Nuts and Bolts, Chair Development Session - 12.06.2026

This session provides a good working knowledge of regulations and procedures to support the researcher's journey and timely progression through milestones as well as for chairing panel vivas. 

Key Topics:

• Current Regulations

• What’s new and what difference will it make   

• Panel processes and best practices  

• Break in study, extensions and progression. 

• Overview from the point of view of supervisors, chairs and internal examiners  

In this session, we will review current procedures, changes to the regulations introduce in 2022 and ways of working with PGR Leads, RDAT, and related support services.  We will discuss how these regulations and systems frame and support research experience and assessment panels.