Case Study: Thesis Committees at University College, London
Alex Standen
Dr Standen is Associate Director and Associate Professor (Teaching) in the UCL Arena Centre for Research-Based Education.
A discussion of Thesis Committees and their uses at UCL
In September 2019, Thesis Committees were adopted across four UCL faculties (Medical Sciences, Life Sciences, Brain Sciences and Population Health Sciences) for all new research students.
The primary role of the committee is to support the student and Principal Supervisor throughout the doctoral programme. Specifically, the committee hears reports from the student periodically on their general academic progress and will feed back on these to the student and supervisors.
The Principal Supervisor continues as normal to supervise the student’s research project on a day-to-day basis.
UCL’s academic manual notes the chief benefits of the approach as:
- A Thesis Committee can provide a more rounded and objective measure of a student’s performance, because at least one or two (depending on the specific format) of its members will not be directly involved in the student’s research.
- Regular meetings with a Thesis Committee can give the student valuable experience of explaining their work to an “ outside” audience.
- A Thesis Committee provides the student with additional people who they know and from whom they can seek advice, independently from their Principal Supervisor.
In this video, Professor Sven Bestmann from the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology talks to Dr Alex Standen from UCL’s Arena Centre about how thesis committees have been effectively implemented in his department:
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Or contact Dr Alex Standen at: [email protected]
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By Kirsty, on 31 March 2021
Among the many things that can be made Open Access; publications, data, software, and so many more, it is now increasingly more common for PhD theses to be made Open Access. This can be a great resource when you are undertaking your own PhD to get an idea of scope, structure and can be a great source of ideas.
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Bonet, Pilar. Lord of the manor: Boris Yeltsin in Sverdlovsk Oblast' . Washington, D.C: Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 1995.
Kari︠a︡kin, I. V. Ornitofauna Sverdlovskoĭ oblasti . Novosibirsk: Izdatelʹskiĭ dom "Manuskript", 1999.
Zabytye khramy Sverdlovskoĭ oblasti . Ekaterinburg: SOKRAT, 2011.
Cherni︠a︡dev, A. P. Promyshlennostʹ Sverdlovskoĭ oblasti: Spravochnik . Ekaterinburg: Sverdlovskiĭ oblastnoĭ komitet gos. statistiki, 1999.
Gredina, O. V. Atlas professiĭ Sverdlovskoĭ oblasti . Ekaterinburg: In-t razvitii︠a︡ obrazovanii︠a︡, 2011.
Kovaleva, G. A. Stimulirovanie vneshneėkonomicheskoĭ dei︠a︡telʹnosti Sverdlovskoĭ oblasti . Ekaterinburg: In-t ėkonomiki UrO RAN, 2003.
Khokhutkin, I. M. Molli︠u︡ski Sverdlovskoĭ oblasti: Atlas-spravochnik . Ekaterinburg: UrO RAN, 2000.
Mamaev, S. A. Prirodnye rezervaty Sverdlovskoĭ oblasti: Spravochnik . Ekaterinburg: Uralʹskoe otd-nie RAN, 2004.
Sukhorukov, A. M. Ugolʹnye mestorozhdenii︠a︡ i proi︠a︡vlenii︠a︡ Sverdlovskoĭ oblasti: Spravochnil . Ekaterinburg: Izd-vo OAO "Uralʹskai︢a︡ geologosʺemochnai︢a︡ ėkspedit︠s︡ii︠a︡", 1998.
Spektor, S. I. Narkomanii v Sverdlovskoĭ oblasti: Istorii︠a︡, sovremennoe sostoi︠a︡nie, prognoz . Ekaterinburg: Uralʹskiĭ universitet, 2003.
Book chapters on the topic "SVERDLOVSK OBLAST"
"Sverdlovsk Oblast." In The Republics and Regions of the Russian Federation , edited by Robert W. Orttung, Danielle N. Lussier, and Anna Paretskaya, 516–25. Routledge, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315500577-72.
Crosston, Matthew. "Sverdlovsk Oblast: Protecting the Crown Kingdom." In Shadow Separatism , 79–100. Routledge, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351149327-4.
"Regional Party System Formation in Russia: Vladimir Gel'man and The Deviant Case of Sverdlovsk Oblast Grigorii V. Golosov." In Party Politics in Post-communist Russia , 37–81. Routledge, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203044803-3.
Conference papers on the topic "SVERDLOVSK OBLAST"
Kondratkov, Pavel V., and Alyona S. Tretyakova. "Weed activity in arable plant communities in the Central Urals (Sverdlovsk oblast)." In BDI 2020 – “Information technology in biodiversity research”. III National Scientific Conference with international participation dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Academician Pavel Gorchakovskii . Pensoft Publishers, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/ap.2.e57220.
Ponomarev, Aleksandr. "TRENDS OF POLITICAL ACTIVITY OF RUSSIAN UNIVERSITY YOUTH. CASE STUDY OF SVERDLOVSK OBLAST." In 5th SGEM International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conferences on SOCIAL SCIENCES and ARTS SGEM2018 . STEF92 Technology, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.5593/sgemsocial2018h/11/s01.014.
