PhD by Published Work: UK Institutions

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1	Institution	URL	Summary	Who?	Commentary	Submission	Publication period

2	Westminster	http://www.westminster.ac.uk/courses/research-degrees/phd-study/phd-by-published-work	Submissions for this award will consist of coherent body of work which is of the same quality, rigour and volume as required of a standard PhD in your field and which constitutes an original contribution to knowledge.	Anyone	5-10,000w	One or more books and book chapters, refereed journal articles, other media	10 years
3	Manchester Met	http://www2.mmu.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/2013/10272/?course_id=10272	This award is aimed at experienced researchers with research publications. Candidates will produce additional peer reviewed publication(s) and a critical report joining a dynamic research community.		10-15,000w
4	Bolton	http://www.bolton.ac.uk/IMRI/MscPhd/PhDProgrammes.aspx	Many high-calibre professionals with first-class degrees undertake research and developmental activities while working. The Centre recognises that this often leads to outstanding results. The Ph.D.-by-publication will formally acknowledge your work at the highest level. The programme is designed so you don't have to leave work.
5	Swansea	http://www.swan.ac.uk/registry/academicguide/phdmdbypublishedworkandseniordoctorate/guidetophdbypublishedwork/	In order to be eligible for consideration as a “published work”, a piece of work must have been published in such a way as to be generally available for consultation by scholars or other interested persons and must be traceable in ordinary catalogues. All work must have been internationally peer reviewed and must have been published no more than seven years prior to the date of submission.	Staff members	5-10,000 words	3-10 books and book chapters, refereed journal articles, other media	7 years
6	Exeter	http://as.exeter.ac.uk/support/admin/staff/supervisionofresearchstudents/phdbypublication/	The candidate will be required to produce a 10,000 word chapter (maximum) which shall explain how the work forms a coherent whole, and explain how it meets the doctoral assessment criteria. This chapter along with the publications shall be submitted in the prescribed form which shall not exceed 100,000 words excluding bibliography, appendices and abstract, and will normally be required to take a viva voce examination. Candidates may supplement the publications they included in their application portfolio with any work published subsequent to their registration so long as all items included in the thesis have been published at the point of submission.	Staff members	10,000 words	publication is taken to mean publicly available assessable outputs, comparable to the range of outputs defined by the Research Assessment Exercise 2008	5 years
7	Glasgow Caledonian			Staff members	5000 words	Work submitted for consideration must be published (or in exceptional circumstances have been accepted for publication) and must include a very substantial proportion of peer-reviewed work. The submission shall be made up, as appropriate, of a collection of books, articles, chapters, reports and/or other creative works and artefacts which together form a coherent contribution to research. Each item of submitted work would normally be expected to be eligible for a publicly-registered ISSN/ISBN number. Work, whether published or unpublished, already submitted for the award of another degree will not be acceptable. The submission as a whole will be required to demonstrate that it makes a significant contribution to knowledge in its subject area consistent with the norms laid out in the Research Councils’ joint statement on originality and broadly comparable to that expected of a PhD by thesis.Joint publications may be accepted subject to a clear statement as to the nature and extent of the relative contributions of each author.
8	Warwick	http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/academicoffice/gsp/prospective/phdpublishedwork/	A PhD awarded for the submission of a portfolio of published research to the standard of a regular PhD.	Anyone graduated with Batchelors from any university within 7 years	5-10,000 words
9	Staffordshire	http://www.staffs.ac.uk/assets/regs_for_phd_tcm44-26768.pdf	Staffordshire University (hereinafter referred to as „the University‟) may award the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) on the basis of published work where the candidate has made an independent and original contribution to new knowledge through the discovery of new facts, demonstrated an understanding of research methods appropriate to the chosen field and has presented and defended a thesis by oral examination to the satisfaction of the examiners. The academic standards associated with the degree shall be comparable with those for the award by the University of the degree of PhD following approved programmes of supervised research.	Anyone	10,000 words	For the purpose of these regulations, „published work‟ shall refer to papers, chapters, monographs, books, scholarly editions of a text, enduring records of creative work (which may be in any field including fine art, design, architecture, musical composition, dance or performance) or other original artefacts.
