Graduate Studies
PhD | Dissertation preparation | Applying for examiners
Applying for examiners
You should think about applying for examiners in plenty of time before submitting your dissertation as the process can take some time, especially if you begin the process during a vacation. Three months is usually a good lead-in time, and gives examiners time to factor reading the dissertation and holding the viva into their diaries. The application form (download in Word format) should be emailed to the Graduate Office. Please attach an electronic copy of your abstract (a short summary of the contents of the dissertation to inform examiners of the content) when submitting the form. This can be a preliminary draft of the final abstract. You will also need to propose the exact title of your dissertation and the date upon which you propose to submit it. It's important that you give a realistic submission date. It can causes examiners great inconvenience if you submit your dissertation at a later date than anticipated and it may mean that completely new examining arrangements have to be made - which may result in delay in the examining process. Once the Secretary of the Degree Committee has received your application s/he will ask your Head of Department (or Deputy) to suggest suitable names for examiners. The suggestions will be made after consultation with your Supervisor who will have discussed the matter with you beforehand. The formal appointment of examiners remains the responsibility of the Degree Committee and you should not seek to initiate contact yourself. You will only be formally told who your Examiners are to be after you have submitted your dissertation.next |Submission and leave to defer submission
