Postgraduate provision at the University includes taught courses leading to Postgraduate Certificates and Diplomas, Masters qualifications, research programmes leading to Master of Philosophy, Doctor of Philosophy and other research-based qualifications across a range of subjects.  The Assistant Registrars provide support to the Director of Taught Programmes and the Director of Postgraduate Research Programmes as appropriate, the Taught Programmes Policy Group, the Graduate Studies Policy Group and a number of working groups.  They provide advice on the following:

• regulations for taught and research programmes and instructions to examiners;
• guidance on good practice including application of the Code of Practice for Assuring the Quality of Research Degrees
• concessions against the University's regulations
• application of  and adherence to University policies and procedures (e.g. APL/APEL) in relation to graduate students and active development of new procedures;
• UEA and QAA Codes of Practice;
• policy relating to Postgraduate Research Studentships (including those provided by UEA; the Arts and Humanities Research Council; Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council; Economic and Social Research Council; and Natural Environment Research Council);
• appointment of Boards of Examiners (Postgraduate Taught)
• appointment of external examiners for taught and research postgraduate provision and their reports;
• academic appeals and academic complaints
• provision of, and monitoring of management information relevant to learning and teaching.