Regulations, policies and guidelines
Download official University policies, regulations, and statutes, as well as other documents relevant to doctoral study at Victoria University of Wellington.
PhD regulations
If you're seeking PhD requirements information, see the University Calendar.
Master’s thesis regulations
Procedures, guidelines and information
- pdf162KBAdvice on the PhD Oral Defence
- pdf172KBAfter submission—next steps
- pdf365KBConverting from PhD to Masters Thesis Degree
- pdfSIZECopyright Guidelines for Research Students
- pdf290KBPhD and Creative Works: Guidelines for Examiners
- pdf315KBGuidelines for including publications in a PhD thesis
- pdf176KBInterdisciplinarity in Research Degrees
- pdf308KBProcedures for Changes to Supervisory Arrangements
- pdf144KBResponsibilities of PhD Supervisors
- pdf249KBResponsibilities of Candidates
- Resource Agreement for Thesis Students (RAfTS, formerly the Minimum Resources Agreement, MRA)
- PhD students transferring from another NZ University
- Guidelines on cotutelle degrees and other doctoral study offshore
- Guideline for enrolment of international doctoral students who wish to undertake a doctorate offshore
A selection of University statutes, policies and guidelines
- pdf164KBAcademic Grievance Policy
- pdf160KBAnimal Ethics Policy
- pdf40KBApplicants and Examiners of Higher Doctorates Guidelines
- pdf160KBConduct Policy
- pdf144KBGraduation Statute
- pdf164KBHealth and Safety Policy
- pdf69KBHigher Doctorate Regulations
- pdf108KBHuman Ethics Committee Guidelines
- pdf268KBHuman Ethics Policy
- pdf188KBInformation Systems Statute
- pdf224KBIntellectual Property Policy
- pdf224KBLibrary Statute
- pdf91KBProof-Reading and Editorial Advice Policy
- pdf40KBRecognition of Authorship Policy
- pdf188KBResearch Policy
- pdf256KBStudent Conduct Statute
- pdf40KBWithholding of Theses Procedure