S.L. 327.665 Art. 6Duties and Responsibilities of the Doctoral Candidate

(1) The Doctoral Candidate shall be expected to conduct his or her research in proper and full ethical rigour, meticulously following MCAST internal regulations, and any other ethics-

related guidance or direction provided by the MCAST Research Ethics Committee (REC) and/or the relevant Institute Research Committee (IRC).

(2) The Doctoral Candidate shall complete all of the deliverables outlined in Article 5(2) to be able to fully graduate with the doctoral qualification.

(3) The Doctoral Candidate is expected to attend and present on behalf of MCAST papers at conferences where appropriate under the guidance of the supervisory team.

(4) The Doctoral Candidate shall ensure that he or she is holds regular communications with the supervisory team, and shall keep due track of work progress, interactions and feedback in a DRes logbook that will be provided for this purpose.

(5) The Doctoral Candidate is to fully abide by all relevant MCAST regulations, such as the MCAST plagiarism policy and all other pertinent regulations.

(6) The Doctoral Candidate shall be responsible for his or her final doctoral dissertation, ensuring that the innovative contribution in the particular area of research is a result of his or her own independent work.