Key Doctoral School services


 

Key Doctoral School academic staff:

 

Key Doctoral School services:

The Doctoral School is here to help you with many of your non-academic queries (click here for services which the Doctoral School does not provide).

View a Who's Who of the Doctoral School administration team.

The Doctoral School:.  

Runs the Researcher Development Programme

Supports the administration of School / department training

The Doctoral School currently supports Schools and departments with room bookings / registers of attendance etc.  

Runs the PGR Peer Mentoring Scheme

Runs the annual Royal Holloway Doctoral conference

The Royal Holloway Doctoral conference 2023 took place on 2 November.

Supports the administration of School conferences / symposiums

The Doctoral School provides administrative support to academics / students organising the School conferences e.g. room booking / catering.

Services the School PGR Staff-Student Action Meetings

If you are not sure who your reps are on your School's PGR Staff-Student Action Meetings, please check here

Runs the Doctoral School Open Meeting

The Doctoral School Open Meeting runs once a term and gives you the opportunity to:

  • find out what is happening across the University and in your School to support postgraduate researchers
  • raise questions with the Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor (PGR), the Doctoral School managers and the School Directors of PGR Education
  • feedback your suggestions and opinions on a range of topics affecting postgraduate researchers

Responsible for communications to PGR students e.g. microsite, newsletter

The Doctoral School:

  • maintains the Doctoral School microsite with up to date news and events of interest to PGR students as well as details of the RDP progamme and relevant administrative process
  • sends all PGR students the fortnightly 'Researcher Newsletter', which collates news, events and articles for PGR students from across the University and beyond
  • maintains the Twitter feed @RHULDocSchool  

Runs the Doctoral School Helpdesk 

The Doctoral School Helpdesk can help you by providing documents and advice on non-academic matters e.g.  

Documents:

Advice on:

  • Change of start date / interruption / change of mode / withdrawal
  • Deadline extensions
  • Your student record
  • Tuition fee billing
  • Studentships
  • Annual review process
  • Upgrade process
  • Exam process

Find out more

Creates the PGR student handbook

Administers the Annual Review process

Administers the Upgrade process

Maintains supervisory team details

You are asked to complete a 'Start of Session' form when you arrive at Royal Holloway.  If there are any subsequent changes to your supervisory team, please inform doctoralschool@royalholloway.ac.uk.

Maintains PGR student records, including billing

For any queries regarding your record, contact doctoralschool@royalholloway.ac.uk.

Provides advice on and administers the interruption / change of mode processes

Provides advice on and administers Suspension of Regulations requests

For any queries regarding a suspension of regulations request, contact doctoralschool@royalholloway.ac.uk.

Advises on the PGR regulations and Code of Practice

For any queries regarding the regulations or Code of Practice, contact doctoralschool@royalholloway.ac.uk.

Administers the studentship process

Collaborates with Professional Services across the University on PGR matters

The Doctoral School works closely with many areas of University to help provide a cohesive service to Royal Holloway PGR students e.g:

    

Services provided elsewhere in the University for postgraduate researchers

Your School's Helpdesk - contact them if you have queries about:

  • Your HR contract (for those of you who are teaching)
  • Study space within your department / School
  • Expenses (except techne expenses, which the Doctoral School deals with)

The Student Services Centre - contact them if you have queries about:

  • Applying to live in Halls
  • Replacement Student ID cards
  • Travel concessions including the 18+ Student Oyster Photocard

The following also provide services for postgraduate researchers:

Contact us

By email:

By phone:

  • 01784 276886
  • Manned 10am-4pm, Tuesday to Thursday

In person:

  • Visit our helpdesk in room S-105, Founder's South Tower
  • Open 10am-4pm on Tuesdays

 Quick links

A to Z of the Doctoral School microsite