University of Strathclyde Calendar 009-10 Part General Regulations

7.3 Students Association Subscription

7.3.1 All full-time students become ordinary members of the Students Association. This also admits to membership and the privileges of the Students Union.

7.3.2 Part-time students who wish to become associate members of the Association may apply to the Council of the Association. If accepted they must pay the full annual subscription direct to the Association; payment of this subscription also admits to membership and the privileges of the Students Union.

7.4 Non-Graduating Students

7.4.1 Non-graduating students pay the same fees as degree or diploma students registered for an equivalent course.

7.5 Registration Fee for Award Ceremonies

7.5.1 All students who successfully complete a course leading to an award of the University are required to register for that award and to pay the approved fee when registering for the Awards Ceremony. Such a fee is payable whether the student intends to be presented in person or in absentia at an Awards Ceremony. Instruction concerning such registration, including the amount of the fee payable, are issued by the University annually.

7.6 Fees for Extension to Maximum Period of Study and Re-submission of a Thesis

7.6.1 Postgraduate students who wish extension to the maximum periods of study laid down in Regulations and whose request has the support of their Head of Department may be permitted to continue their registration for a higher degree on payment of an annual fee of £160. Research students permitted to re-submit a thesis are required to pay a fee of £70.

7.7 Administrative Charges and Late Fees

7.7.1 (Number not used)

7.7.2 Students who fail to pay each term's residence fee by the due date as stated in the Occupancy Agreement will be required to pay an additional ('late') fee of 2.5 per cent of the balance outstanding. Students who do not comply with the conditions of the final notice for payment of residence fees in any term will be liable to termination of their occupancy agreement and exclusion from their accommodation.

7.8 Provision of Lockers

7.8.1 Lockers are available for the use of students in the majority of buildings in the University. Students must provide their own padlocks and must remove their property at the end of each session.
7.9 Residence Fees

7.9.1 A deposit of £100 is required as caution money when a place is accepted in one of the University's Halls of Residence.

Murray Hall

7.9.2 The fees for residence are £75.00 (single rooms) per week for a 37 week period, payable in advance in three termly instalments. The fees cover accommodation, heating and lighting and the use of the facilities provided.

Birkbeck Court

7.9.3 The fees for residence are £73.00 (single rooms) or £78.00 (single rooms) per week for a 37 week period, payable in advance in three termly instalments. The fees cover accommodation, heating and lighting and the use of the facilities provided.

Forbes Hall

7.9.4 The fees for residence are £76.00 (single rooms) per week for a 37 week period, payable in advance in three termly instalments. The fees cover accommodation, heating, lighting and the use of the facilities provided.

Garnett Hall

7.9.5 The fees for residence are £76.00 (single rooms) per week for a 37 week period, payable in advance in three termly instalments. The fees cover accommodation, heating, lighting and the use of the facilities provided.

Patrick Thomas Court

7.9.6 The fees for residence are £63.00 (single rooms) per week for a 50 week period, payable in advance in four termly instalments. The fees cover accommodation only. Students pay for electricity by power card.

James Blyth Court & Thomas Campbell Court

7.9.7 The fees for residence are £74.00 (single rooms) per week for a 37 week period payable in advance in three termly instalments. The fees cover accommodation, heating and lighting. Postgraduate Certificate in Education students are housed in these residences for a 42 week period and students from the International Medical University in Malaysia for a 51 week period.

Andrew Ure Hall

7.9.8 The fees for residence are £69.00 (single rooms) per week for a 50 or 37 week period, payable in advance in four termly instalments. The fees cover accommodation only. Students pay for electricity and gas by power card.

James Young Hall & Chancellors Hall

7.9.9 The fees for residence are £97.00 (single rooms) or £103.00 (with double bed) per week for a 37 week period payable in advance in three termly instalments. The fees cover accommodation, heating, lighting and the use of the facilities provided.

James Goold Hall

7.9.10 The fees for residence are £97.00 per week for a 37 or 50 week period, payable in advance in either three or four termly instalments. The fees cover accommodation, heating, lighting and the use of the facilities provided.

Graham House & Douglas House

7.9.11 The fees for residence are £92.00 (single rooms) per week for a 35 week period, payable in advance in three termly instalments. The fees cover the cost of accommodation, heating, lighting, the use of facilities provided and also breakfast & evening meal, Monday to Friday.

Cumbernauld

7.9.12 The fees for residence are £79 (c. £342 per month) for a 3 apartment flat and £87 (c. £377 per month) for a 4 apartment flat. The fees cover the cost of accommodation only. Students pay for gas and electricity directly to the providers.

