consistent with the purposes of the provisions of this regulation relating to full-time candidates.
(3) In the application of section 3 in relation to a part-time candidate — (a) in sub-sections 3( 1) and 3(4) the expression "twenty-four months" shall be substituted for the expression "twelve months";
(b) in sub-section 3(2) the expression "twenty-one months" shall be substi- tuted for the expression "nine-months";
(c) in sub-section 3(5) the expression "forty-eight months" shall be substituted for the expression "twenty-four months";
(d) in sub-section 3(6) the expression "seventy-two months" shall be substi- tuted for the expression "thirty-six months"; and
(e) in sub-section 3(7) the expression "seventy-two months" shall be substi- tuted for the expression "thirty-six months" and the expression "twenty-four months" shall be substituted for the expression "twelve months".
(4) In the application of sub-section 4( 1) in relation to a part-time candidate the expression "ninety-six" shall be substituted for the expression "forty- eight" wherever it occurs.
(5) In the application of section 5 in relation to a part-time candidate the expression "twenty-four" shall be substituted for the expression " t w e l v e " .
(6) In the application of sub-section 7(2) paragraph (a) in relation to a part- time candidate the expression "seventy-one" shall be substituted for the expression "thirty-five".
7. (1) Each candidate shall, subject to Regulation 4.4 and the provisions of this section, present for examination a thesis, in such a form as the Academic Board may from time to time prescribe.
(2) A candidate may present a thesis for the degree of doctor of Philosophy (a) subject to sub-section 3(7) not earlier than the expiration of thirty-five months of the total period of candidature; and
(b) subject to sub-section (14) not later than the expiration of any total period of candidature including any period for which it was extended.
(3) A candidate shall present in the form prescribed by the Academic Board such summaries of the thesis as the Academic Board prescribes.
(4) A candidate shall state generally in a preface to the thesis and specifi- cally in notes —
(a) the sources from which the candidate's information is derived; and (b) the extent to which the candidate has used the work of others and in general terms the portions of the work which the candidate claims as original.
(5) A candidate who presents a thesis based on work carried out in collaboration with another person shall indicate the candidate's own share of the work.
(6) A candidate may not present as the candidate's thesis any work for which a degree, diploma or licence or similar distinction has been conferred on or granted to the candidate in this or another University or institution but the candidate will not be precluded from incorporating such work in whole or in part in the thesis if —
(a) the candidate has been granted, on the recommendation of the chairman of the designated department, permission by the Academic Board so to do; and (b) the candidate indicates in the thesis the part of the previous work which has been so incorporated.
(7) There shall be a panel of two examiners who are or have been within the five years previous to their appointment, actively associated with — (a) a university;
(b) an institution of higher learning; or (c) a research institution
approved for the purpose of this section by the Academic Board, at least one of which examiners shall be external to the University.
(8) The chairman of the designated department, not being an examiner or the supervisor of the candidate, shall act as chairman of the panel.
(9) The supervisor of the candidate shall not be appointed as an examiner or as chairman of the panel.
(10) If the chairman of the designated department is an examiner or the supervisor of the candidate, the Council, after consultation with the Academic Board, shall appoint a member of the full-time teaching or research staff of the University to act as chairman of the panel.
(11) The chairman of the panel shall not have a vote.
(12) A third examiner appointed pursuant to Regulation 4.4.3(3) shall be external to the University.
(13) If a second and final examination of a candidate's thesis is required, the