Legal and Compliance Services

Academic and Student Policy Development and Communication

The University’s academic and student policies as approved by Academic Board are set out below.

The University’s main policies webpage can be accessed here, alongside the University Policy Framework which governs the development and management of policy documents.

If you have any queries that cannot be addressed through the information in these policies, please contact the Legal and Compliance Services team.

A

• Academic Partnerships Policy
• Academic Partnerships – Office for Students Registration Status Policy
• Academic Sabbatical Policy
• Accreditation of Prior Learning Policy
• Admissions Policy – Undergraduate
• Admissions Policy – Postgraduate
• Alcohol and Substance Misuse Policy
• Anti-Bullying and Harassment Policy for Students
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy (Sept 2024)
• Assistance Animals Policy for Students
• Authorship, Contribution and Publishing Code of Practice (January 2025)

B

C

• CAS Issuance Policy

D

• Delivery of Level 7 Provision by FE/HE Partner Colleges Policy
• Due Diligence Policy (International Research)

E

• • Electoral Campaigning on Campus Policy
  • Employer Complaints and Disputes Policy
  • Extensions Policy
  • External Speaker Policy – July 2024

F

• Fitness to Study Policy
• Freedom of Speech – Code of Practice

G

• Gender-Based Violence Prevention Policy

H

I

• Inclusive Academic Practice Policy
• Intellectual Property Policy

J

K

L

• Lecture Recording Guidance

M

• Management of Assessment Policy
• Misallocation of Marks Policy
• Module and Programme Evaluation Policy
• Monthly Boards Policy

N

O

• Open Access Policy

P

• Postponed Classes Policy
• Programme Closures, Suspensions and Changes Policy
• Proof Reading Policy

Q

R

• Reading and Resource List Policy
• Return and Refund to Title IV Funds Policy (August 2024)
• Research Investigation of Misconduct in Research Procedure (Oct 2023)
• Research Code of Practice
• Research Data Management Policy
• Research Ethics Policy
• Research Units – Governance and Review Policy and Forms (September 2022)
• Responsible Metrics Policy

S

• Safeguarding Policy (June 2022)
• Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy (March 2024)
• Spin Out Policy
• Sponsorship of External Organisations and Individuals Policy
• Student Death Protocol
• Student Mental Health Policy
• Student Refund and Compensation Policy
• Student Participation Policy
• Student Policy on Use of Social Media
• Student Support and Tutoring Policy (Update Pending)
• Students Under the Age of 18

T

• Teacher Education Framework for PGR Students Who Teach

U

V

W

• Workplace Education Activity Policy

X

Y

Z