A-Z of policies and procedures
View an A-Z list of all the policies and procedures of the Academic Quality and Standards Division.
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- Academic Codes of Practice
- Academic Integrity Policy PGR (PGR CoP Appendix 4)
- Academic Integrity Policy (CoPA Appendix L)
- Academic Integrity Policy: Guidelines for Students and Staff (CoPA Appendix L Annexe 1)
- Academic Misconduct - Policy and Procedures (CoPA Appendix D Annexe 4)
- Academic Progress of Postgraduate Research Students, Policy and Procedures (PGR CoP Appendix 3)
- Academic Quality and Standards Committee
- Accredited Institutions
- Additional Considerations Policy for Taught Students 2025-26 (CoPA Appendix M)
- Admissions Policy and Procedures for PGR (PGR CoP Appendix 1)
- Aegrotat and Posthumous awards for Postgraduate Research Students, Policy (PGR CoP Appendix 15)
- Affiliated Colleges
- Annual Monitoring for Learning and Teaching collaborative arrangements
- Annual Review - Postgraduate Research (PGR)
- Annual Review - Collaborative Partner PGR
- Annual Subject Action Planning
- Appeals Procedure, Research Degrees (PGR CoP Appendix 10)
- Appeals Board Procedure PGR (PGR CoP Appendix 10 Annexe 1)
- Appeals, PGR Staff Guidance Section 1 Appeals (PGR CoP Appendix 10 Annexe 2)
- AQSD Contacts and Location
- Assessment Feedback Policy - (CoPA Appendix N)
- Assessment Appeals Procedure for Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate Programmes (CoPA Appendix F)
- Assessment of Group Work for Taught Provision (CoPA Appendix G)
- Athlete Academic Support Policy - (CoPA Appendix O)
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C
- Categories of Extenuating Circumstances PGR (PGR CoP Appendix 6 Annexe 1)
- Certificate and Diploma in Professional Studies (CoPA Appendix P)
- Classification of Three-Year Non-Clinical Undergraduate Degrees (CoPA Appendix I)
- Classification of Four-Year and Five-Year Non-Clinical Undergraduate Degrees (CoPA Appendix J)
- Code of Practice on Assessment
- Code of Practice PGR
- Collaborative Partnerships Register
- Collaborative Partnership Annual Review Process PGR
- Collaborative Provision
- Collaborative Provision - Policies & Procedures
- Collaborative Provision Committee
- Coursework Submission Policy (CoPA Appendix Q)
- CPD Development
- Curriculum Boards Terms of Reference
- Curriculum Manager
D
- Due Diligence Panel
- Degree Apprenticeships
- Degree Apprenticeships Policies & Procedures
- Degree Apprenticeships Documentation
- Diploma and Certificate in Professional Studies (CoPA Appendix P)
- Disabled Students – Policy on Adjustments to Examination and Assessment Arrangements (CoPA Appendix K)
E
- Engaging Students with Curriculum Development and Approval Policy
- Examiners - Disagreements (PGR CoP Appendix 8 Annexe 2)
- Examination and Assessment Adjustments for Disabled Students Policy (CoPA Appendix K)
- Examinations Conduct Regulations - (CoPA Appendix D)
- Examinations - Guidelines for the application of the regulations to Class Tests (CoPA Appendix D - Annexe 1)
- Examinations - Procedures for Protecting the Interests of Students in the event of Major Disruption (CoPA Appendix D - Annexe 2)
- Examinations - Regulations for Online Assessments - (CoPA Appendix D Annexe 3)
- Examinations - Academic Misconduct Policy and Procedures - (CoPA Appendix D Annexe 4)
- Examinations and Examiners, Research Degrees (PGR CoP Appendix 8)
- Exams Policy PGR (PGR CoP Appendix 8)
- Exemption from Late Penalties Application Form
- Extensions of Study - in relation to the Viva Voce Examination, Policy on (PGR CoP Appendix 6)
- Extenuating Circumstances, Categories of (PGR CoP Appendix 6 Annexe 1)
- Extenuating Circumstances in Relation to the Viva Voce Application Form (PGR CoP Appendix 6 Annexe 2)
- International Students implications during periods of suspension (PGR CoP Appendix 6 Annexe 3)
- Extenuating Circumstances Process Flowchart PGR (PGR CoP Appendix 6 Annexe 4)
- Extenuating Circumstances in Relation to Performance in Assessments and Examinations Policy (CoPA Appendix M) - up to January 2026
- Extenuating Circumstances in Relation to Performance in Assessments & Examinations - (Applicable up to January 2026 for online programmes delivered in partnership with Kaplan Open Learning) (CoPA Appendix M)
- Extenuating Circumstances Application Form
- Extenuating Circumstances Application Form for Online Students studying with Kaplan only
- External Examiners System for Taught Provision - (CoPA Appendix H)
- Evaluation of Modules & Programmes Policy
F
- Feedback on Assessment Policy CoPA Appendix N (PDF)
- University Framework for Full-time and Part-time Modular Postgraduate Programmes for the 2015-16 - 2024-25 cohorts CoPA Appendix C (PDF)
- University Framework for Full-time and Part-time Modular Postgraduate Programmes for the 2014-15 cohort CoPA Appendix C 2014-15 (PDF)
- University Framework for Full-time and Part-time Modular Postgraduate Programmes for the 2011-12 to 2013-14 cohorts CoPA appendix C 11-12 to 13-14 (PDF)
- University Framework for the Certificate and Diploma in Professional Studies 2014-15 to 2024-25 cohorts CoPA Appendix P (PDF).
