University Policies, Procedures and Regulations
The regulations are reviewed and reissued annually in line with the start of the new academic year. Please find the University’s Academic Regulations for 2024/25 below. The links below will take you to the general Academic Regulations and for courses which have additional requirements, the Course Specific Regulations.
- Academic Regulations 2013/14
- Academic Regulations 2014/15
- Academic and Supplementary Regulations 2013/14
- Academic and Supplementary Regulations 2014/15
- Academic and Supplementary Regulations 2015/16
- Academic and Supplementary Regulations 2016/17
- Academic and Supplementary Regulations 2017/18
- Academic and Supplementary Regulations 2018/19
- Academic and Supplementary Regulations 2019/20
- Academic and Supplementary Regulations 2020/21
- Academic and Supplementary Regulations 2021/22
- Academic and Supplementary Regulations 2022/23
- Academic and Supplementary Regulations 2023/24
- Academic and Supplementary Regulations 2024/25
- Academic and Supplementary Regulations 2025/26
- Academic and Course Specific Regulations 2026/27
- Ecology Policy (PDF, 247 KB)
- Energy Policy (PDF, 258 KB)
- Environment and Sustainability Policy (PDF, 253 KB)
- Single Use Plastic and Disposable Item Policy (PDF, 266 KB)
- Sustainable Construction Policy (PDF, 263 KB)
- Sustainable Travel Policy (PDF, 274 KB)
- Sustainable Catering Policy (PDF, 461 KB)
- Waste Policy (PDF, 228 KB)
- Water Consumption and Reduction policy (PDF, 244 KB)
- HR policies and procedures [Please note: staff login required]
- Acceptable Use Policy (PDF, 193 KB)
- Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Policy (PDF, 171 KB)
- Information Security Policy (PDF, 132 KB)
- Web Accessibility
Research Policies
- Code of Practice
- Equality and Inclusion Procedure
- Intellectual Property and Commercialisation Policy
- Policy for Payment of Individuals for Involvement with Research (PDF, 182KB)
- Peer Review Policy for Research Funding Applications
- Professorship Criteria [Staff login required]
- Publications Policy (PDF, 239KB)
- Research Data Management Policy
- Research Ethics Code and Procedures (Word, 648KB)
- Researcher Code of Practice
- Research and Knowledge Exchange Misconduct Policy [PDF, 175KB]
- Responsible Metrics Policy
- Statement of Best Practice Adoption
- Visiting Professors and Fellows Policy [Staff login required]
Application and admissions
Estates and Campus Services
Student Finance
- Financial implications of repeating modules
- Partner Sanctions Policy (Word, 42 KB)
- Student Debt Management Policy (PDF, 218 KB)
- Tuition Fee Policy (PDF, 157KB)
- Tuition Withdrawal Restart and Study Break Policy 26/27 (PDF, 211KB)
- Withdrawal policy 2020/21 (Word, 32 KB)
- Withdrawal policy 2021/22 (PDF, 123 KB)
- Withdrawal policy 2022/23 (PDF, 119 KB)
- Withdrawal policy 2023/24 (PDF, 146KB)
- Withdrawal and Suspension Procedure – Academic Year 2024/25 (PDF, 197KB)
- Withdrawal, Restart & Study Break Policy Academic Year 2025/26 (PDF, 227 KB)
Student Issues
- Academic Integrity and Misconduct
- Academic Appeals
- Academic References
- Student Complaints
- Fitness to practise
- Health, Wellbeing and fitness to study
- Mitigating circumstances
- Misconduct Policy (Bullying, Harassment, Discrimination and Violence)
- Student Disciplinary
- Student Drugs and Alcohol Use policy
- Study break
- Transfers, Restarts and Withdrawals
- UKVI-related policies
Student services
Teaching, learning, assessment and feedback
- Assessment and Feedback
- Grade criteria
- Lecture Capture Policy
- Teaching
- Student engagement
- Integrated Learner Support and Personal Academic Tutoring
- Student representation
- Placements and Work-based Learning
- Guidance on the construction of effective learning outcomes
- COGS Learning Outcomes Toolkit (Constructing Outcomes for Graduate Success)
- Guidance on assessment volume
- Principles for the setting of group assessments
- Marking to learning outcomes fact sheet
Postgraduate Research Policies
- PGR Supervision Policy
- Framework for Postgraduate Researcher Development
- PGR Thesis and Examination Policy
- PGR Code of Practice
- PGR Progress Support Policy
Student Perk Terms and Conditions
- 2019 – 2020 entry (PDF, 116 KB)
- 2020 – 2021 entry (PDF, 138 KB)
- 2021 – 2022 entry (PDF, 229 KB)
- 2022 – 2023 entry (PDF, 138 KB)
- 2023 – 2024 entry (PDF, 216 KB)
- 2024 – 2025 entry (PDF, 156 KB)
- 2025 – 2026 entry (PDF, 208 KB)
- Health and Wellbeing Framework
- Student partnership agreement (between the University, students and the Students’ Union)
- Student Code of Conduct
- Student Protection Plan
- Student Terms and Conditions
- Data protection policies and procedures
- Donor Relations and Acceptance of Donations policy and procedure (Word, 82KB)
- Ethical and Sustainable Procurement Policy (PDF, 227 KB)
- External Speaker and Events Policy
- Freedom of Speech Policy (PDF, 222KB)
- Harm Reduction statement (Word, 204 KB)
- Modern Slavery Statement
- Naming of Assets by Donation (PDF, 167 KB)
- Risk Management Policy and Procedure (PDF, 270KB)
- Strategy
- Treasury Management Policy (PDF, 260 KB)
- University governing documents
