Senate delegates responsibility to the Doctoral College Committee for leading and directing the development of the Postgraduate research student experience and environment at the University of Southampton. The Faculty Graduate School Subcommittee was implemented to support the Doctoral College Committee in carrying out its delegated responsibilities.
To consider, oversee and direct all elements of Doctoral Training and support and the doctoral researcher experience, responsible for leading and directing the development of the research student environment within the Faculty.
To coordinate and lead on the implementation of the University strategy in respect of postgraduate research degree activities in the Faculty.
To ensure the implementation of the University’s regulatory, and policy frameworks for postgraduate research degree programmes.
The Chair is responsible for ensuring that any equality impacts against each project/policy/process/procedure have been considered as part of the decision-making process.
As led by the Doctoral College and together with the Faculty Director of the Graduate School, to consider, oversee and direct all elements of Doctoral Training and support and the doctoral researcher experience, responsible for leading and directing the development of the research student environment within the Faculty.
To coordinate and lead on the implementation of the University strategy in respect of postgraduate research degree activities in the Faculty.
To ensure the implementation of the University’s regulatory, and policy frameworks for postgraduate research degree programmes.
To provide Faculty input to the annual monitoring processes for research student programmes, receiving and considering the annual reports of Doctoral Programmes (including those Centres for Doctoral Training and Doctoral Training Partnerships which are based within the Faculty.
In collaboration with or, as directed by, the Doctoral College, to develop and implement action plans relating to research student activity and postgraduate research degree programmes in the Faculty, as required.
To advise the Faculty Board and to receive reports, from time to time, from the Faculty Education Committee on matters related to research student activity.
To report to the Doctoral College Committee on matters related to research student activity within the Faculty
To report, as required, to the Postgraduate Research Quality Monitoring & Enhancement Subcommittee on all aspects of the quality assurance of postgraduate research education.
On behalf of Senate, to appoint examiners for research degree programmes.
To receive and consider the reports from, and approve responses to, external examiners’ reports for research students and identification of generic issues.
In collaboration with or as directed by the Doctoral College, to ensure the provision of training for research students within the Faculty, and to work with Doctoral College Professional Development Subcommittee to develop, deliver and review cross-disciplinary and cross-Faculty training, posting all training provision on Postgraduate Research Manager.
To consider a summary of the activity of the Postgraduate Research Special Considerations Boards, noting the agreed mitigations, and advising the Faculty and University on any changes to policy which may be needed.
To consider data relevant to all aspects of the research student experience, including (but not limited to) the Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) and other experience surveys, taking any necessary actions for remediation or enhancement of the research student experience.
To provide a forum for the Faculty’s Doctoral Programme Directors to discuss matters relating to research student activity, sharing good practice and providing support.
The Chair may co-opt additional members as necessary (including to act as chairs of advisory/working groups)
Members who are unable to attend may send a substitute with permission of the Chair.
The Faculty Graduate School Subcommittee will be quorate with 50% of the membership in attendance.
The Faculty Graduate School Subcommittee will meet at least three times per year.
Secretariat support is provided by the Doctoral College.
Date of last review:....... June 2023
Date of next review:...... September 2024
Standard agenda - Faculty Graduate School Subcommittee
The Faculty Graduate School Subcommittee reports to the Doctoral College Committee and the Postgraduate Research Quality Monitoring & Enhancement Subcommittee.