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Criteria for Awards The Frameworks for Higher Education Qualifications of UK Degree-Awarding bodies can be found here: https://www.qaa.ac.uk/docs/qaa/quality-code/qualifications-frameworks. pdf?sfvrsn=170af781_14 This applies to all of the following awards. PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) A candidate for the award of PhD shall have undertaken a substantial programme of individual research, involving the sustained exercise of independent critical powers, including the ability to use research outcomes to guide the development of the research programme, and leading to a significant original contribution to knowledge or its interpretation. The candidate shall present the results of the research in a submission, embodying a thesis presented and defended in a lucid and scholarly manner, and containing material worthy of peer-reviewed publication. The candidate shall demonstrate technical competence in the chosen field, including appropriate knowledge and use of research methods and of a substantial body of other relevant work, and an appreciation of the context and significance of the thesis. This level of achievement is consistent with the descriptors for Doctoral-level qualifications (level 8) described in the QAA Framework for Higher Education Qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (FHEQ): PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) with Industry Experience A candidate for the award of PhD with Industry Experience shall have undertaken a substantial programme of individual research, including a placement in industry, involving the sustained exercise of independent critical powers, including the ability to use research outcomes to guide the development of the research programme, and leading to a significant original contribution to knowledge or its interpretation. The candidate shall present the results of the research in a submission, embodying a thesis presented and defended in a lucid and scholarly manner, and containing material worthy of peer-reviewed publication. The candidate shall demonstrate technical competence in the chosen field, including appropriate knowledge and use of research methods and of a substantial body of other relevant work, and an appreciation of the context and significance of the thesis.
