³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ defines collaborative provision as:

“all learning opportunities leading or contributing to the award of academic credit or a qualification that are delivered, assessed or supported through an arrangement with one or more organisations other than the degree-awarding body.”

The university has the ultimate responsibility for the academic standards of all the awards, (including collaborative awards) conferred in its name, and for the quality of its learning opportunities, irrespective of where these are delivered or who provides them. ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ will only enter into a collaborative partnership with another institution/organisation whose quality of provision, mission, vision and ethos are compatible with that of the university.

Information on the processes for establishing, monitoring and reviewing collaborative provision can be found below. Please note these processes do not apply to placements, including study abroad via exchanges – information about these activities can be found on the Placement learning page.

Documents

Register of collaborative provision
General principles for working with other organisations

Policy and procedures

Staff should also ensure they are familiar with the university's Relationships Policy and follow the procedures in the policy as appropriate.

New collaborative programmes

The documents in this section should be read in conjunction with the documents listed under the 'General principles for working with other organisations' tab above.

Policy and procedure for new taught (UG and PGT) programmes

 

Policy and procedure for new postgraduate research (PGR) programmes 

Forms 

The following forms need to be completed for all proposed collaborations. 

Collaborative modules

Policy and procedures

Forms

Reviewing collaborative undergraduate and postgraduate taught provision

Policy and procedures

Reviewing collaborative postgraduate research provision

Policy and procedures

Partner Research Institution scheme, split PhDs & ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Recognised Locations

Partner Research Institution (PRI) scheme

The Partner Research Institution (PRI) scheme permits a student registered for a research degree programme at ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ to undertake periods of research at a partner and be supported by a local supervisor in addition to the ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ supervisor(s).

Setting up a PRI may be appropriate when the location/partner offers particular research opportunities that are not available elsewhere and are the only place that the research can be carried out.

A minimum period of attendance of two months per academic year at ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ is required and students may only be registered for the ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ PhD programme - concurrent registration for a PhD programme at another institution is not permitted. 

Further information is available from the documents below. 

Split PhD scheme

The Split PhD scheme permits a student registered for a research degree programme at ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ to undertake specific periods of their research training at an overseas institution where the university already has established links and connections and/or in cases where the research problem requires local fieldwork (e.g. in geology or biology). A local supervisor will be appointed in addition to the ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ supervisor(s).

A minimum attendance period at ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ of twelve months over the duration of the programme is required and students may only be registered for the ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ PhD programme - concurrent registration for a PhD programme at another institution is not permitted. 

More detailed information is available in the procedure below.

³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Recognised Location (IRL)

This procedure recognises/approves locations which have an ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ staff and student presence but which are not official campuses of ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ. In such cases, these locations offer particular research opportunities that are not available elsewhere and are the only place(s) that the research can be done. Recording these locations as ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Recognised Locations (IRL) allows the students to spend all their time studying for their research degree at the IRL where their supervisor is based.

Current approved IRLs are:

  • European Council for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva
  • Francis Crick Institute, London
  • Diamond Light Source and Harwell Science Campus, Oxfordshire

 Students will be registered for an ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ award and follow the same academic regulations and policies as students on an ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ campus. 

Further information can be found in the guidance below.

³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ recognised locations [pdf] 

View the academic and examination regulations
Contact the quality assurance team for advice