1. Submission rates workshop Department of Economics
Dr Arne Risa Hole

2. Background 29 registered PhD students ~1 student per member of staff
6 home
5 EU
18 overseas
~1 student per member of staff
Students are based in a shared office in 9 Mappin Street

3. Trend in submission rates

4. Policies introduced to improve submission rates
Strict admissions criteria
PGR research culture
Progress monitoring

5. Strict admissions criteria
All potential acceptances interviewed by PGR director and potential supervisor
Only accept students who are strong on paper and in interviews, and where there is a good match with the supervisor
About 10% of applicants (~150 per year) are offered a place

6. PGR research culture
New students are told that the normal completion time is 3 years
Before students were expecting to take 4 years as the norm → many missed the target
'Roadmap' of a three year research programme given to students at induction
Includes milestones to reach in order to submit after three years

7. Monitoring Internal 6 month 'light touch' progress reports
Arrangements for fourth year students:
The PGR director has a discussion with student and supervisor at the start of the year
Set out a research plan to submit before the 4 year deadline
Three-monthly verbal progress reports by supervisors of fourth year students, to check they are on course with the workplan
Students discouraged from leaving Sheffield to write-up elsewhere

8. Any questions?