Student policies and procedures

Our policies, regulations and codes of practice are here to help, support and safeguard you. They outline agreed procedures to ensure you understand our expectations of you.

See a full list of current policies and procedures on the main academic and student regulations and procedures webpage.

Academic appeals

Visit the Office of Student Complaints, Appeals and Regulation website.

Academic integrity

Visit the Office of Student Complaints, Appeals and Regulation website.

Accommodation

Admissions

See admissions policies.

Assessment and feedback

Assistance animals (including assistance dogs)

Captured content

Use of Captured Content Procedure (PDF)

Centre for Wellbeing

Access to notes policy (PDF)
Centre for Wellbeing privacy notice
Counselling team statement of offering (PDF)
Eating disorder policy (PDF)
Extenuating circumstances FAQs (PDF)
Fitness to practise and support to study policy (PDF)

Child protection and adults at risk

Safeguarding information and procedures

Complaints

Procedure for complaints

Courses

Visit the Academic Quality Standards website for information on academic regulations and codes of practice.

Data protection

Data Protection Policy (PDF)

Death of a student

Student Death Procedure (PDF)

Discipline

Visit the Office of Student Complaints, Appeals and Regulation website for information on student disciplinary regulations and Managed Exclusion Orders.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Disability Policy (PDF)
Disability and Neurodivergence Policy (PDF)
Equality Policy (PDF)
Harassment and Bullying Procedure (PDF)
Trans and Gender Identity Policy (PDF)

Expulsions and criminal convictions

Procedure for expulsions and criminal convictions

Extenuating circumstances

Regulations for extenuating circumstances

Fee and debt management

Student Fee and Debt Management Policy (PDF)

Financial crime, compliance and anti-money laundering

Financial crime, compliance and anti-money laundering (PDF)

Fitness to practise

Visit the Office of Student Complaints, Appeals and Regulation website.

Freedom of speech

Code of Practice on Freedom of Speech (PDF)

Harassment and bullying

Harassment and Bullying (PDF)

Health and safety: BBQ plans

Stag Hill BBQ plan 514 KB

Manor Park BBQ plan 647 KB

Hazel Farm BBQ plan 174 KB

Infectious diseases

Information security

Our Data Policy Statement (incorporating Information Security Policy) (PDF)

Intellectual property

Intellectual Property Code (PDF)
Protocol on Student Intellectual Property (PDF)

IT acceptable use

IT acceptable use procedure (PDF)

Monitoring

Monitoring Policy (PDF)

Naming

Naming Policy - students (PDF)
Naming Policy - university (PDF)

Personal tutors

Code of practice for personal tutoring

Placements

Poster display and standards

Poster Display and Standards Guidelines (PDF)

Prevent (anti-radicalisation)

Prevent policy (PDF)

Religious observances

Policy on Religion, Belief, Values and Practices (PDF)

Sexual misconduct

Sexual Misconduct Policy (PDF)

Smoking

Smoking Policy (PDF)

Social media

Social Media Policy Students (PDF)

Student drugs policy

Student Drugs Policy (PDF)
Student Drugs Policy - supporting procedures (PDF)

Student engagement code of practice

Student engagement code of practice

Student protection

Student Protection Plan (docx)

Support to study

Visit the Office of Student Complaints, Appeals and Regulation website.

Temporary and permanent withdrawal

Code of practice for temporary and permanent withdrawals: taught programmes

Terms and conditions

See admissions policies

Timetabling

Code of practice for the scheduling of teaching and assessment

University and student partnership

Code of practice for student engagement
Code of practice for academic governance (now Senate Governance)

Visas

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