University policies, procedures and regulations

Emergency Academic and Student Regulations – COVID-19

2020/21

• Adjustments to teaching, learning and assessment caused by Covid-19 – Academic Year 2020/21 – Institutional Statement (Word, 33 KB)
• Adjustments to teaching, learning and assessment caused by Covid-19 – Academic Year 2020/21 – Emergency protocol (PDF, 207 KB)
• Emergency Regulations 2020/21 (PDF, 133 KB)
• Emergency Regulations 2020/21 (revised January 2021) (PDF, 138 KB)
• Degree Classification Adjustments (Excel, 30KB)

Handbooks

• Staff Handbook
• Student Handbooks

Academic and supplementary regulations

The supplementary regulations below are listed by academic year then by School. They show the regulations that are supplementary to the University Academic Regulations. Please view the regulations that are applicable to the year of entry. If you have a query about any of the supplementary regulations or if need to amend, add or remove any please contact curriculum@northampton.ac.uk.

• 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

Agreements

• 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

Application and admissions

• Admissions
• Accreditation of prior (experiential) learning

Student Finance

• Financial implications of repeating modules
• Partner Sanctions Policy (PDF, 460 KB)
• Student debt management policy
• Tuition Fees
• Withdrawal policy 2017/18 (Word, 19 KB)
• Withdrawal policy 2018/19 (PDF, 190 KB)
• Withdrawal policy 2019/20 (PDF, 113 KB)
• Withdrawal policy 2020/21 (PDF, 131 KB)

IT Services

• Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) (PDF, 171 KB)
• Wireless Bluetooth Policy (PDF, 128 KB)
• Password Protocol (PDF, 123 KB)
• Smart Working Security (PDF, 123 KB)
• Data Backup (PDF, 123 KB)
• Bring You Own Device Policy (BYOD) (PDF, 137 KB)

Student issues

• Academic Integrity and Misconduct
• Academic Appeals
• Termination Appeals
• Bullying and Harassment
• Complaints
• Extensions
• Fitness to practice
• Health, Wellbeing and fitness to study
• Mitigating circumstances
• Sexual Harassment, Misconduct and Violence
• Student Disciplinary
• Study break
• Transfers, Restarts and Withdrawals
• UKVI-related policies

Student services

• Accommodation
• Code of Practice between the University and the Student’s Union
• Residential life
• Student support
  • ASSIST
  • Financial guidance
  • Needs Assessment Centre (NAC)
  • Safeguarding
  • Mental Health

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 (Changemaker 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 Registration and Progression Policy
• PGR Supervision Policy
• Framework for Postgraduate Researcher Development
• PGR Thesis and Examination Policy
• PGR Code of Practice
• PGR Satisfactory Progress Policy
• PGR Appeals Policy

Research Policies

• Research Integrity Policy
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• Research Misconduct Policy (PDF, 370 KB)
• Research Ethics Code and Procedures (PDF, 585 KB)

Health, Safety and Business Continuity

• Asbestos Management Policy (PDF, 151KB)
• Children on Campus Policy (PDF, 141KB)
• Display Screen Equipment Policy (PDF, 145KB)
• Electrical Safety Policy (PDF, 188KB)
• Field Trips and Offsite Activities (PDF, 131KB)
• Health and Safety Management Policy (PDF, 617KB)
• Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) Safety Policy (PDF, 154KB)

Other policies, procedures and regulations

• Human Resources policies and procedures
• Records management and information compliance
• Strategic plan
• University committee handbook
• Equality and Diversity Action Plan (Word, 143 KB)
• Equal Pay Audit Report
• Multi Faith Chaplaincy Use Policy (Word, 57KB)
• External Speaker Policy
• Intellectual Property Policy (PDF, 252KB)
• Donor Relations and Acceptance of Donations policy and procedure
• Naming of Assets by Donation
• Donor Due Diligence Policy and Procedure
• Accessibility Statement