BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE CENTRE FOR BIOMEDICAL CYBERNETICS *

DEGREE OF DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE CENTRE

FOR BIOMEDICAL CYBERNETICS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.522

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF

PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

CENTRE FOR BIOMEDICAL CYBERNETICS *

6h October, 2015

LEGAL NOTICE 324 of 2015, as amended by Legal Notice 377 of 2016.

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

Degree of Doctor of Philosophy under the auspices of the Centre

for Biomedical Cybernetics.

(2)

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

"the Board" means the Board of the Centre for Biomedical

Cybernetics;

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

"the Principal Regulations" means the Doctor of Philosophy -

Ph.D. - Degree Regulations.

These bye-laws shall be applicable from 1 October 2016

onwards.

The Degree shall be open to applicants in possession of the

following qualifications

(a) a Bachelor degree in an area of study relevant to that

applied for, obtained at First Class Honours or Second

Class Honours (Upper Division); or

(b) a Master’s degree in an area of study relevant to that

applied for, obtained subsequent to the completion of a

first cycle degree; or

(c) the degree of Doctor of Medicine and Surgery; or

(d) the Master of Dental Surgery degree; or

(e) a qualification deemed by Senate, on the

recommendation of the Board, to be equivalent or

higher to the qualifications listed in (a) to (d) above.

When the Board deems it necessary, it may require students

to successfully complete a number of study-units during their

studies, and, or to satisfactorily undertake tasks recommended by

the Board, under those conditions that it may impose, after

approval by Senate.

(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

*These bye-laws have been repealed by Legal Notice 215 of 2024.

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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 a

Centre Doctoral Committee, composed as follows

The Director of the Centre, or delegate, and

three members of the academic staff.

The Centre Doctoral Committee may co-opt other members

from other Faculties/Centres, possessing academic doctoral

qualifications, if deemed necessary.

Principal Supervisors shall be required to submit a written

report to the Board, through the Centres Doctoral Committee, every

June 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 repo rt is negat ive, th e Board shal l m ake

recommendations to Senate on the student’s continuing registration

for the Degree.

(1) After twelve months and not later than twenty-four

months of full-time study or the equivalent in 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 appointed by the Board on the advice of the

Centre’s Doctoral Committee and shall be composed of a chairman,

the Principal Supervisor and an academic with expertise in the area.

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

submit a written report for consideration by the Centres Doctoral

Committee in the first instance. The report shall contain

recommendations according to the provisions of the Principal

Regulations.

Students registered at the Centre may be required to

participate in the Centre’s research and teaching programmes.

Six months before the submission deadline students shall

be informed that they are required to inform the Centre 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 loose bound

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

together with a copy in digital format. The officer in charge of the

Faculty shall issue a dated receipt.

(2)

Students may publish the whole or part of their thesis

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FOR BIOMEDICAL CYBERNETICS

before submitting it for examination. Such published work may

later be included in the thesis submitted for examination, provided

that a statement to this effect is included.

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

required to submit to the Centre two hard bound copies and one

electronic version of the thesis, which shall include a signed

declaration of authenticity, within six weeks from the publication

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

the Centre. The electronic version must conform to the standards

set up by the University of Malta Library. Students who do not

comply with this bye-law shall not be awarded the Degree.