DDB09 – Notice of intention to submit PhD thesis
Complete and return this form to:
Doctoral Degrees Board Office
Masingene Building
Middle Campus, Room 5.04
University of Cape Town
Rondebosch, 7700
Contact:
Janine Isaacs
Tel: (021) 650 2202
Fax : (021) 650 4913
E-mail: janine.isaacs@uct.ac.za
Contact details (during examination/ graduation period)
Name
Address
Telephone number
Fax number
E-mail address
I hereby declare that I intend to submit my thesis for the June / December graduation ceremony.
(Please delete that which is not applicable).
Student number
Department
Supervisor/s name
Supervisor/s e-mail address
Thesis title
Should I not be able to meet the deadlines for submission as set out in Rule GP5.3 of the General Rules
and Policies Handbook, I undertake to inform the Doctoral Degrees Board Officer immediately.
Note: If you submit your thesis for examination at a time other than the specified submission dates
of 17 February 2014 (before 12h00) or 15 August, there may be a considerable delay before you
receive the result. While every effort will be made to process the work for examination as soon as
possible, the University does not however undertake to reach a decision on the award of the degree
by any specific date.
Please also note Rule GP5.3 of the General Rules and Policies Handbook on re-registration that
stipulates that if you do not submit by 12h00 on the first day of the new academic year, you will be
required to re-register.
Candidate’s Signature
Date
Supervisor’s Signature
(I support / I do not support
submission of this thesis for
examination)
Date
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PhD IP Assessment Form
Prior to Thesis Submission
To be completed by PhD students registered in Engineering and Built Environment, Health
Sciences and Science.
In terms of the UCT Intellectual Property Policy and the Intellectual Property Rights from
Publicly Financed R&D Act (No. 51 of 2008), it is a requirement to screen research outputs
prior to public disclosure to ensure that any relevant intellectual property has been
adequately protected prior to disclosure.
Additional information on the Act, the IP Policy and patentability can be obtained from
www.rcips.uct.ac.za.
Once completed, this form will be reviewed by Research Contracts and Intellectual Property
Services (RCIPS), who fulfil the role of the technology transfer office mandated by the Act.
Take note of thesis copyright issues on the RCIPS website (IP for Postgrads, under
Intellectual Property tab).
Where necessary, it is possible for students to apply to the Doctoral Degrees Board for
confidentiality of a thesis to be maintained temporarily – without affecting your graduation.
This is typically associated with a need for patent protection. More details are available from
RCIPS or the RCIPS website. As examiners need to be placed under non disclosure
agreement this needs to be done well in advance of thesis submission.
Name
Date
Email address
Phone number
Department and Faculty
Thesis Title
Target hand-in date
Supervisor/s
Abstract (may be copied from
thesis)
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Funder
Who funded the project? Ignore any
bursaries or scholarships received.
Patenting opportunities.
Describe any IP that you feel may be
worth protecting.
Public Disclosure
Has there already been any
presentation or publication of the
work?
Research Materials
Are there any research materials
(cultures, software, etc – see IP Policy
for full description) that have been
developed? If so broadly describe
them and indicate who will become
the custodian of them if not your
supervisor.
RCIPS Assessment
Protectable IP present?
Public disclosure status
Follow-up actions
IP already protected?
Funder issues?
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