S.L. 327.101 Art. 30Supervision of theses.

(1) When accepting an application for the Ph.D. Degree, the Senate, on the recommendation of the Board and the

Committee, shall appoint a Principal Supervisor from among the members of the academic staff of the University in accordance with the provisions of regulation 4. Such a member of staff shall have appropriate qualifications, including extensive knowledge and research experience in the broad subject area of the student and current involvement in research groups.

(2) Senate may also appoint a co-supervisor or adviser to provide the link if the research is of an interdisciplinary nature or if the research is being undertaken in collaboration with another organisation.

(3) A Principal Supervisor, co-supervisor or adviser shall not be related to a student by consanguinity or by affinity to the third degree inclusive or have a dual relationship with the student.