Collaboration across Europe to grow capacity and meet a market demand Prof Mick Fuller Head of the Graduate School and Director of Graduate Studies

University of Plymouth structure Faculties l Science & Technology – 5 Schools l Business School – 3 Schools l Education & Health – 6 Schools l Art – 3 Schools l Peninsula College of Medicine & Dentistry University Graduate School Directorate of Research & Innovation Directorate of Teaching & Learning

University of Plymouth l 23,000 students at Plymouth, 8,000 at associated partner colleges. l 1200 academic staff l 1800 professional staff (technicians + admin) l 780 Research Students l 4,500 Masters Students l 600 academic staff involved in PhD supervision

Research at Plymouth l Main Research Themes Marine Science & Technology Sustainability Health and Biomedicine Creative Arts, Design and Technology l 4 research Institutes l Marine, Sustainability, Pedagogy, Health l 21 research centres

Research degrees l ResM (Research Master) u 1-2 yr FT u 2-3 yr PT l MPhil (Master of Philosophy) u 2-3 yr FT u 3-5 yr PT l PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) u 3-4 yr FT u 5-6 yr PT

Types of PGR partnerships l Bilateral Institutional Agreements l Joint degrees, sandwich arrangements, mutual exchange of academics and students l Nodes l Delegated authority to supervise PhD students at a distance from Plymouth.

PhD nodes Node nameFaculty Subject or Research Centre Current student numbers Darmstadt, Germany Sci & Tech Network Systems 21 Zurich, Switzerland ArtsPlanetary Collegium 17 Milan, Switzerland ArtsPlanetary Collegium 17 Rome, Italy Sci & TechRobotics & Art Intell 3 Munich, Germany PBS Management & Technology 6 Furtwangen, Germany Sci & TechNetwork Systems 3 Duchy College, CornwallSci & TechAgriculture and Rural 4 ICIPE, KenyaSci & TechAgriculture and Rural Under development TransArt Institute, USA ArtsFine Art Under development Windsor, Canada ArtsPerformance Arts Under development Mannheim, Germany Sci & TechNetwork Systems Under development Konstanz, Germany PBSManagement Under development

Setting up a Node l Initial contact – usually a research contact l Visit by Faculty/School representative l Production of Rationale Document - criteria l Approval from Faculty/School l Institutional visit – criteria l Approval by Academic Development Committee l Memo of Agreement signed l Recruitment l Monitoring

Essential features of Nodes l Node is part of a Plymouth Research Centre l Node Coordinators l one at the Node and one at Plymouth l Each student has 2 or 3 supervisors l At least 1 in Plymouth (1 at node or coordinator) l Students can be resident at Node or distant from Node l Supervisors meet with student regularly l Face to face contact and virtual ( , Skype) l Annual Symposium all students must attend

Munich node Inaugural Symposium October 2010

Core features of all students studying for a PhD at Plymouth l All students follow the guidance of the Logbook and the Research Degrees Handbook l All students must undergo some training in research specific skills and generic personal skills l The thesis must be written in English l The examination follows the UK model l private defence of the thesis

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