Policies

Codes of practice relating to higher degrees

• 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 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 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)
• Conduct of research degree vivas (.pdf)
• Masters Dissertation Supervision (.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 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 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 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 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)
• Compensation and Refund Policy (pdf)
• Study and Wellbeing Intervention Policy and Procedure (pdf)

Other University policies

A

• Academic dress (.pdf)
• Academic freedom and freedom of speech, policy on (.pdf)
• Assessment feedback policy (.pdf)

C

• Content development and management policy (.pdf)

E

• Evaluating Impact - a quick reference guide (.pdf)

F

• Fitness to practice 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)

I

• Intellectual property rights in students' work, guidelines on the ownership of (.pdf)

L

• Library, Children and Young People in the Library, Policy on (.pdf)

M

• Marking policy (.pdf)
• Marking Policy, East 15 variation 2024-25 (.pdf)

P

• Professional Clinical Appearance Code of Practice (.pdf)

R

• Recognition of prior learning and re-use of credit policy (.pdf)

S

• 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)

T

• 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)

U

• University's charity information

W

• Whistleblowing policy (.pdf)