Graduate Research School

There are five steps that graduate research co-ordinators and/or supervisors must undertake when nominating thesis examiners:

Step one

Graduate research coordinators and/or supervisors should print out a nomination of examiner form:

Step two

• Schools should contact examiners to secure their agreement to examine. Schools should provide examiners with a copy of the thesis title and abstract and direct them to the information for examiners.
• At this stage, the examiners should be invited to examine, subject to the approval of the Board of the Graduate Research School.

Step three

Graduate research co-ordinators must complete the nomination form, including:

• the full mailing addresses
• qualifications, and a statement regarding suitability and expertise for each of the appropriate number of examiners for the program
• confirmation of each examiner's acceptance and availability
• an approximate submission date and the final thesis title.

Step four

Obtain and attach a copy of the students abstract or summary to the form.

Step five

• Submit the completed form and attachments to the Graduate Research and Scholarships Office about three weeks before the intended submission date.
• If approved, the board will formally appoint the examiners, or will seek further information from the graduate research coordinator if required.