G
- Policy on Assessment of Group Work Taught Provision CoPA appendix G (PDF)
- Policy on Assessment of Group Work Taught Provision Guidelines CoPA Appendix G annexe 1 (PDF).
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- Lecture Capture Policy
- Lecture Capture - Information regarding the University’s Stream Lecture Capture service
- Learning and Study Skills Strategy (under review).
M
- University Marks Scale, Marking Descriptors and Qualifications Descriptors CoPA appendix A (PDF)
- Model for Non-Clinical First Degree Programmes - model for the 2014-15 - 2024-25 cohorts CoPA Appendix B (PDF)
- Model for Non-Clinical First Degree Programmes - model for the 2010-11 to 2013-14 cohorts CoPA appendix B 10-11 to 13-14 (PDF)
- Programme and module approval
- Policy on Student Evaluation of Modules and Programmes (PDF).
O
- Policy on Off-Site and Split-site Research Degree Study (for a Single University of Liverpool Award) PGR CoP Appendix 11 (PDF, 158KB)
- Framework for Online Professional Doctorates for students whose initial thesis was submitted before 2 September 2019 : PGR CoP Appendix 12a (PDF, 206KB)
- Framework for Online Professional Doctorates for students whose initial thesis was submitted on or after 2 September 2019: PGR CoP Appendix 12b (PDF, 212KB).
P
- Partnerships Directory
- PGR Code of Practice (PDF, 214KB)
- Schedule of PGR Periodic Reviews (PDF, 101KB)
- Professional, statutory and regulatory bodies
- Programme aims and learning outcomes (PDF)
- Programme Development
- Programme reinstatement application form
- Programme reinstatement guidance
- Programme Specifications
- Programme suspension application form
- Programme suspension guidance
- Programme withdrawal application form
- Programme withdrawal guidance
- Framework for Professional Doctorates: PGR CoP Appendix 17 (PDF, 237KB).
Q
- Quality Assurance Agency (QAA)
- Quality Assurance Process Review Group
- Academic Quality and Enhancement.
R
- Recognition of Prior Learning - please see CoPA Appendix R Appendix R of the Code of Practice on Assessment.
S
- Student Athlete Academic Support Policy CoPA Appendix O (PDF)
- School Scrutiny Panels Terms of Reference
- Student Charter can be found in Student Handbooks (Your University)
- Policy on Research Student Supervision: PGR CoP Appendix 2 (PDF, 241KB)
- Policy on Submission of a Research Degree Thesis for Examination: PGR CoP Appendix 7 (PDF, 291KB)
- Policy on Interruptions of Study, on Extensions of Study and on Personal Extenuating Circumstances in Relation to the Viva Voce Examination PGR CoP Appendix 6 (PDF, 369KB)
- Categories of Personal Extenuating Circumstances PGR CoP Appendix 6 Annexe 1 (PDF, 179KB)
- Claim Form for Personal Extenuating Circumstances in Relation to the Viva: PGR CoP Appendix 6 Annexe 2 (DOCX, 45KB)
- Guidance on the Implications for International Students during Periods of Interrupted Study: PGR CoP Appendix 6 Annexe 3 (PDF, 122KB).
T
- Policy on PGR Students Undertaking Teaching Duties: PGR CoP Appendix 5 (PDF, 326KB).
V
- PGR Policy and Procedures for Visiting Research Students: PGR CoP Appendix 13 (PDF, 266KB)
- PGR Visiting Research Students Application Form: PGR CoP Appendix 13 Annexe 1 (DOCX, 181KB)
- PGR Visiting Research Students Offer Letter and Reply Slip: PGR CoP Appendix 13 Annexe 2 (DOCX, 62KB)
- PGR Visiting Research Students - Guidance for UoL Supervisors: PGR CoP Appendix 13 Annexe 3 (PDF, 147KB)
- PGR Visiting Research Students - Confirmation of Attendance: PGR CoP Appendix 13 Annexe 4 (DOCX, 40KB)
- Policy and Procedures for Conducting Remote Viva Examinations for Research Degrees: PGR CoP Appendix 9 (PDF, 196KB).
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- XJTLU - Xi'an Jiaotong - Liverpool University