• general information about the institution and its postgraduate portfolio in the relevant subject(s);
  
  
• the institution's registration, enrolment, appeals and complaints procedures, assessment requirements and research degree regulations;
  
  
• the names and contact details of the student's supervisor(s) and information about how supervisory arrangements work;
  
  
• the institution's research ethics and codes and those of relevant professional bodies and discipline groups, including consideration of issues concerning authorship and intellectual property;
  
  
• the institution's expectations of the independence and responsibilities of the student;
  
  
• student support and welfare services such as counselling and advice centres;
  
  
• a summary of the facilities that will be made available to the student, including the learning support infrastructure;
  
  
• relevant health and safety and other legislative information;
  
  
• where appropriate, a brief outline of the proposed research programme(s), together with the normal length of study and the facilities that will be made available to the student;
  
  
• reference to the challenges that will typically face research students during the course of their studies and where guidance may be sought in the event of difficulties;
  
  
• any opportunity for the student representative body to introduce themselves, including specific postgraduate representation;
  
  
• social activity, including that provided specifically for postgraduates;
  
  
• opportunities for postgraduates to be represented by the student body;
  
  
• details about opportunities and requirements for skills development.
  

Submitted by the Secretariat
Last reviewed: 28-Jul-2008
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