Avdyukova, A. E., and E. V. Bocharnikova. "Regional Aspects of Forecasting the Economic Consequences of the Spread of the Coronavirus Pandemic in Sverdlovsk Oblast." In Research Technologies of Pandemic Coronavirus Impact (RTCOV 2020) . Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201105.066.
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Section 1: THESIS COMMITTEE OVERVIEW. e of the Thesis Committee All MPhil/PhD students registered in the School of Life and Medical Sciences starting after 1st September 2019 will be required to h. ve a Thesis Committee (TC). The role of the TC is for its members to support the Student t.
UCL Academic Manual 2023-24 Chapter 5: Research Degrees Framework Thesis Committees contact: Elizabeth Halton, Director (Doctoral School) Good practice 1 Benefits of the Thesis Committee model 1.1 It is recognised that many departments/divisions have introduced procedures at a local level
A Thesis Committee (TC) supports both the Student and Primary Supervisor during the course of a PhD. They provide the student with a wider intellectual input, access to broader ... UCL. 8) Do Thesis Committee members have to be employed at UCL? No, of the two members that are not supervisors, one should be a member of UCL research staff, the ...
Section 1: Thesis Committee overview What are Thesis Committees? There is a general introduction below that will explain what Thesis Committees (TCs) are and what they do. There are particularly focussed sections for students, committee members and supervisors, although it is strongly recommended that all sections are read so that you understand
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021). thesis_committees.pdf | Academic Manual - UCL - University College London
A discussion of Thesis Committees and their uses at UCL. In September 2019, Thesis Committees were adopted across four UCL faculties (Medical Sciences, Life Sciences, Brain Sciences and Population Health Sciences) for all new research students. The primary role of the committee is to support the student and Principal Supervisor throughout the ...
The Library holds a copy of most research degree theses completed by students registered at UCL. Print copies of research theses are catalogued by author in Explore; electronic versions are in many cases available on open access in UCL Discovery. The Library does not normally have copies of UCL: MA, MSc, MRes, LLM theses; Diploma theses
This guide is primarily aimed at taught postgraduate students, but may also be of interest to final year undergraduates. It highlights the extensive online library collections and services available to you, and also directs you to other academic support services that may be useful when undertaking your dissertation or research project.
Guidance on processes for external researchers wishing to recruit UCL staff and students for research. Ethical review and the practical application of ethics within research play an essential part in helping to ensure the integrity of research. Access information and support to help you with the ethical approval process at UCL.
There is a small BASc Dissertation Fund, open for applications by all BASc dissertation students currently undertaking module BASC0024. The fund operates on a first-come-first-serve basis, with each student able to apply for up to £50 (or equivalent) to help towards any dissertation research costs.
STAFF-STUDENT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE 12. FACULTY AND UCL STRUCTURES 13. FACULTY GRADUATE TUTOR 13. UCL STRUCTURES 13. THE STUDENT 14. PROGRAMME OF STUDY AND RESPONSIBILITIES 14. ... completion of the research and writing up of your thesis. 8. Discuss with you the work accomplished and revise the objectives as the work
Section 1: Thesis Committee overview What are Thesis Committees? Below, there is a general introduction to what Thesis Committees (TCs) are and what they do. There are particularly focussed sections for students, committee members and supervisors, although it is strongly recommended that all sections are read so that you understand everyone's
UCL Library Services manages the DART-Europe service, the premier European portal for the discovery of open access research theses. At the time of writing, this service provides access to over one million research theses from 564 Universities in 29 European countries. It was founded in 2005 as a partnership of national and university libraries ...
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Thesis Committee . Guidelines and Forms . A guide for students and their supervisors . Edition: July 202. 2. Thesis committees have been operating throughout FLS since 2008 and in some Divisions in FMS since 2013. They are in the process of being adopted throughout FMS. These guidelines are in line with . those in the Academic Manual
ee research student education and training at UCL. The Doctoral School, on behalf of Research Degrees Committee, issues this Code of Practice which complements the formal UCL academic regulations and guidelines for research deg. ee students in the UCL Academic Manual (see over). The Code contains guidelines for good practice: in contrast, the ...
those areas in which the research is likely to have the clearest impact. Supervisors can provide guidance and there are sessions about the impact statement by UCL's Impact Team. s part of the Doctoral Skills Development Programme (DSDP) - see below.The Impact Statement should be placed immedi. in the thesis, before the table of contents ...
their supervisors and thesis committee members UCL FACULTY OF POPULATION HEALTH SCIENCES . 2 Thesis Committee guidelines 2019/20 Thesis committees have been operating throughout the Faculty of Life Sciences (FLS) since 2008 and in some Divisions of the Faculty of Medical Sciences (FMS) since 2013. They are now being
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ee research student education and training at UCL. The Doctoral School, on behalf of Research Degrees Committee, issues this Code of Practice which complements the formal UCL academic regulations and guidelines for research deg. ee students in the UCL Academic Manual (see over). The Code contains guidelines for good practice: in contrast, the ...
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Sverdlovsk, oblast (region), west-central Russia. The oblast occupies an area along the eastern slopes of the Ural Mountains, stretching from the crestline, which reaches 5,148 feet (1,569 m) in Mount Konzhakovsky Kamen, to the West Siberian Plain. Almost the entire oblast is in swampy forest, or