Q-Dip
The Doctoral College at Queen Mary awards the Queen Mary Diploma of Researcher development (Q-Dip) in recognition of the completion of 210 hours of researcher development activities over the course of a PGR degree.
Skills points must be logged on the Skills Points System at or before the point of thesis submission to qualify.
The researcher development skills are mapped against the following four main domains:
- A: Knowledge and Intellectual Abilities
- B: Personal Effectiveness
- C: Research Governance & Organisation
- D: Engagement, Influence & Impact
The total of 210 points has to be spread across all four domains with a minimum number of points required in each domain:
|
Domain |
Minimum number of points |
|
Domain A (Knowledge and intellectual abilities) |
60 |
|
Domain B (Personal effectiveness) |
20 |
|
Domain C (Research governance and organisation |
15 |
|
Domain D (Engagement, influence and impact) |
30 |
Upon submission of their doctorate for viva, all Queen Mary students who log 210 hours, spread across all four domains of researcher development activities in their Skills Point record on the CPD system will be eligible for the Queen Mary Diploma of Researcher Development by the Doctoral College.
Once the Doctoral College receives notification of PGR students passing their doctoral degree, students who have met the requirements of the Queen Mary Diploma of Researcher Development will automatically receive the Q-Dip along with their doctoral degree certificate. This process will be administrated by the Doctoral College.
Any training activities you undertake during your PGR studies can be recorded through in your Skills Point record on the CPD Training System. Each activity is awarded a specific number of points. The activities and points are then mapped against the four domains of the Vitae Researcher Development Framework, in order to help you and your supervisor plan your own personal development.
If you have any queries please contact doctoralcollege@qmul.ac.uk