On October 31st 2019 many PhD researchers at the University of Edinburgh Business School were sent an email entitled, "Student Engagement Monitoring". This email caused widespread distress.

The purpose of this petition is twofold:

1) PhD researchers (and their supporters) request a formal written apology from the PGR Office for the sending of an email we collectively characterize as unprofessional, accusatory, and unnecessarily alarmist.

2) PhD researchers (and their supporters) request a consultative review of the process of Student Engagement Monitoring in order to most efficiently and appropriately address the university mandated requirement.

This petition will be sent to the Research Degrees Committee to be discussed at their next meeting on November 28th 2019.