Postgraduate Researcher Sub-Committee
The Postgraduate Researcher Sub-Committee (PGRSC), a sub-committee of University Research and Innovation Committee (URIC), oversees PGR provision and support at Sussex.
Remit
The PGRSC's terms of reference are available here, and reviewed annually. Broadly, the PGRSC is responsible for institutional strategy relating to PGR provision and support, and for the quality assurance of research degrees, including overseeing the annual review of the main PGR policy (the Policy on Research Degrees). Other aspects of PGR provision and support (including PGR recruitment and widening participation, funding, culture and wellbeing, training and development, and academic progression and assessment) are delegated to the PGRSC's sub-committees.
Membership
| Committee role | Role holder |
|---|---|
| Chair | Dean of the Sussex Researcher School |
| Secretary | Head of the Sussex Researcher School |
| Ex officio | Chairs of the three sub-committees of the PGRSC (PGR Recruitment and Funding Sub-Committtee; PGR Experience Sub-Committee; and Research Degrees Progression and Award Board) Director of Student Experience (or nominee) USSU elected PGR part-time Officer |
| Member | Academic representative for the Faculty of Media, Arts and Humanities Academic representative for the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine Academic representative for the Faculty of Social Sciences Academic representative for the University of Sussex Business School One academic elected member of Senate |
| Elected | PGR representative (Quality Assurance) PGR representative (Regulations & Policies) |
| In attendance | Academic Regulations Manager Research Degrees Manager Minute secretary (a member of Sussex Researcher School) |
Meeting dates
PGRSC meets four times a year, normally in November, February, April, and July.
- 2024-25
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- Tuesday 15 July 2025
- Tuesday 29 April 2025
- Tuesday 25 February 2025
- Tuesday 26 November 2024
- 2023-24
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- Tuesday 16 July 2024
- Tuesday 21 May 2024
- Tuesday 27 February 2024
- Tuesday 28 November 2023
- 2022-23
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- Tuesday 27 June 2023
- Tuesday 9 May 2023
- Tuesday 7 February 2023
- Tuesday 11 October 2022
Meeting documentation
All previous agendas, minutes and unrestricted papers are available on Sussex Direct. You may also wish to view the Terms of Reference and the Annual Cycle of Business, which are updated annually, as well as the PGR Regulations and policies page.
Colleagues wishing to submit an item for discussion at a meeting of the PGRSC should contact pgr-governance@sussex.ac.uk in good time before the meeting at which they wish their item to be discussed. In all cases, the deadline for papers is two weeks prior to the meeting.