Governance
Policies
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 2025-26 (.pdf)
- Postgraduate research degrees 2024-25 (.pdf)
- Postgraduate research degrees 2023-24(.pdf)
- Postgraduate research degrees 2022-23 (.pdf)
- Postgraduate research degrees 2021-22 (.pdf)
- Postgraduate research degrees 2020-21 (.pdf)
- Postgraduate research degrees 2019-20 (.pdf)
- Postgraduate research degrees 2018-19 (.pdf)
- Postgraduate research degrees 2017-18 (.pdf)
- Postgraduate research degrees 2016-17 (.pdf)
- Postgraduate research degrees 2015-16 (.pdf)
- Professional doctorates 2025-26 (.pdf)
- Professional doctorates 2024-25 (.pdf)
- Professional doctorates 2023-24 (.pdf)
- Professional doctorates 2022-23 (.pdf)
- Professional doctorates 2021-22 (.pdf)
- Professional doctorates 2020-21 (.pdf)
- Professional doctorates 2019-20 (.pdf)
- Professional doctorates 2018-19 (.pdf)
- Professional doctorates 2017-18 (.pdf)
- Professional doctorates 2016-17 (.pdf)
- Professional doctorates 2015-16 (.pdf)
- Professional doctorates - Tavistock 2025-26 (.pdf)
- Professional doctorates - Tavistock 2024-25 (.pdf)
- Professional doctorates - Tavistock 2023-24 (.pdf)
- Professional doctorates - Tavistock 2022-23 (.pdf)
- Professional doctorates - Tavistock 2021-22 (.pdf)
- Professional doctorates - Tavistock 2020-21 (.pdf)
- Professional doctorates - Tavistock 2019-20 (.pdf)
- Professional doctorates - Tavistock 2018-19 (.pdf)
- Professional doctorates - Tavistock 2017-18 (.pdf)
- Teaching and demonstrating by graduate students (.pdf)
- Code of Practice: Supervision of Postgraduate Taught Students during the Dissertation period (.pdf)
- Conduct of research degree vivas (.pdf)
- Policy for Postgraduate Research Degrees involving Practice as Research (.pdf)
- Policy on compassionate leave for Postgraduate Research Degree students (.pdf)
- Policy on dual and joint research awards (.pdf)
- Policy on leave of absence (intermission) for Postgraduate Research Degree students (.pdf)
- Policy for the appointment of independent chairs for research degree vivas (.pdf)
- Policy on thesis submission, deposit and retention (.pdf)
- Postgraduate Research Integrity and Research Misconduct Policy (.pdf)
Other policies relating to governance
Academic Offences
- Academic Offences procedures 2025-26 (.pdf)
- Academic Offences procedures 2024-25 (.pdf)
- Academic Offences procedures 2023-24 (.pdf)
- Academic Offences procedures 2022-23 (.pdf)
- Academic Offences procedures 2021-22 (.pdf)
- Academic Offences procedures 2020-21 (.pdf)
- Academic Offences procedures 2019-20 (.pdf)
- Academic Offences procedures 2018-19 (.pdf)
- Academic Offences procedures 2017-18 (.pdf)
- Academic Offences procedures 2016-17(.pdf)
Progress and Appeals Procedure - Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate Students
- Student Engagement Policy 2025-26 (.pdf)
- Student Engagement Policy 2024-25 (.pdf)
- Student Engagement Policy 2023-24 (.pdf)
- Student Engagement Policy 2022-23 (.pdf)
- Student Engagement Policy 2021-22 (.pdf)
- Student Engagement Policy 2020-21 (.pdf)
- Academic Appeals Procedure for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught Students 2025-26 (.pdf)
- Academic Appeals Procedure for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught Students 2024-25 (.pdf)
- Academic Appeals Procedure for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught Students 2024-25 (.pdf)
- Academic Appeals Procedure for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught Students 2023-24 (.pdf)
- Academic Appeals Procedure for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught Students 2022-23 (.pdf)
- Academic Appeals Procedure for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught Students 2021-22(.pdf)
- Academic Appeals Procedure for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught Students 2020-21 (.pdf)
- Academic Appeals Procedure for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught Students 2019-20 (.pdf)
- Progress Procedures for Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate Students 2019-20 (.pdf)
- Progress and appeals procedures for taught programmes of study 2018-19 (.pdf)
- Progress and appeals procedures for taught programmes of study 2017-18 (.pdf)
- Progress and appeals procedures for taught programmes of study 2016-17 (.pdf)
Progress and Appeals Procedure - Research Students
- Progress and appeals procedures for research degree students 2025-26 (.pdf)
- Progress and appeals procedures for research degree students 2024-25 (.pdf)
- Progress and appeals procedures for research degree students 2023-24 (.pdf)
- Progress and appeals procedures for research degree students 2022-23 (.pdf)
- Progress and appeals procedures for research degree students 2021-22 (.pdf)
- Progress and appeals procedures for research degree students 2020-21 (.pdf)
- Progress and appeals procedures for research degree students 2019-20 (.pdf)
- Progress and appeals procedures for research degree students 2018-19 (.pdf)
- Progress and appeals procedures for research degree students 2017-18 (.pdf)
All students
- Student concerns and complaints procedure (.pdf)
- Policy on children and young people in the Library (.pdf)
- Referencing Code of Practice (.pdf)
- Student Protection Plan (.pdf) Please note the University's Student Protection Plan is currently under review. A revised Plan will be published in due course.
- Compensation and Refund Policy (.pdf)
- Study and Wellbeing Intervention Policy and Procedure (.pdf)
Other University policies
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- Academic dress (.pdf)
- Academic flexibility for dual career athletes policy (.pdf)
- Academic freedom and freedom of speech, policy on (.pdf)
- Assessment feedback policy (.pdf)
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- Fitness to practise procedure (2025-26) (.pdf)
- Fitness to practise procedure (2024-25) (.pdf)
- Fitness to practise procedure (2023-24) (.pdf)
- Fitness to practise procedure (2022-23) (.pdf)
- Fitness to practise procedure (2021-22) (.pdf)
- Fitness to practise procedure (2020-21) (.pdf)
- Fitness to practise procedure (2019-20) (.pdf)
- Fitness to Study Policy and Procedure (pdf)
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- Safeguarding adults and children at risk, Policy on (.pdf)
- Speaker Code of Practice (.pdf)
- Student Debt Policy 2025-26 (.pdf)
- Student Debt Policy 2024-25 (.pdf)
- Student Debt Policy 2023-24 (.pdf)
- Student Debt Policy 2022-23 (.pdf)
- Student Debt Policy 2020-22 (.pdf)
- Student Suicide Prevention and Response Plan (.pdf)
- Student voice (representation) policy (.pdf)
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- Thesis as a series of papers, guidance notes (.pdf)
- Tuition fee payment and liability policy (2020-21) (.pdf)
- Tuition fee payment and liability policy (2021-22) (.pdf)
- Tuition Fee Payment and Liability Policy (2022-23) (.pdf)
- Tuition Fee Payment and Liability Policy (2023-24) (.pdf)
- Tuition Fee Payment and Liability Policy (2024-25) (.pdf)
- Tuition Fee Payment and Liability Policy (2025-26) (.pdf)
- Tuition fee deposit policy (.pdf)
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- Whistleblowing policy (.pdf)
