The University’s governance webpages are the definitive source of regulations for the University.

Policies and Procedures relating to assessment

There are a number of Policies and Procedures relating to assessment, marking and feedback that all Schools are required to follow.

The following will be of particular interest to external examiners in carrying out their duties:

• Information for Students on Assessment
• Anonymous Marking Policy​
• Assessment Feedback to Students​
• Double-Blind Marking and Moderation Policy​
• Proof-reading of Examination Papers​
• Scaling Policy
• Translation of Marks Policy
• Special Considerations
• Boards of Examiners
• Assessment Framework
• Principles and definitions of assessment

Course Description Documents/Programme Specifications for all courses are available here.

Qualification Descriptors drawn from the QAA framework

Level and Classification Descriptors – from the QAA website