Postgraduate Research

Sorry, we don't have any pharmacy scholarships but do check with the University of Kent.

We strongly recommend you contact potential supervisors in MSoP.

For feedback on your transfer assessment, it is important to wait for communication and approval from the Faculty Research Degrees Committee (FRDC).

Doing a pharmacy PhD part time is definitely an option.

We recognise the importance of earning an income during your study period. Please refer to Section M - Employment and Income Generation in our PGR Student and Supervisors Handbook.

You can request an interruption by completing an RDA5: Changes to Registration Form requesting a period of interruption to be considered by the Faculty Research Degrees Committee (FRDC).

We recommend you get in touch with the Lead of Post-Graduate Studies in MSoP to discuss your research project, application and funding options.

Yes, applicants will need to propose their own research proposal when submitting their application.

Yes, let us know what you want to research when you apply.

The topic of your pharmacy research and all other areas of your PhD should be talked through with the Lead of Postgraduate Studies.

Full-time students are expected to devote at least 35 hours per week to their research degree. Please see Section M - PGR Student and Supervisors Handbook for further information.

To find the Postgraduate Researcher Development Programme module, please log in to your student portal and select the option for 'Moodle' located on top of the page.

To arrange a meeting with your facult's Training & Research Programmes Officers (TRPOs), please create an enquiry through the Digital Student Centre.

To arrange a meeting with staff at the Research & Enterprise Training Institute (RETI), please create an enquiry through the Digital Student Centre.

It is possible to request an extension by submitting an RDA5 to the next Faculty Research Degrees Committee meeting. Please review this option with your supervisors and faculty support team.

Feedback from the transfer assessment will be shared following approval of the outcome by the Faculty Research Degrees Committee (FRDC).

We understand that there can be reasons for wanting to change your supervisors. To discuss this, please contact your programme leader or the staff in your faculty research office.

To access PULSE, please sign in to your student portal and select the ‘Research’ tab located at the top right-hand corner of your browser. Scroll down to find the tab with the title PULSE.

Contact details of potential research supervisors can be found online.

For information on how to submit your thesis for examination see Section F - Academic Regulations for PGR Awards, and Section L - Postgraduate Research Student's and Supervisor's Handbook.

To register for the Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®) please contact the staff in your faculty research office for more information.

Please contact your faculty research office to help you find the best way forward with supervision issues.

If you are a full-time PGR student but would like to change to part-time, or vice versa, you will need to submit RDA5 to your research administration team for approval.

We strongly recommended that you discuss your reasons for withdrawal with your supervisory team and seek guidance from the faculty’s support staff and the Wellbeing Hub.

For information on how to submit your Annual Research Progress Report (RDA4), please see Section I of the Postgraduate Research Student's and Supervisor's Handbook.

To submit your supervisory meeting record, log into PULSE and select either Record Supervisory Meeting for a full meeting, or Record Contact Touchpoint for informal catch-up.

If a situation arises where a temporary change is needed, please arrange a meeting with your programme leader or a member of staff in your faculty's research office to discuss the matter in full.

The university is paid to run postgrad pharmacy courses or you can arrange your own funding route.

Supervisors are key to guiding your research project. To ensure you are receiving support, it is important that you have at least one contact per month and record the information on PULSE.

Registering on MPhil/PhD programme will provide you with an opportunity to pursue either an MPhil or a PhD. See Section E - Academic Regulations for PGR Awards.

You must consult the International Student Advice Service about any changes that could impact your student visa.

We offer a range of full-time and part-time postgraduate research programmes at the University.

We hold two induction days each academic year for postgraduate research students. Please check your emails for communications regarding specific details and dates.

Please submit an enquiry on the Digital Student Center to get the most recent information about your transfer viva. A support team member will contact you as soon as possible.

Completing your PhD Examination marks a significant milestone in your research and academic career. You will receive an email notification within 7 working days of the date of the decision.

The Research & Enterprise Training Institute (RETI) offer introductory sessions, presentation skills and one-to-one training every year. Details can be found in the RETI training schedule on PULSE.

You must tell us if you are going to miss a pharmacy study day.

You can find this timetable information online.

Medway School of Pharmacy (MSoP) has two PhD entry dates during the academic year: September and January.

Your Annual Progress Report (RDA4) is due every year on the anniversary of your registration. Please see Section I - Postgraduate Research Student's and Supervisor's Handbook.

The duration of your study depends on whether you are a full-time or part-time student, and the type of programme you are enrolled on. See section D - Academic Regulations for PGR Awards.

