BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY

DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.162

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF

PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY

13th November, 2012

LEGAL NOTICE 399 of 2012.

(1) The title of these bye-laws is Bye-Laws for the Degree

of Doctor of Philosophy under the auspices of the Institute for

Sustainable Energy.

(2)

In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -

"the Board" means the Board of the Institute for Sustainable

Energy;

"the Institute" means the Institute for Sustainable Energy;

"the Degree" means the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D.;

and

"the Principal Regulations" means the Doctor of Philosophy -

Ph.D. - Degree Regulations, 2008.

These bye-laws shall be applicable from September 2011

onwards.

(1) Applicants for the Degree offered by the Institute shall

be in possession of one of the following degrees, obtained in the

last ten years prior to registration

(a) a Bachelor Honours degree obtained with at least

Second Class Upper Division, in an area of study

related to the proposed area of research;

(b) a Master’s degree, in an area of study related to the

proposed area of research;

(c) qualifications which the Board deems comparable to

the degrees indicated in paragraphs (a) and (b).

(2) Applicants in possession of one of the degrees indicated in

paragraph (1) obtained more than ten years prior to their

application may apply and are required to produce sufficient proof

of their competence to carry out research at the required level.

(1) Applicants may submit their application form, together

with a comprehensive research proposal outlining the proposed

project, including research sources and materials, at any time of the

year.

(2) Applicants may also be asked to demonstrate competence

in those skills required by the nature of the proposed research.

The Board shall recommend to Senate the appointment of

an Institute Doctoral Committee composed as follows

DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY

(a) the Chairman of the Institute or delegate (Chairman);

(b) three academic

members

possessing

doctoral

qualifications.

Principal supervisors shall be required to submit a written

report to the Board, through the Institute Doctoral Committee,

every year for all students under their supervision.

Students shall only be allowed to proceed with their studies

subject to satisfactory progress reports from their Principal

supervisor. If the report is negative, the Board shall make

recommendations to Senate concerning the continuation of the

student’s doctoral programme.

(1) After at least twelve months of full-time study or

twenty-four months of part-time study, students are required to

submit a report on their research work for consideration by an ad

hoc board appointed by the Board. The ad hoc board shall be

composed of a chairman, who shall be the head of the Institute

concerned or his delegate, and two examiners, one of whom shall

be the Principal Supervisor and the other a member of the Institute.

(2) The ad hoc board shall examine the student orally and shall

submit a written report for consideration by the Institute Doctoral

Committee in the first instance. The report shall contain

recommendations according to the provisions of the Principal

Regulations.

Students registered at the Institute may be required to

participate in the Institute’s research and teaching programmes.

Students are required to inform the Institute that they will

be submitting their thesis for examination not less than three

months before the submission deadline.

The Board shall recommend to Senate the appointment of

the Board of Examiners in accordance with the Principal

Regulations.

The Board shall approve and publish guidelines on the

format and presentation of the thesis for the Degree.

(1) Students shall be required to submit a soft-bound copy

of their thesis for each member of the Board of Examiners, together

with a copy in digital format.

(2) On successful completion of their studies, students shall be

required to submit to the Institute three hard-bound copies of the

thesis and one copy in digital format within six weeks from the

publication of their result. One copy of the thesis shall be kept in

the Library of the Institute and another at the University Library.

Students who do not comply with this bye-law shall not be awarded

the Degree.