Research and Knowledge Exchange
Graduate School
Form RD1
APPLICATION TO REGISTER FOR THE DEGREE OF
All students must enroll and register in the faculty before applying for registration for a research degree.
Students must submit their RD1 within three months (full-time students) or six months (part-time students)
of their start date. Registration will normally be backdated to the start date. If a different start date or
backdating of more than 6 months is requested then a supporting letter from the Director of Studies must be
attached.
SECTION 1
Student Details
First name(s):
Preferred Title:
Surname:
Mode of Study
(FT/PT):
MMU e-mail address:
Contact Number:
Student ID Number:
Faculty:
Start Date:
Funding (please tick one or more):
MMU Studentship
Self-funded
International Sponsor
Staff Fees Waiver
Other (please specify):
External Partner (state whom):
Research Council (state which):
Funding (where funding comes from two or more different sources, please indicate % contribution from each):
SECTION 2
The Research Project
Working Title:
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The Research Project
Attach an outline of the proposal in approximately 1000 (± 10%) words (font size 12), which includes the academic
aims of the investigation, a description of the research to be undertaken, the methods to be used and no
more than six key references.
Please tick
I have completed the ethical checklist.
Attached
I have completed the insurance checklist
Attached
Date of
completion
I have completed the Research Integrity course
Are there any ethical issues raised within the research?
(The Scrutineer will confirm this within the RD1A (Scrutineer’s) report)
Yes
No
The Research Degrees Committee will only permit registration if they have assurances that any ethical issues will be addressed and
will receive notification of approval.
I have completed the risk assessment form for the project
I have completed a timeline, such as a Gantt chart, for the
project
Will you be undertaking your research overseas for part or all of
your research degree, for example, for fieldwork or data
gathering?
If yes to the above, please indicate start and end dates when you
will be overseas:
Attached
Attached
Yes
(if yes, see
below)
No
From:
To:
(If you will be required to visit overseas for your research on more than one
occasion, please attach further information and dates to this application)
Will the research include creative work where a performance or
installation, etc. is to be examined?
Yes
No
(If yes, please attach details of the proposed examination requirements)
SECTION 3
Supporting Programme
I attended the University Induction Day on:
All students are required to attend the University Research Induction Day. Students are expected to engage
with a supporting programme following Vitae’s Research Development Framework (RDF) http://www.vitae.ac.uk/
Please tick either
I have discussed a programme of supporting studies with my supervisory team.
or
I wish to apply for exemption from the supporting programme (attach evidence of prior formal training).
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SECTION 4
Declaration and Signature of Student
I understand that, except with the specific permission of the University, I may not during the period of my
registration, be a candidate for another award of this or any other university. I confirm that I will prepare
and defend my thesis in English.
I am aware of the University Regulations, the Institutional Code of Practice (ICoP), Research Student Handbook
of the University, which I have both read and understood (accessible from http://www2.mmu.ac.uk/graduate-school/
regulations-cop-supporting-material/)
Signed:
Date:
(Student)
SECTION 5
Supervisory Team
All supervisors must supply current details. Please ensure that a RDCV is attached for each member of the
team. It is understood that each member of the supervisory team has received a copy and formally approved
the research proposal.
