Terence Love wrote:
> The implication is this initiative moves away from the idea of subject
> specific PhD programs.
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As Terry will be aware, UK PhD's have always followed this pattern, with
universities (or the old Polytechnic Qualifications Council - CNAA)
awarding PhD's based on an institution-wide framework. Although we have
become more "programmed" of late, the framework has always been generic
allowing for some diversity of interpretation by different disciplines.
For example our engineeering PhD's tend to be based in research groups
with specialist labs which each provide a support environment and
suitable peer group, whereas Art and Design PhD's have a single support
programme reflecting the more individualist research and smaller numbers
of doctoral students, and very small number of post-docs, in those
disciplines
best
Chris
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