BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY – PH.D. -

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.663

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF

PHILOSOPHY – PH.D. - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF

THE CENTRE FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE AND

BIOBANKING *

26th January, 2021

LEGAL NOTICE 25 of 2021.

(1)

These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws for

the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy – Ph.D. - under the auspices of

the Centre for Molecular Medicine and Biobanking.

(2) In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires –

“the Board” means the Board of the Centre for Molecular

Medicine and Biobanking;

“the Centre” means the Centre for Molecular Medicine and

Biobanking;

“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 1 October 2020

onwards.

Applicants for the Degree shall be in possession of one of

the following degrees

(a)

a Master’s degree, normally of this or another

University, in an area of studies relevant to that

applied for, obtained subsequent to the completion

of a first cycle qualification;

(b)

a Bachelor’s degree, with at least Second Class

Honours (Upper Division), normally of this or

another University, in an area of studies relevant to

that applied for;

(c)

qualifications which the Board deems comparable

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

(1)

Applicants may submit their application form,

together with a comprehensive research proposal outlining the

*These bye-laws have been repealed by Legal Notice 214 of 2024.

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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.

(3)

Applicants will be called for an interview to provide

details of the research project proposal that forms the core basis of

the studies to be undertaken for the Degree.

The Board shall recommend to Senate the appointment of

a Centre Doctoral Committee composed as follows

Chairman of the Centre or delegate

3 – 5 Members of the Centre.

Principal Supervisors shall be required to submit a written

report to the Board, through the Centre 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 report is negative, the Board shall make

recommendations to Senate on the student’s continuing registration

for the Degree.

(1)

After 12 months and not later than 24 months of

full-time study or the equivalent in part-time study have elapsed,

students are required to submit some chapters / 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 a member of Centre, and two examiners, one of whom shall be the

Principal Supervisor and the other an expert in the chosen field of

study.

(2)

The ad hoc board shall examine the student’s submission

and where appropriate provide an oral examination and shall submit

a written report for consideration by the Board following its apparisal

by the Centre’s Doctoral Committee in the first instance. The report

may contain recommendations according to the provisions of the

Principal Regulations.

Students registered at the Centre shall 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 Board through the

Centre’s Doctoral Committee that they will be submitting their thesis

for examination not less than three months before the submission

deadline.

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The Board shall recommend, after considering the

Centre’s Doctoral Committee appraisal, 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

Centre shall issue a dated receipt.

(2)

On successful completion of their studies, students shall

be required to submit to two hard bound copies of the thesis and a

signed declaration of authenticity to the Centre and one electronic

version for the University Library within six weeks from the

publication of their result. One hard bound copy of the thesis shall be

kept in the Library of the Centre. Students who do not comply with

this bye-law shall not be awarded the Degree unless a non-disclosure

agreement has been signed prior to the examination and the Library

alerted to this fact accordingly.