Policies relating to governance

These policies govern the academic functions of the University and are established and maintained by Senate.

Codes of practice relating to higher degrees

• Postgraduate research degrees 2017-18 (.pdf)
• Postgraduate research degrees 2016-17 (.pdf)
• Postgraduate research degrees 2015-16 (.pdf)
• Professional doctorates 2017-18 (.pdf)
• Professional doctorates 2016-17 (.pdf)
• Professional doctorates 2015-16 (.pdf)
• Professional doctorates - Tavistock 2017-18 (.pdf)
• Teaching and demonstrating by graduate students (.pdf)
• Conduct of research degree vivas via audio-visual service (.pdf)
• Masters Dissertation Supervision (.pdf)
• Policy on dual and joint research awards (.pdf)
• Policy for the appointment of independent chairs for research degree vivas (.pdf)
• Policy on thesis submission, deposit and retention (.pdf)

Other policies relating to governance

• Academic offences procedures (.pdf)
• Academic offences procedures 2016-17(.pdf)
• Progress and appeals procedures for taught programmes of study (.pdf)
• Progress and appeals procedures for taught programmes of study 2016-17 (.pdf)
• Progress and appeals procedures for research degree students (.pdf)
• Student concerns and complaints procedure (.pdf)

Other University policies

A

• Academic dress (.pdf)
• Academic freedom and freedom of speech, policy on (.pdf)
• Alcohol and drugs policy for students (.doc)
• Anti-bribery policy (.pdf) [Essex login only]

C

• Committee minutes

D

• Driving and parking of vehicles within University grounds, Rules governing the registration (.pdf)
• Drugs and alcohol policy for students (.doc)

E

• Equality and diversity policy and strategy
• Events and external speakers code of practice (.pdf)

F

• Feedback, student representation and
• Financial regulations (.pdf) (Essex login only)
• Fitness to practise procedure (.pdf)
• Fitness to study policy and procedure (.pdf)

H

• Harassment and bullying, guidelines for dealing with
• Health and safety policy (.pdf)

I

• Information security policy (.pdf)
• Intellectual property rights in students' work, guidelines on the ownership of (.pdf)
• IT Acceptable Use Policy

M

• Minutes of committees

P

• Parking and driving of vehicles within University grounds, rules governing the registration (.pdf)

S

• Safeguarding policy (.pdf)
• Smoking (.pdf)
• Strategic plan and supporting strategies (Essex staff only)
• Student absence from teaching: procedures and guidelines
• Student charter
• Student representation and feedback

T

• Tuition fee payment and liability policy (.pdf)
• Tuition fee deposit policy (.pdf)

U

• Under 18s, important information (.pdf)
• University's charity information

W

• Whistleblowing policy (.pdf)