Pharmacy PhDs usually start in September or January.

Our postgraduate research programmes start at different points throughout an academic year. Please refer to section D of the Academic Regulations for PGR Awards.

Our postgraduate research programmes end at different points throughout an academic year.  Please refer to section D of the Academic Regulations for PGR Awards.

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Faculty Heats typically take place between mid-February and the end of March each year. Information about the competition can be found on the RETI webpages.

Your Annual Progress Report (RDA4) is due every year on the anniversary of your registration. Please see Section I - Postgraduate Research Student's and Supervisor's Handbook.

Find out when postgraduate courses start online.

You can find information about final examination process in your Academic Regulations for PGR Awards, section F, and Postgraduate Research Student's and Supervisor's Handbook, section L.

You can find information about the transfer assessment in your Academic Regulations for PGR Awards, Section E, and Postgraduate Research Student's and Supervisor's Handbook, Section I.

For information on Action Plans see Section I: Academic Progress (MPhil, MPhil/PhD, PhD and Professional Doctorates) in your Postgraduate Research Student's and Supervisor's Handbook.

The can be found in your student portal by visiting the ‘Research’ page where you can find all your PGR core handbooks and a link to the Academic Regulations for Postgraduate Research Awards.

RDA forms can be easily found in your student portal by selecting the 'Research' tab under ‘Forms’. Information on how to submit can be found on the last page of each form.

Completed Research Degree Administration (RDA) forms should be sent to the relevant faculty PGR administration team.

An online course search will tell you all about our postgraduate pharmacy programmes.

If you have received a notification from the Faculty Research Degrees Committee (FRDC) and need help understanding the content, please create an enquiry on the Digital Student Centre.

PULSE is an online system that helps you manage information relating to your student record, training and development activities.

As a postgraduate research student, you will frequently use PULSE for various tasks, including recording supervisory meetings and viewing or booking RETI training.

PULSE can be accessed via your student portal under 'Research' where on scrolling down, you will see the option for PULSE.

You can access PULSE from your mobile or any other electronic device. Please use your University of Greenwich account (username.gre.ac.uk).

If you are struggling to login to PULSE using SSO, please contact IT Service Desk at itservicedesk@gre.ac.uk or call 0208 331 8272.

You can view and print all submitted forms from their original initiation page. For example, the Research Plan Approval forms can be viewed from the Degree Management tab.

Your form remains in a draft mode until all parties sign. If changes are made before it has been officially submitted, you and your supervisors would need to sign the edited (updated) version.

If you are beginning your research programme remotely, please create an enquiry through the Digital Student Centre.

If you are unable to sign the form after completing all sections, it is likely that you have either missed or answered No to a question. Please revise this with your supervisors and complete.

You can only edit a form prior to all signatures and submission. Once signed off and submitted to the Head of School/ Programme Leader for review, it is no longer editable.

You are now required to complete the Induction Checklists and Research Plan Approval Forms in PULSE which have replaced the former RDA1a/b and c forms.

The Faculty Research Degrees Committees (FRDCs) now require your proposed supervisory team to complete the Approval of Supervisory Team form after you have registered on the programme.

A supervisory meeting record is a summary of your meeting with your supervisor(s), whilst a Contact Touchpoint records an interaction with a supervisor or an appropriate faculty staff member.

Under the University’s Student Engagement Policy & Procedure you are required to record a minimum of one supervisory contact per month to demonstrate you are engaging with your programme.

All postgraduate students can book most of the RETI training courses in PULSE by selecting the Student Development tab followed by Find and Book Sessions.

Postgraduate Researcher Development Programme (PGRDP) Strand 4 and 5 activities not booked via PULSE should be recorded under Self-Record an Activity in the Completed Activities tab.

All your training completions appear under the Student Development tab, either those that you manually added or those that you booked via PULSE. You can view all your trainings, conferences, competitions, in one place.

A form is Officially Submitted once you and your supervisors sign the form and submit it. Once a form has been officially submitted, it cannot be edited.

A form is Officially Submitted once you and your supervisors sign the form and submit it. Once a form has been officially submitted, it cannot be edited.

If you notice your personal details are incorrect, please submit a query via the Digital Student Centre with a description of what needs changing.

For queries relating to Single Sign On (SSO), please contact IT Service Desk at itservicedesk@gre.ac.uk or for general information about using the system, please contact pulse@gre.ac.uk.

Deadlines are items that require your attention before the submission date. Please remember to complete all mandatory training requirements throughout the duration of your programme.