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    Quality Assurance

    Quality assurance underpins the University’s excellence in student education. Find information about our quality assurance mechanisms here.

    Further information about quality assurance can be found on the Quality Assurance SharePoint. 

    Quality assurance-related policies

    Find guidance on approval processes and mechanisms the University uses to assure the quality of student education academic provision.

    Programme and module approval

    New courses and changed courses need formal approval before they can be offered to students.

    Committees

    The University operates a system of deliberative committees relating to taught student education and to research postgraduate studies.

    External examiners

    External examiners are an essential part of the University's quality assurance processes. The role of the external examiner is to provide assurance to the University that its assessment system is fair and operated equitably, and to ensure comparability of the University's standards with those in peer institutions.

    Education Partnerships

    Education Partnerships, including Collaborative Provision and Study Abroad arrangements, involves the award of academic credit that is delivered, assessed or supported in partnership between two or more organisations.

    Student Education Review

    Further information and documentation relating to student education review is available for staff on the Quality Assurance SharePoint.

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