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Lack of PhD supervisor feedback
What can I do when my PhD supervisor provides little or no feedback?
Read the answer →Loss of PhD supervisor
What happens when my PhD supervisor leaves and no suitable replacement is provided?
Read the answer →Complaint about PhD withdrawal pressure
Can I complain about bullying or pressure to withdraw from a PhD?
Read the answer →Challenging failed PhD progression review
How can I challenge a failed PhD progression or upgrade review?
Read the answer →PhD registration period extension
Can I obtain an extension to my PhD maximum registration period?
Read the answer →Delayed viva or conflicted examiner
What can I do about a delayed viva or conflicted examiner?
Read the answer →Appealing viva corrections decision
Can I appeal disputed viva corrections or a resubmission decision?
Read the answer →PhD fees after funding ends
What happens when PhD funding ends but the university continues charging fees?
Read the answer →PhD stipend tax and benefits status
Is a PhD stipend income for tax, benefits or employment purposes?
Read the answer →Researcher entitlement to family and sick leave
What sick leave, maternity leave or parental leave can a funded researcher receive?
Read the answer →Visa impact of interrupted PhD study
How do interruption and poor progress affect an international PhD student’s visa?
Read the answer →Postgraduate teaching and marking employment status
Are postgraduate teaching and marking activities paid employment?
Read the answer →Ownership of PhD intellectual property
Who owns code, software, inventions, datasets and other PhD work?
Read the answer →Research student authorship and credit
What authorship or credit should a research student receive?
Read the answer →Academic credit for supervised work
What can I do if a supervisor publishes or presents my work without proper credit?
Read the answer →Research thesis confidentiality and ethics obligations
How do thesis embargoes, sponsor confidentiality, research ethics and fieldwork safety interact?
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