Committees and award board
Information about boards and committees governing postgraduate research.
Terms of reference
View the terms of reference for each committee at UWE Bristol.
Doctoral Academy Sub-Committee (DASC)
The Doctoral Academy Sub-Committee (DASC) exists to support a high-quality, sustainable postgraduate research student experience and have oversight of Doctoral Academy processes and policies. The DASC is accountable to the Research and Knowledge Exchange Committee, receives reports from and has the authority to steer College Boards and, through them, College Research Degree Committees, in relation to postgraduate research matters.
The DASC also reports to and takes direction from the Learning, Teaching and Student Experience Committee (LTSEC) on matters regarding the general student experience at UWE Bristol.
The Committee is chaired by the Doctoral Academy Hub Director and includes College Directors of Research, representatives from the Professoriate, and representatives of the PGR student body.
DASC dates 2022/23
- Tuesday 11 October 2022
- Tuesday 10 January 2023
- Tuesday 21 March 2023
- Tuesday 23 May 2023
Contact: Brigid Hewett at Brigid.Hewett@uwe.ac.uk.
College Research Degrees Committee (CRDC)
College Research Degree Committees (CRDCs) are responsible for promoting high quality postgraduate research education across all disciplines within each College and for the implementation of the University’s Enhancement Framework as it relates to Research Degrees. CRDCs are accountable via the relevant College Research and Knowledge Exchange Committee (CRKECs) to College Board.
CRDCs implement policies and procedures for the assessment of Postgraduate Research Students and make recommendations for the approval of examination arrangements for individual students to the Research Degrees Award Board. Each CRDC also takes direction from and provides reports to the Doctoral Academy Sub-Committee on matters within its area of competence.
FRDC dates 2022/23
Faculty of Arts, Creative Industries and Education (ACE) committee dates
- Wednesday 8 September 2022 (cancelled)
- Wednesday 5 October 2022
- Wednesday 16 November 2022
- Wednesday 18 January 2023
- Wednesday 15 February 2023
- Wednesday 5 April 2023
- Wednesday 17 May 2023
- Wednesday 12 July 2023
- Wednesday 6 September 2023
Please note that paper deadlines are in place for all committees, but vary according to faculty.
Faculty of Business and Law (FBL) committee dates
- Tuesday 13 September 2022
- Tuesday 25 October 2022
- Tuesday 14 December 2022
- Tuesday 31 January 2023
- Tuesday 14 March 2023
- Tuesday 6 June 2023
- Tuesday 18 July 2023
Please note that paper deadlines are in place for all committees, but vary according to faculty.
Faculty of Environment and Technology (FET) committee dates
- Tuesday 20 September 2022
- Tuesday 25 October 2022
- Tuesday 6 December 2022
- Tuesday 4 January 2023
- Tuesday 14 March 2023
- Tuesday 5 April 2023
- Tuesday 6 June 2023
- Tuesday 9 August 2023
Please note that paper deadlines are in place for all committees, but vary according to faculty.
Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences (HAS) committee dates
- Wednesday 2 August 2022
- Wednesday 14 September 2022
- Wednesday 24 October 2022
- Wednesday 31 November 2022
- Wednesday 18 January 2023
- Wednesday 1 March 2023
- Wednesday 17 March 2023 (RD1s only)
- Wednesday 26 April 2023
- Wednesday 7 June 2023
FRDC Chairs and Officers
ACE
- Dr David Greenham, Director of Postgraduate Research (Chair)
- Yasmin Al Rehani, ACE Officer (Yasmin.Alrehani@uwe.ac.uk)
FBL
- Dr Pawel Capik, Director of Post Graduate Research (Chair)
- Samantha Watts, FBL Officer (Samantha.Watts@uwe.ac.uk)
FET
- Dr Stephen Hall, Principal Lecturer - Chair of the Faculty Research Degrees Committee
- Marisa Downham, FET Officer (Marisa.Downham@uwe.ac.uk)
HAS
- Dr Tim Moss (Chair)
- Caterina Vettori, HAS Officer (Caterina.Vettori@uwe.ac.uk)
Credit and Research Degrees Award Board (RDAB)
The purpose of the Credit and Research Degrees Award Board is to receive the recommended outcome from the viva voce examination alongside outcomes in taught modules from field boards and on this basis will make recommendations for the award of the appropriate research degree.
RDAB dates and deadlines 2022/2023
| Paper deadline | Proposed 22/23 dates | Publication of results date |
| 1 September 2022 | 15 September 2022 | 22 September 2022 |
| 1 November 2022 | 15 November 2022 | 22 November 2022 |
| 3 January 2023 |
17 January 2023 |
24 January 2023 |
| 21 February 2023 | 7 March 2023 | 14 March 2023 |
| 2 May 2023 | 17 May 2023 | 23 May 2023 |
| 20 June 2023 | 4 July 2023 | 11 July 2023 |
| 29 August 2023 | 12 September 2023 | 19 September 2023 |
Contact Helen Jackson at Helen.Jackson@uwe.ac.uk if you have queries.
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