8 Awards
Notes

(i) For a full description of University endowed awards reference should be made to:

1 The Scottish College of Commerce Endowments Scheme 1965 (Order in Council 1965)

2 The Royal College of Science and Technology, Glasgow Scheme 1968 (Order in Council 1968)

Those awards so affected are indicated by ¹ and ² respectively before their titles. Copies of both Schemes are available from branches of Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
(ii) Information concerning national and other external award schemes can be obtained from the Governance, Management and Policy Team, the International and Graduate Office, and the Careers Advisory Service.
8.1 Postgraduate Scholarships Funded by the University
General

8.1.1 The purpose of each of the Scholarships shall be to enable the holders to undertake research study at the University of Strathclyde.

8.1.2 The University, by the authority of the Senate, shall award from such funds as the Court may designate for the purpose, Scholarships for postgraduate training in all areas of study.

8.1.3 Scholarships shall be administered on behalf of the Senate (in accordance with Statute XIV3 (N)) by the Faculties of the University in consultation with relevant Heads of Department and under the general direction of the Student Experience Committee.

8.1.4 All holders of Postgraduate Scholarships are subject to Regulation 21.1 and Regulation 21.2 insofar as they are applicable.

8.1.5 The number of Scholarships to be awarded in any year shall be determined by the Student Experience Committee on consideration of an annual allocation of funds for that purpose.

8.1.6 Scholarships may be discontinued or the conditions thereof varied at any time at the discretion of the Student Experience Committee which shall in each case consult the Heads of Department concerned before reaching a decision.

8.1.7 Scholarships shall be awarded in respect of a period of one academic year and shall be renewable (unless otherwise specified) for up to and not beyond a further two academic years subject to a satisfactory report from the appropriate Head of Department in respect of each renewal.

8.1.8 Information on Scholarships shall normally be published in January.
Pattern and Nature of Studentships

8.1.9 Standard Awards – these Awards shall be set to provide a competitive maintenance rate which shall take account of the standard rates set by the Research Councils for students living in their own home, hostel or lodgings.

8.1.10 Supplementary Awards - these split Awards shall be set to provide a maintenance rate similar to that agreed in Regulation 8.1.9 but shall be offered on the basis that the Award will be funded by the University - and the Department/Faculty.

8.1.11 One Year Awards - these Awards shall be set to provide a maintenance rate similar to the Standard Awards shown above and shall be awarded for a maximum period of one academic year and shall not be renewable. An offer of a One Year Award shall normally be made to research students with only one year of their minimum period of study to complete or to an MPhil or MRes student who shall not be continuing to PhD study. These awards derive from past endowment funds which were combined some years ago to provide for as many one-year research scholarships as possible per annum. This provision exists separately from the annual provision of funds for University Research Scholarships but allocation of these one-year awards is still in the hands of the Student Experience Committee.

8.1.12 An offer of a University Research Scholarship is made to an applicant on the understanding that the applicant will continue to make every endeavour to obtain financial support from elsewhere.
Value of Research Scholarships

8.1.13 These Awards shall provide maintenance only, the value of which shall be reviewed annually and will be in line with the Awards identified in Regulations 8.1.9 to 8.1.11. Reassessment of the Award due to a change of circumstances shall be exceptional and at the discretion of the Student Experience Committee.

8.1.14 In the absence of other funding, the University shall consider meeting the tuition fee costs.

8.1.15 Allowances shall not be granted for dependants, travel, equipment, publications or other expenses or fieldwork or for any circumstances other than those specified above.

8.1.16 The University reserves the right to alter the value and conditions of the Scholarships without notice.
Eligibility

8.1.17 Only candidates nominated for Scholarships by the appropriate Heads of Department and forwarded to the appropriate Faculty shall be eligible for consideration by the Student Experience Committee.

8.1.18 The awards of Scholarships shall not be restricted on grounds of age, gender, nationality, race, religion, or area of study.

8.1.19 Candidates shall be of outstanding academic merit (normall defined as first-class performance throughout).

8.1.20 Candidates who propose to register for a second higher degree, the style of which they are already entitled to adopt, shall not normally be eligible for the award of Scholarships.

8.1.21 Scholarships shall be awarded to full-time registered research students of the University and may not be held by candidates whose period of tenure is almost complete and/or includes an element of part-time study or research.

8.1.22 Candidates cannot normally hold two University awards concurrently.
Terms and Conditions

8.1.23 Scholarships shall be awarded on the basis of the academic merit of individual candidates as well as on the basis of the nominating Department’s overall research strategy, to be decided in each case by the Student Experience Committee. Such Scholarships shall under no circumstances be transferable to other candidates without the special permission of the Student Experience Committee.