10	University of the Arts	http://www.arts.ac.uk/research/apply/mphil-phd-publication/	A PhD by Published Work is awarded to a candidate who, having already published work that has demonstrated an understanding of research methods appropriate to the field and the creation and interpretation of new knowledge through original research or other advanced scholarship, defends that same published work and its critical appraisal, to the satisfaction of the examiners. The submission must be made up of the candidate’s published work undertaken prior to enrolment for the degree.	Anyone	20,000 words	For the purpose of these regulations “published work” shall refer to papers, chapters, monographs, books, scholarly editions of a text, edited collections of essays or other materials, software and creative work (including fine art, design, architecture, music, or performance) or other original artefacts. The precise selection of work undertaken by the candidate will depend upon the discipline concerned.	10 years
11	University of West London	http://courses.uwl.ac.uk/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseInstanceID=31337	The PhD by Published Work provides an alternative route to a traditional PhD for applicants who demonstrate significant specialisation and focus in their subject area and have developed their skills to a doctoral level. It differs from the traditional PhD in that it retrospectively evaluates the research training and subsequent published work which an applicant has undertaken.	Anyone	10-20,000 words	The published works submitted for the PhD shall normally consist of papers, chapters, monographs, books, research reports or other publications. In certain fields, such as the arts, they may be other works such as compositions, performances, installations or exhibitions. The preferred submission is six to ten sole-authored, or “first-authored”, papers published in high-quality, blind-refereed academic journals, supplemented by co-authored papers, chapters or research reports. Where multi-authored works are included, you are required to submit evidence of your individual contribution to the work. In the case of other works these must also have been published, performed or exhibited in the public domain and subject to equivalent forms of peer or critical review. As a guide the published works should be recognised as at least at national standard in terms of research assessment exercise rating.
12	Oxford Brookes	http://www.brookes.ac.uk/uniregulations/current/specific/documents/researchdegreepublished.pdf	The University shall award the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) on the basis of published work to registered candidates whose submitted work forms a coherent programme of research, demonstrates the use of appropriate research methodology, and makes an original and sufficient contribution to the present state of knowledge in a particular field to the satisfaction of the examiners. The work submitted should reflect the same academic standards as those which operate for a traditional PhD based upon an approved programme of supervised research.	Applicants shall normally have had some prior association with Oxford Brookes University	7500-15,000 words	Publications submitted for the degree shall normally consist of articles, chapters, submitted should have been peer reviewed. The Research Degrees Committee may approve the submission of work in other media formats. Where the submission involves creative work, the status of the commissioning body and the subsequent critical reviews will be taken into account as indicators of the standing of the work. There is no set number of items of published work for the submission, however, one volume, publication or book will not normally be accepted. The body of work to be submitted should represent an equivalent amount to that contained in a traditional PhD thesis in the appropriate discipline and should demonstrate the individuals progress and the development of their work over a period of time, through the publications submitted.	Any
13	University of Reading	http://www.reading.ac.uk/web/FILES/qualitysupport/phdbypublication.pdf		Staff members	10,000 words	The number of publications will depend on both the academic area and the type of publication included in the submission, but the submission should normally comprise between three and ten publications. Such publications may include papers, chapters, monographs, books, scholarly editions of a text, technical reports, creative work in relevant areas, or other artefacts. Electronic publications may be included but candidates should provide evidence that they will continue to be publicly available for the foreseeable future in their present form and that they are of demonstrable quality and impact	10 years
14	University of Glamorgan		You will submit for examination an approved body of published work, together with an overview. Your work should demonstrate significant authorship and the originality of your contribution to the field. The submission should demonstrate an independent and original contribution to knowledge at least equivalent to that normally demonstrated by the submission of a thesis.	PhD by Publication is restricted to past and present members of staff, alumni and applicants who have very strong links with the University of Glamorgan.
15	University of Stirling	http://www.research.stir.ac.uk/documents/PhDbyPublicationGuidelines.pdf	Students will register and undergo the usual programme of research and generic training, over the usual period, but may choose to submit publications with a linking narrative, rather than the standard thesis. It is essential that the four to six research papers are interlinked by contextualised narrative, but within the standard regulation limit of 80,000 words.	he majority of the publications should be based on research carried out whilst the student is registered with the University		he candidate should present a portfolio of between four and six interconnected, published research papers contextualised by a coherent narrative. Such publications may include papers, chapters, monographs, books, scholarly editions of a text, technical reports, creative work in relevant areas, or other artefacts.
