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)