7.1 Introduction

1. Section 6 of the Academic Quality Handbook should be read in conjunction with the Regulations for Research Master’s and Doctoral Degrees and the Regulations for the Submission and Examination of Research Degree Theses which can be found online: https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/academic-registry/handbook/regulations/#regulations

2. In all sections of this chapter, the term ‘External Examiners’ refers to External Examiners for research degrees.