Research Degrees Examination Management

What's new?

    New Policy and Guidance to Research Degrees took effect on 12 October

  • Graduate Administrator / GSA Access Opened on 1 October: Graduate Administrator access was opened in Wednesday 1 October
  • Graduate Administrator Briefings: Briefing sessions were be held on Thursday 25 September and Monday 29 September. To replay the second briefing session please click here.

Overview of Research Degrees Examination Management (RDEM) in eVision

In Michaelmas term 2025, Research Degrees Examination Management (RDEM) in eVision was be launched to better support the management and administration of postgraduate examinations.

The introduction of the RDEM has also enable the implementation of the changes to in the Policy and Guidance on Research Degrees which went into effect from 12 October 2025.

1 Manage examiners invitations: RDT & Examiner 2 Submit thesis: Student 3 Send documentation to examiners: RDT & Examiner 4 Complete viva notice & 5 Complete examination report: Examiner 6 Process result approval: GSA 7 Issue results letter: RDT & Student

Note: This image showcases one path through an examination journey, there are variations to this.

RDEM in eVision will be used by the Research Degrees Team (RDT), Students who will submit their theses via Student Self Service, Examiners, Graduate Administrators (GSA's), Payroll and the Print Room.

Using a single integrated platform will bring collaborative efficiencies to the teams who manage the examination processes, along with new visibility of examination progress to Graduate Administrators / Graduate Studies Administrator's (GSA's).

There will be a period of transition where some 'in flight' examination records will continue to be processed in the current systems. Over time examination records will be migrated across to RDEM and the project team will share further details about this nearer the time.

More information and training

Please visit RDEM - Timeline, Benefits and Outcomes for more information about when and how the solution will be delivered, and some of the background.

Please take a look at our training materials for more insight. Here you will find some very useful short training videos to bring the solution to life.

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Things that have happened so far?

  • Drop-In sessions were be held to support Graduate Administrator / GSA questions on:

    • Thursday 2 October 2pm - 3pm

    • Monday 6 October 11am - 12pm

    • Wednesday 8 October 1pm - 2pm

    • Tuesday 14 October 10am - 11am

  • Successful launch: On Tuesday 16 September RDEM in eVision was successfully launched and access opened to students, examiners, Research Degrees Team, payroll and print room
  • Launch Date Approved: Approval was granted at the Project Board on 2 September for launch to go ahead on Tuesday 16 September
  • User Acceptance Testing Success: User Acceptance Testing concluded on August 22nd, with great feedback from real user group representatives to whom we extend our thanks
  • First look training materials: were released to user groups
  • TT 25 Briefings completed: The project team completed a round of briefings, mainly to Graduate Administrator audiences in TT25 to raise awareness of the new system and plans for launch in MT25. The reception of the new system was been very positive

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