8.1.24 Holders of Scholarships, if required to do so by their Head of Department, shall be obliged to carry out a maximum of six hours per week of teaching, demonstrating or other similar duties with remuneration at the standard University rate.
Intellectual Property Rights

8.1.25 In matters of intellectual property, Research & Innovation (R&I) shall act on behalf of Court.

The appropriate Supervisor shall inform R&I of any new device, material or process discovered, or any exploitable copyright work including software programmes created, during and resulting from the student's work (‘Student Intellectual Property’). This procedure shall apply whether or not the student is a co-inventor with other persons who are not in receipt of University Scholarship funds. The Supervisor shall ensure that this is done in good time before publication or other disclosure of the Student Intellectual Property.

8.1.26 If R&I decides that Student Intellectual Property should be exploited, it will make the necessary arrangements (including patent or other protection) at the University’s own expense. In such cases, unless the contractual basis for funding of the Scholarship requires a different arrangement, the student shall be required to assign his rights, in confidence, to the University on the basis of a revenue-sharing agreement between the University, the student and, where appropriate, the supervisor and/or any other co-inventor or co-creator.

8.1.27 As soon as R&I has obtained protection for the Student Intellectual Property, it shall inform the Supervisor and make recommendations as to when the dissemination and/or academic publication may proceed.

8.1.28 If R&I decides against exploitation, it shall promptly inform the Supervisor to allow dissemination and/or academic publication to proceed. For the avoidance of doubt, if R&I decides against exploitation and the student is the only inventor, then the student may exploit the Student Intellectual Property with any third party under whatever arrangements they may agree between themselves.

8.1.29 The student is required to keep good reliable written records of their work. Written guidelines to assist the student will be provided at the time of registration. In any event, these guidelines will be available from R&I.

8.1.30 The student shall not enter into any obligations or negotiations with any third party in respect of Student Intellectual Property prior to obtaining clearance from R&I as set out in Regulation 8.1.24 above.

University of Strathclyde and Glasgow Synergy Scholarships

8.2 Established in 2000 this is a scholarship scheme for PhD candidates, from any discipline, where the project to be undertaken shall be jointly supervised between Glasgow and Strathclyde Universities. These scholarships shall either enhance existing Synergy collaborations or assist in creating new areas of Synergy collaboration between Glasgow and Strathclyde. The awards are granted on a competitive basis to PhD candidates of high academic calibre and are open to any nationality. The awards are intended for new full-time research students, tenable for up to three years. Candidates cannot apply directly but shall be nominated by their prospective supervisor/head of department.

Ede and Ravenscroft Award (£500)

8.2.1 The annual donation from Ede and Ravencroft shall be awarded annually as a One Year Award, as detailed above.

Hugh Fraser Foundation Award

8.2.2 The donation from Ede and Ravenscroft shall be awarded as a Four Year Award, as detailed above.

John Mather Charitable Trust Award

8.2.3 The donation from the above trust shall be awarded as a Four Year Award, as detailed above.

David Tedford Award

8.2.4 The annual interest from the donation by Dr R Stewart shall be awarded as Four Year Award, as detailed above.

The McNaughtan Scholarship

8.2.5 The donation from the above Endowed Scholarship shall be awarded to Undergraduate Students from less advantaged backgrounds in any field of study.

Eligibility

8.2.6 Only candidates recommended for scholarships by the appropriate Head Teacher shall be eligible for consideration by the Selection Panel.

8.2.7 The awards of scholarships shall not be restricted on grounds of age, sex, nationality, race, religion, or area of study.

8.2.8 Candidates for scholarships shall be required to be holding a conditional or unconditional officer of a place of study at the University of Strathclyde.

8.2.9 Scholarships shall be awarded to full-time registered students of the University. The deadline for applications shall normally be June of each year.
Value

8.2.10 These awards shall provide maintenance only, the value of which will be determined annually and may be subject to review.

8.3 Studentships

Law, Arts and Social Sciences Graduate Studentship (£2,000)

8.3.1 Awarded annually at the discretion of the Faculty Board of Study to one or more North American postgraduate students registered for full-time study in the Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences either for research or for an advanced course of study. Awarded for one year period which may be renewable for one further year of study. Holders of the studentship are expected to undertake a maximum of six hours departmental duties per week in the Faculty.

Astra Zeneca Studentship

8.3.2 Funded by Astra Zeneca and awarded annually on the recommendation of the Head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. The studentship provides for the cost of postgraduate registration fees at the home/EU rate, plus a maintenance grant. It is awarded to science graduates entering the degree of MSc in Pharmaceutical Analysis. The studentship will be tenable for twelve months. At least one studentship is awarded annually.

John and Anne Benson Fund (up to £500 each)

8.3.3 To be awarded annually to up to four postgraduate students in either the Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences of the Strathclyde Business School to enable them to complete their course of study where no other funding is available, or to use the award for such other purpose as will make a difference to their circumstances.

²Henry Bell Scholarship (£600)

8.3.4 Founded in memory of Henry Bell on the occasion of the 'Comet' centenary. Awarded to a graduate of the University with the degree of BSc with Honours, on condition that the holder undertakes research in Engineering.

