LJMU PgR: Milestones by Year
MILESTONES BY YEAR
PHD HANDBOOK
YEAR 1
➢ Intensive/s
➢ Independent research
➢ Monthly meetings with advisors – You should normally expect to meet with your advisory team monthly, however you should agree on the specifics of your meeting schedule with your team on an individual basis.
➢ Monthly meeting with research and/or critique groups
➢ Monthly Creative Research Journal posts
On LJMU/eDoc platforms:
➢ Program approval (eDoc)(within 3 months) | Program approval questions, Example
➢ Ethics Form (eDoc)*
➢ LJMU Research Ethics online Training Module (if applicable)
➢ Confirmation of Registration review (eDoc) (within 1 year)
➢ LJMU Research Development Sessions (available upon sign-up)
➢ Annual Monitoring Report Form (eDoc)
*Whether you will need to obtain Ethical Approval for your project largely hinges on whether you intend to work with participants in your research - there are useful bot-driven tools linked from eDoc that can give you a quick idea of whether or not you will need Ethical Approval for your project. The Ethical Approval process is undertaken via eDoc as well, and can be undertaken at any appropriate point of your project. However, if you think that you are likely to start working with participants or formally including their contributions to your research, it may be worth seeking interim Ethical Approval in the first instance, so that you can include their contributions and data within your thesis if you need to. Speak to your LJMU Lead or Chair Advisor in the first instance if you have any questions about the Ethical Approval process. More information here: LJMU Ethics Guide | Ethics Application Form | Ethics Application Submission Deadlines | Stages of Ethical Review Process | Ethics Good Practice Reference Guide
YEAR 2
➢ Intensive/s
➢ Independent research
➢ Monthly meetings with advisors
➢ Monthly meeting with research and/or critique groups
➢ Monthly Creative Research Journal posts
On LJMU/eDoc platforms:
➢ Annual Monitoring Report Form (eDoc)
YEAR 3
➢ Intensive/s
➢ Independent research
➢ Monthly meetings with advisors
➢ Monthly meeting with research and/or critique groups
➢ Monthly Creative Research Journal posts
On LJMU/eDoc platforms:
➢ Annual Monitoring Report Form (eDoc)
➢ Selection of examiners (usually around 9 months prior to Viva Voce). This is the final deadline for this process and for their nomination and confirmation via LJMU – speak to your LJMU Supervisor about this. Ideally this process ought to begin in collaboration with your advisory team at the beginning of your third year.
➢ Edited draft submission (4 months prior to Viva Voce). As far as possible this should be the final version of your thesis, or as close to it as you can get at this point. Expect final feedback from your advisory team. Review LJMU’s Thesis Presentation Guidelines here.
➢ Pre-submission Review (3 months prior to submission) (eDoc)
➢ Mock Viva Scheduled – this will be arranged and scheduled by your advisory team.
➢ Pre-viva report - this is something that your advisory team will prepare and submit via eDoc.
➢ Viva Voce examination (6 months before end of registration)
Full details of LJMU timelines for examination can be found here.
YEAR 4
➢ Viva Voce examination (if not completed in Year 3)
➢ Graduation