Director of Studies (Must hold an award at the same level or higher for the student’s registration degree)
Name:
Title:
Department Name (DoS must be internal
to the University):
Signature:
Date attended supervision workshop (either Research Degree Supervision workshop, Supervisory Refresher Session or RDSE Unit):
Supervisory experience
Experience of supervision of research degree candidates:
(Please, state number of candidates in each category. Please, enter NIL if zero)
UK and EU Experience
Masters (by Research)
MPhil
PhD
Professional
Doctorate
(state which)
Successfully completed
Currently supervising as
DoS (excluding current
application)
Currently supervising as
2nd/3rd supervisor (excluding
current application)
Overseas Experience
Masters (by
Research)
MPhil
PhD
Professional
Doctorate
(state which)
Successfully completed
Currently supervising as
DoS (excluding current
application)
Currently supervising as
2nd/3rd supervisor (excluding
current application)
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Second Supervisor
Name:
Title:
Department Name:
Signature:
Date attended supervision workshop (either Research Degree Supervision workshop, Supervisory Refresher Session or RDSE Unit):
Supervisory experience
Experience of supervision of research degree candidates:
(Please, state number of candidates in each category. Please, enter NIL if zero)
UK and EU Experience
Masters (by Research)
MPhil
PhD
Professional
Doctorate
(state which)
Successfully completed
Currently supervising as
DoS (excluding current
application)
Currently supervising as
2nd/3rd supervisor (excluding
current application)
Overseas Experience
Masters (by
Research)
MPhil
PhD
Professional
Doctorate
(state which)
Successfully completed
Currently supervising as
DoS (excluding current
application)
Currently supervising as
2nd/3rd supervisor (excluding
current application)
Third Supervisor
Name:
Title:
Department Name:
Signature:
Date attended supervision workshop (either Research Degree Supervision workshop, Supervisory Refresher Session or RDSE Unit):
Supervisory experience
Experience of supervision of research degree candidates:
(Please, state number of candidates in each category. Please, enter NIL if zero)
UK and EU Experience
Masters (by Research)
MPhil
PhD
Professional
Doctorate
(state which)
Successfully completed
Currently supervising as
DoS (excluding current
application)
Currently supervising as
2nd/3rd supervisor (excluding
current application)
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Overseas Experience
Masters (by
Research)
MPhil
Professional
Doctorate
PhD
(state which)
Successfully completed
Currently supervising as
DoS (excluding current
application)
Currently supervising as
2nd/3rd supervisor (excluding
current application)
Additional Supervisor/Advisor/Mentor
Name:
Title:
Department Name:
Signature:
Date attended supervision workshop (either Research Degree Supervision workshop, Supervisory Refresher Session or RDSE Unit):
Supervisory experience (give details of the number and level of students supervised)
UK and EU Experience
Masters (by Research)
MPhil
Professional
Doctorate
PhD
(state which)
Successfully completed
Currently supervising as
DoS (excluding current
application)
Currently supervising as
2nd/3rd supervisor (excluding
current application)
Overseas Experience
Masters (by
Research)
MPhil
Professional
Doctorate
PhD
(state which)
Successfully completed
Currently supervising as
DoS (excluding current
application)
Currently supervising as
2nd/3rd supervisor (excluding
current application)
SECTION 6
Support from Collaborating Establishment (if applicable)
1) Do you have a collaborating establishment?
Yes
No
2) If yes, please indicate the name of any collaborating establishment:
3) What facilities or equipment will be provided by the collaborating establishment?
I confirm that the above facilities will be provided by the collaborating establishment.
Signed:
Date:
(on behalf of the collaborating establishment)
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SECTION 7
Additional Support
Please provide details of any additional facilities or equipment e.g specialist IT software etc that are required in
the University for the project: (in addition to standard facilities and equipment that will be used)
Please indicate if any bench fees are to be paid: (if yes, please indicate the amount)
SECTION 8
Approval by Head of Department
I approve this application and confirm that the necessary resources including the facilities in the University
detailed above are available to support the research.
Comments:
Name:
Signature:
Date:
(Head of Department)
SECTION 9
Submission of Form to Faculty Research Degrees Administrator (to be completed by Administrator)
Checklist of attachments
1)
The research proposal
2)
A completed ethics checklist and ethical approval application (if ethics approval is
required)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
A completed insurance checklist
Timeline or Gantt chart for the research project
A completed risk assessment form.
Details of any research to be carried out outside the UK
Evidence of prior formal training (if requesting exemption)
A copy of the RDCV for each member of the supervisory team (if a copy is not already
held on file)
9)
)
10)
)
11)
)
12)
A letter from the Director of Studies explaining why more than 3 months (FT) or 6
months (PT) of backdating is requested (if required)
Details of the proposed examination requirements for students who will include
creative work within their research e.g. a performance
Confirmation from any collaborating establishment to whom special access may
be required for the purpose of the research.
A copy of the Personal Learning Plan produced by the Disability Services for a
student who has a disability or other learning need that requires
)
modifications to the approved programme (where applicable)
Signature:
Date received:
(Faculty Research Degrees Administrator)
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Tick
SECTION 10
Approval
Consideration by the Head of Faculty Research Degrees
Signature:
Date:
Comments:
Consideration by Research Degrees Committee (date):
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