Central Electricity Generating Board Research Studentship

8.3.5 Offered in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering to good Honours graduates for participation in a research project, established by the CEGB in 1965, investigating aspects of high voltage. Candidates, who must be British subjects, are required to register for the degree of PhD. Supplementary allowances for dependants may also be paid.

²Charles S. Crawford Scholarship (£540)

8.3.6 Founded in 1945 by Mr Charles S. Crawford of Glasgow. Awarded to a graduate of the University on condition that he/she undertakes research in Chemistry or Chemical Technology (including Chemical Engineering). May be renewed for a second year.

D. E. Cuzner Bursary Fund

8.3.7 Founded in 1981 by Mr D. E. Cuzner, at that time Visiting Professor in the then Department of Electronic Science and Telecommunications, for the furtherance of engineering in the University. The Research Committee will consider applications from postgraduate students in the field of engineering for a limited number of travel and maintenance grants which will be awarded from the Fund. Applications should be sent by the Head of the Department concerned to the Clerk to the Research Committee.

Diversey Scholarship (normally £500)

8.3.8 Established in 1969 by Messrs Diversey Ltd. Awarded from time to time on the recommendation of the Professor of Hotel Management for research deemed to be of value to the hotel and food service industry. Normally tenable for one year only.

Walter Duncan and Dr Stenhouse Research Scholarship (joint award) (£510)

²(i) Walter Duncan Research Scholarship (£405)

8.3.9 Founded in 1923 by persons associated with the firm of Messrs Duncan and Company, Merchants of Glasgow, London and Calcutta, who provided an endowment under the Trusteeship of the Royal Technical College. Awarded to a graduate of the University with the degree of BSc, MSci, BEng or MEng to undertake research. May be renewed for a second year.

²(ii) Dr Stenhouse Scholarship (£105)

8.3.10 Founded under the will of John Stenhouse LLD, FRS (1809-80). Awarded to graduates of the University with the degree of BSc, MSci, BEng or MEng in Engineering or in Metallurgy or in Applied Chemistry to undertake research in the University or elsewhere.

German Academic Exchange Service Scholarship

8.3.11 Awarded annually by the German Academic Exchange Service on the recommendation of the Research Committee to a graduate student of any Faculty or School of the University to study for one academic year at a German university. Candidates must be British by birth, under thirty years of age, have at least a basic command of the German language, and hold a first or upper second class Honours degree although final year undergraduates expecting to achieve this standard may also apply.

Glasgow Cathedral Choral Scholarships (£500)

8.3.12 1 One Choral Scholarship, tenable at the Glasgow Cathedral, is normally offered each year by the University of Strathclyde (hereinafter referred to as 'the University').

2 A sum of up to £100 will be offered in addition to the basic stipend of £500 to cover travelling expenses of students holding a Scholarship.

3 The Scholarship is open to men and women who are either registered or potential students of the University and whose registration at the University will last for nine months or longer starting from the date at which the Scholarship begins. Any offer will be subject to the candidate satisfying any academic or other requirements of the University relating to admission to the University or continuation of study at the University.

4 Holders of the Scholarship must be registered students of and in attendance at the University for the period of tenure of the Scholarship.

5 Once the Scholarship has been awarded the period of tenure can last from the beginning of the Choir Term at the start of the academic year immediately following the award until the holder ceases to qualify under Regulation (4) or for a period of four consecutive years, whichever period shall be the shorter.

6 Selection for the Scholarship will be carried out by a Committee consisting of three persons being the Cathedral Organist, a person nominated by the Kirk Session of Glasgow Cathedral, and a person nominated by the University. Any decision of the Committee will be final.

7 Candidates are required to attend for an interview at which they will be examined in sight-reading and aural perception. In addition candidates are required to prepare two solos of contrasting styles, suitable for singing in the Cathedral, for performance at the interview.

8 Holders will be required to keep the following Choir Terms:

The first Sunday of the first term of the University academic year until the last Sunday of term, excluding the Sunday of the mid term holiday.

The Sunday before the beginning of the second term of the University academic year, until the last Sunday of term, excluding the Sunday of the mid term holiday, and also Easter Day in those years in which it falls during term or on the Sunday immediately after the end of term.

The Sunday before the beginning of the third term of the University academic year, and a further seven Sundays, to be agreed between the Scholar and Organist.

9 During the Choir Terms, holders are required to take part in the musical services of Glasgow Cathedral and to attend choir practices as directed by the Cathedral Organist. In addition holders may be required to take part in choir recitals.

10 In addition to the sums received under the terms of the Scholarship a fee will be paid to the holder for attendance at weddings, funerals and most weekday services.

11 The closing date for receipt of applications is normally 30 November in the year before that for which the Scholarship is being offered, although applications submitted at other times will always receive sympathetic attention.