The purpose of this project is to develop system  tools within EUCLID to address two separate business requirements in respect of administering the PGR student lifecyle.

The tools developed will provide a solid foundation for the implementation of the PREP project in 2015/16 if funding is achieved and a model for additional functionality to be built in the same way in the future. The prioritiy of these changes within the PGR lifecycle was confirmed by the Researcher Experience Committee (REC) on 3/3/15.

The two areas to be developed are:

1)  A centrally delivered Annual Review Process for PGR students in line with the form currently required centrally. This was identfied as an a area which would provide the most benefit across the university in terms of the administation and monitoring of progress of PGR students. The requirement was raised duing the PGR mapping exercise by multiple schools and colleges. Benefits:

- Savings in terms of staff time per Annual Review processes. (up to 50% - saving of 2hrs per student) - Savings in terms of the time taken to monitor the annual review process and chase the reviews to completion.(up to 50%  - saving of 0.5hr per student) - Visibility of the process to all parties (Student/ Academics / Admimistators - Schools/Administrators - College). This will be on screen and in BIS.

2) Moving the functionality and data which is currently held within the Postgraduate Progression Monitoring Database ( PPMD ) into EUCLID so that all of the centrally delivered PGR administration  functions are being administered in one place and removing all duplication of data and processes. Benefits:

- Savings in terms of staff time trying to reconcille the adminstation systems.and look in multiple places.  - Improved tools which moving to EUCLID provides - notes/documents/lettters/workflow.