
Graduate Research Board
The academic governance board for all graduate research students
What is the Graduate Research Board (GRB)?
The Graduate Research Board (GRB) is the academic governance board for all graduate research students within the University and meets monthly to consider policy and strategic matters impacting graduate research students. Membership of the GRB includes academic representatives from across all Colleges as well as student representatives.
The voice of the student is critical to the initiatives and policy developments of the Board. If you have an interest in being involved in this activity, or other opportunities to represent graduate research students, then please email (opens in a new window)grb@ucd.ie with this information.
The GRB meets monthly to consider policy and strategic matters impacting graduate research students, as well as submissions from Schools for individual graduate research students. Examples of types of submissions (once approved at School level) that may be considered for graduate research students include:
- Award of Credit for External (Concurrent) Learning
- Award of Credit for Prior Learning
- Thesis Embargoes
- Change in Major or Programme
- Extension of Graduate Research Registration
- Stage Progression (see PhD Lifecycle)
- Leave of Absence
- Non-Standard Admissions including Graduate Research Re-admissions
- Examination Committees (which, if approved by the GRB, are submitted to ACCE for final decision).
Information on policies and regulations that apply to graduate research students can be found on the Graduate Studies Document Repository. Graduate research students should engage with their supervisor (or RSP if appropriate) in the first instance regarding all submissions which require final approval of the GRB.
19 June 2025
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Further resources
View further Graduate Research Board information (including the GRB meeting schedule and membership details) on the UCD Staff Intranet. Note: this is accessible to UCD staff only.