Graduate School Director Briefings

A compilation of Graduate School Digests can be found here Grad School Digest | Graduate School Network (open.ac.uk)

A compilation of Graduate School Director briefings (until 5 April 2023) can be found here Graduate School Director briefings | Graduate School Network (open.ac.uk)

30 August 2023

Research Degrees Team - new appointment system starting 1 September (mailerlite.com)

1 August 2023

Graduate School Director's Briefing August 2023 (mailerlite.com)

  • Updated regulations, including RD 8.2 on 'daily commutable distance' and reminders of useful regulations on study breaks and extensions.
  • Communications
  • Community Organisers
  • The future campus and interaction within Faculties
  • Graduate School Core Training 23/24
  • Reviewing our UKVI monitoring attendance policy
  • Accommodation Officer
  • Graduate School team moving to appointments
  • Re-registration on the anniversary of your initial registration
  • New PGR wellbeing group starting January 2024
  • Reminder of the cost of living page
  • Welcome back sessions in October.

27 July 2023

OU ceasing to subscribe to Vitae's RDF Planner Tool - take action by 31 August (mailerlite.com)

25 May 2023

Graduate School Director's Briefing May 23 Part 2 (mailerlite.com)

  • 2023/24 stipend and fee update clarification
  • Marking and assessment boycott clarification
  • Funding for PGR carers application form
  • Last application deadline for covid extension funding
  • News in brief.

19 May 2023

Graduate School Director's Briefing May 23 (mailerlite.com)

  • 2023/24 stipend and fee update clarification
  • Marking and assessment boycott clarification
  • Funding for PGR carers application form
  • Last application deadline for covid extension funding.

11 May 2023

Timescale for update on stipends 2023/2024 (mailerlite.com)

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