University policies, procedures and regulations

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

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
• Student Terms and Conditions (PDF, 107 KB)

Application and admissions

• Admissions 
• Accreditation of prior (experiential) learning

Student Finance

• Financial implications of repeating modules
• Student debt management policy
• Tuition Fees
• Withdrawal policy 2017/18
• Withdrawal policy 2018/19
• Withdrawal policy 2019/20

IT Services

• Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
• Wireless Bluetooth Policy
• Password Protocol
• Smart Working Security
• Data Backup
• Bring You Own Device Policy (BYOD)

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
  • General
  • Needs Assessment Centre (NAC)
  • Safeguarding

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
• Research Misconduct Policy
• Research Ethics Code and Procedures

Other policies, procedures and regulations

• Human Resources policies and procedures
• Records management and information compliance
• Campus Services 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