The examiners' role in confirming corrections and in re-examining resubmissions.
If the student has minor errors to correct, they must email their corrected dissertation directly to the internal examiner (or independent chair if there is no internal examiner). They will have 28 days from being notified by RDEB to do this, but they can email their corrected dissertation before the RDEB decision if they wish.
The internal examiner must:
If there is no internal examiner, an external examiner, the independent chair, or another University of Bristol academic must conduct this check.
If the student has errors or omissions of substance to correct, they must email their corrected dissertation directly to the internal examiner (or independent chair if there is no internal examiner). They will normally have six months form being notified by RDEB to do this, but they can email their corrected dissertation before the RDEB decision if they wish.
If the examiners are not satisfied with the corrections, they can require the student to do more work, as follows:
The Academic Quality and Policy Office will process confirmations of completed errors of substance for ratification by RDEB at a scheduled meeting. There is a deadline for each of these meetings.
The Academic Quality and Policy Office monitors students who are required to correct errors or omissions of substance and may ask for updates from the internal examiner (or independent chair).
The student could be deemed to have withdrawn if they do not send in their corrected dissertation by their deadline.
Students can request extensions to their deadline in exceptional circumstances by contacting RDEB (via pgr-exams@bristol.ac.uk). If RDEB approves an extension, the internal examiner (or independent chair if there is no internal examiner) will be copied into the confirmation email to the student.
If the student is required to resubmit, they must:
The student will normally be given 12 months from the formal RDEB notification to resubmit.
As this will be a re-examination, the same examiners will be re-appointed and will receive a link to an electronic copy of the dissertation. They can also request a printed copy. External examiners will be paid a re-examination fee.
The examiners must re-examine the dissertation following the standard PGR examination process. There are two differences for a resubmission:
If the student does not resubmit by their deadline, they may be deemed to have withdrawn.
Students can request extensions to their deadline in exceptional circumstances by contacting RDEB (via pgr-exams@bristol.ac.uk). If RDEB approves an extension, the internal examiner (or independent chair if there is no internal examiner) will be copied into the confirmation email to the student.