Research Degrees Examination Management
In Michaelmas term 2025, Research Degrees Examination Management (RDEM) in eVision will be launched to better support the management and administration of postgraduate examinations.
The introduction of the new system will also enable the implementation of new postgraduate research examination regulation changes which are set to go into effect from 12 October 2025.
An example of the examination record journey
Note: this example showcases one path through an examination journey, there are others for example a student can submit their thesis prior to their GS03.
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 first look training materials for more insight. Here you will find some very useful short training videos to bring the solution to life.
What's new?
- User Acceptance Testing is scheduled to start on 11th August 2025
- First look training materials have been released
- TT 25 Briefings completed: The project team has completed a round of briefings mainly to Graduate Administrator audiences. The reception of the new system has been very positive
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