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

Accessibility Statement

In accordance with the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SENDA) Act 2001, we aim to ensure that all University of Northampton’s webpages conform to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. The University is striving to improve this site’s accessibility on an ongoing basis.

Some of our pages from legacy sites, or those developed and maintained by third parties, might not currently conform to these standards. However, we are actively engaging with content providers across the University to ensure that all future webpages are compliant with W3C guidelines for accessibility (Double-A standard).

Agreements

• Health and Wellbeing Framework
• student partnership agreement (between the University, students and the Students’ Union)
• Student Code of Conduct
• Student Protection Plan

Application and admissions

• admissions 
• accreditation of prior (experiential) learning

Student Finance

• Financial implications of repeating modules
• Student debt management policy
• Withdrawal policy 2017/18
• Withdrawal policy 2018/19

IT Services

• Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
• Wireless Bluetooth Policy
• Password Protocol
• Smart Working Security

Student issues

• Academic Integrity and Misconduct
• mitigating circumstances
• extensions
• study break
• appeals
• complaints
• fitness to practise
• student disciplinary
• Faculty of Health and Society breach of confidentiality
• health, wellbeing and fitness to study
• UKVI-related policies
• bullying and harassment

Student services

• accommodation
• Code of Practice between the University and the Student’s Union
• residential life
• student support
  • ASSIST
  • financial guidance
  • General
  • Needs Assessment Centre (NAC)
  • safeguarding

 Teaching, learning, assessment and feedback

• Assessment and Feedback
• grade criteria
• Lecture Capture Policy
• teaching
• student engagement
• Personal Academic Tutoring
• Student representation
• Placements and Work-based Learning

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 Neglect of Academic Obligation Policy 
• PGR Appeals Policy

Other policies, procedures and regulations

• Human Resources policies and procedures
• records management and information compliance
• Safety, Health & Environment Policies and Procedures
• strategic plan
• university committee handbook
• Equality and Diversity Action Plan
• Equal Pay Audit Report
• Multi Faith Chaplaincy Use Policy
• External Speaker Policy
• Intellectual Property Policy
• Donor Relations and Acceptance of Donations policy and procedure
• Naming of Assets by Donation