16	Univeristy of Manchester	http://documents.manchester.ac.uk/display.aspx?DocID=7472		Staff members	up to 15,000 words	Normally, only work published in scholarly books and journals will be eligible for consideration. However, the examiners may, at their discretion, take into consideration other scholarly work. All work must be traceable in ordinary catalogues and must have been published in such a way as to be generally available for consultation by scholars or other interested persons. The number of papers included in the PhD by published work thesis may vary according to discipline and is not prescribed but should reflect the quantity, quality and originality of research and analysis expected of a candidate submitting a standard doctoral thesis
17	University of Salford	http://www.pg.salford.ac.uk/edi_cms/resources/uploads/File/Guidelines%20for%20the%20PhD%20by%20Published%20Work%20for%20web.pdf	The degree of PhD by Published Work differs from the traditional PhD in that it evaluates retrospectively the research training and subsequent published work which a candidate has undertaken. The published work is required to: • form a coherent programme of research; • be set in an appropriate academic context; • demonstrate the use of appropriate research methodology; • Make an original and sufficient contribution to the present state of knowledge in the field. The degree of PhD by Published Work presents an opportunity for people who have not followed the traditional route of studying for a research degree immediately after graduation to obtain formal recognition for having developed their research skills and subject knowledge to a doctoral level. This may include people entering higher education in mid-career, especially in practice based disciplines	Graduates or staff	up to 15,000 words		Ten years
18	University of Bristol	http://www.bris.ac.uk/researchstaff/yourcareer/training/phdpublication.html		Graduates or staff
19	University of East Anglia	http://www.uea.ac.uk/calendar/section3/regs%28awards%29/phd-by-publication	The submission of evidence to the Board’s satisfaction of published work of a type and nature which is consistent with the award of a degree at this level (in terms of the candidate’s distinct ability to conduct original investigations, to test ideas whether the candidate’s own or those of others and to understand the relationship(s) of the theme(s) of the investigations to a wider field of knowledge. The candidate is expected to have taken due account of previously published work on the subject. The work must show evidence of adequate industry and application of an extent characteristic of more than seven years’ active research effort in the candidate’s field. The work should represent a significant contribution to the development of understanding, for example, through the discovery of new knowledge, the connection of previously unrelated facts, the development of a new theory or the revision of older views.)	Staff members?	10-20,000 words
20	Liverpool John Moores	http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/RGSO/69748.htm	The Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) by published work is awarded by the University in recognition of published work which shows convincing evidence of the capacity of the candidate to pursue research and scholarship and make an original contribution and substantial addition to knowledge. The amount and quality of the work presented should be at least equivalent to that expected for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).	Staff members	6-10,000 words	Minimum of five publications
21	Leeds Met	http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/research/research-awards.htm	There is an option to submit for a PhD by Publication whereby you tender a series of your own, original creative work. These are likely to be academic or professional journal papers and which contribute to knowledge in your area of expertise and include a synoptic review. This review and the existing published work together form the thesis which you will defend by oral examination.	Anyone?
22	Huddersfield	http://www.hud.ac.uk/postgraduate/flexibleroutestoaphd/	Another possibility is to submit for a PhD by Publication whereby you tender a series of publications (likely to be academic or professional journal papers) which perhaps you have accumulated, or intend to accumulate, over a period of research activity.	Anyone
23	Sheffield	http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/ris/pgr-support/phdbypublication		Staff members	up to 15,000 words	The important consideration for examiners will be that the published work shows convincing evidence of the capacity of the candidate to pursue research and scholarship and make an original contribution and substantial addition to knowledge. Thus the proper constraints on the number of published works are that they form a substantial and yet coherent whole. To this end, and in addition to the published works, a commentary (not exceeding 15,000 words) should be submitted which links the submitted works and outlines their coherence and significance. It is unlikely that a small number of publications will be sufficiently substantial or that a large number would be adequately coherent. Whilst there are no specific regulations regarding the number of publications that should be submitted, it is expected that most submissions will include between 4 and 8 publications.
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