Guidance for PGR Students - Student Progress

As a postgraduate research student at Newcastle, you have a lot of support available from the Student Progress Service and your Graduate School to help you throughout your programme.

We can provide advice and guidance on key postgraduate research activities including registration, progression and exams. Find out what you need to do if you have a change in your circumstances as a research student.

In this section, you can also download essential publications, postgraduate research forms and policies and information on the Covid-19 Impact Funding Scheme

Contact Us

The Graduate Schools provide support to postgraduate research students at Newcastle University.

To access support, students should contact their Graduate School

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) and Faculty of Science, Agriculture & Engineering (SAgE):

Contact email address:gradschool@ncl.ac.uk

Normal Office Opening Hours

09:00-17:00 Monday Tuesday and Thursday

10:00-17:00 Wednesday

09:00 - 16:30 Friday

Virtual Drop in Sessions

Virtual sessions will be held via zoom and will be ran using a waiting room which will be managed by a member of the HaSS and SAgE Graduate School

10:00 -12:00 Monday, Wednesday and Friday

14:00 -16:00 Tuesday and Thursday

Please click the following link to join the waiting room for these sessions https://newcastleuniversity.zoom.us/j/85192469621. If the link does not work try copying and pasting the link into the address bar of your web browser

Face to Face Drop in Sessions

Face to Face session will be held at the HaSS and SAgE Graduate Office, Level 6 Henry Daysh Building, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 7RU

14:00-16:00 Monday, Wednesday and Friday

10:00-12:00 Tuesday and Thursday

Medical Sciences Graduate School

All FMS PGR enquiries can be directed to your dedicated Institute support team in the first instance using the appropriate inbox noted below:

Translational & Clinical Research Institute: TCRIpgenquiries@newcastle.ac.uk

Newcastle Biosciences Institute: NUBIpgenquiries@newcastle.ac.uk

Population Health Sciences Institute: PHSIpgenquiries@newcastle.ac.uk

If you feel you require face-to-face support or advice, then please feel free to email your institute inbox and a member of staff will be happy to organise a meeting with you either on campus or via zoom.

For all queries related to FMS PGR Exams (MPhil/PhD and MD) please contact FMSPGR-exams@newcastle.ac.uk

If your enquiry doesn’t fall into the above categories and you are unsure on who best to contact, then please direct your query to FMSgradschool@newcastle.ac.uk and we will be happy to help.

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