Health and Safety

We consider that high standards of health and safety are of paramount importance in enabling us to achieve our objectives. We view compliance with legal requirements as the minimum acceptable health and safety standard. We are committed to planning, reviewing and developing health and safety arrangements in order to achieve a continual improvement in performance.

All staff, students and others working in the Department are expected to adopt a positive attitude to health and safety issues and must comply with appropriate legal requirements and University requirements as laid down in the University's Health and Safety PolicyLink opens in a new window.

At Warwick we’re part of a community that cares about one another. We place emphasis on everyone's personal responsibility to behave in a way that protects each other keeping our wider community safe.

All staff and students should take time to read the information on the ‘Stay safe at WarwickLink opens in a new window’ webpages.

The Head of Department, Professor Ben Lockwood, holds the ultimate responsibility for health and safety within the Department, but delegates elements of the maintenance, monitoring, development and implementation of health and safety policy and practices to the Director of Operations, Sarah Duggan, whose roles include that of the Department Health and Safety Officer (DHSO).

You should inform the DHSO of any situation that you consider a real or potential hazard or shortcomings in health and safety arrangements. The situation will be added to our risk register, the risk evaluated, and reasonably practicable measures should be put in place to eliminate or reduce the risk.

We will make suitable arrangements for health and safety within the limits of available financial and physical resources. Any relevant information on health and safety will be communicated to people working in the Department.

Information on fire evacuation procedures, first aid and emergency contact details can be found on laminated notices in all rooms allocated to the Department. You should also familiarise yourself with the evacuation procedure for other buildings on campus where you have lectures and seminars.

The Social Sciences building is open 07:00 – 22:00 everyday. These hours apply to all work rooms in Economics and therefore rooms must be vacated outside of these hours. If you would like to continue working after this time, the Library across the road is open 24 hours a day. Please may we remind you, for your wellbeing, it is good to take regular breaks. We would also like to make you aware of the Social Sciences lone working policyLink opens in a new window. We ask you not to leave personal belonging unattended in any of the study rooms at any time.

Personal and Community Safety

To feel and stay safe on campus, please familiarise yourself with some guidelines that the Community Safety team have provided for students on the Safety at WarwickLink opens in a new window webpage. It offers advice on how to stay safe in your student home on and off campus, and how best to protect your property. You will also find details of who you need to call when in need of help.

Student Data

Student Privacy Notice

The University of Warwick is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. We ask you to read the Student Privacy NoticeLink opens in a new window carefully as it contains important information on who we are, how and why we collect, use and share personal data, your rights in relation to your personal data and on how to contact us and supervisory authorities in the event that you have a query or complaint.

Statement on use of Student Data

The Department of Economics believes that the investigation of student data is integral to the success of our students and the development of the programmes we provide. As a quantitative discipline, the department values the appropriate, secure, and accurate use of these records to inform internal policies related to the academic success and wellbeing of students.

Engagement with student records forms a central part of the administrative roles held by professional services and academic staff. As always, our goal is to do so in accordance with university’s policies on data sharing and privacy, which fall within the GDPR guidelines.

In addition to these standard uses, we analyse individual-level student data using appropriate statistical methods to better understand the engagement and performance of our students. This research often requires us to combine records from a range of official repositories. For example, we may match demographic information with pre-university student characteristics (e.g., secondary school qualifications) and academic performance to better identify and understand inequalities within our programmes. We also try to measure engagement with educational resources, such as class attendance and usage of online material, to better understand the relationship between effort and attainment.

When doing so, the focus is never on the individual student, but rather the distributions of key variables and correlations between them. This practice of data-usage has helped us target our resources better by first identifying shortfalls in the provision of our programmes. It has also provided important insights into the usage of resources we provide and how this translates into academic success.

We encourage students to participate in data collection exercises. We actively promote participation in the National Student Survey, the results of which play an important strategic role within the department. We also run internal surveys to measure key variables that are not captured in administrative records; for example, student expectations and well-being.

To better promote the academic success and well-being our students, we need to measure and analyse these outcomes. As a department, we aim to do so in a manner that is transparent and preserves the privacy of all students. We therefore encourage all students to engage with the department in this process and welcome any queries.

University values, policies and regulations

At Warwick, we believe that every individual in our University community should be treated with dignity and respect and be part of a working and learning environment that is free from barriers, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity status.

We value our diverse and international community, the pursuit and dissemination of knowledge and research with real impact.

We want to support our students and each other to become critical thinkers and collaborative yet independent learners – individuals with a global and sustainable outlook, who are able to make an active and positive contribution to society. At the same time, we are committed to working towards a supportive, accessible and inclusive environment.

We uphold the importance not only of free speech, but also in promoting free speech. We also support academic freedom, a component of free speech.

We place great importance on the responsible behaviour of both our students and staff at Warwick. It is important for you, as a student, to have an idea of Warwick’s core values and an understanding of the primary expectations of student members of the Warwick community.

The university has an online portal called Report and SupportLink opens in a new window which allows students, to disclose incidents of bullying and harassment, discrimination, relationship abuse, hate crimes/incidents or sexual misconduct, carried out by a student or member of staff of the University of Warwick. If an individual decides to disclose their name and contact details, the platform also acts as a route to additional confidential support through the university’s liaison officer scheme. This support includes emotional support, academic support, financial support, and support accessing emergency or alternative accommodation.

Take a look at the following to help you understand what this means for you:

Report and Support, what is…

• Sexual MisconductLink opens in a new window

• DiscriminationLink opens in a new window

• Bullying and harassmentLink opens in a new window

• Relationship abuseLink opens in a new window

• Hate crime/incidentsLink opens in a new window

Our Dignity PrinciplesLink opens in a new window set out our expectations of how we behave as a community, both as individuals and as an institution, and inform our approach to taking appropriate action when these expectations are not met.

Social InclusionLink opens in a new window, setting the value we place on maintaining an inclusive environment where all can contribute and reach their full potential.

Dignity at Warwick,Link opens in a new window setting out the policy that outlines unacceptable behaviours and the process on reporting and dealing with inappropriate behaviour.

University StrategyLink opens in a new window, which sets our vision as a world-class university and our values.

Warwick Student Community StatementLink opens in a new window, which sets out aims for the University as well as for students.

University Calendar,Link opens in a new window the main ‘rule book’ and includes ordinances and regulations which you need to be aware of, including examinations, cheating, use of computing facilities and behaviour.

Student Life,Link opens in a new window which provides information and links to university regulations, policies and guidelines that govern what you as a student can expect from the University, and what you would need to be aware of and adhere to as a registered student.

Our ValuesLink opens in a new window, which represent the way we work together to deliver our strategy and ambition.

Education and Student Experience StrategyLink opens in a new window, which covers a spectrum of activity related to teaching and learning and the student experience

Student Rights and ResponsibilitiesLink opens in a new window, which provides quick and easy links to University regulations, policies and guidelines that govern what you can expect from the University and what you need to adhere to as a student.

Other University Policies which you may find useful to consult are listed below:

• Anti-Bribery PolicyLink opens in a new window
• Children and Young PeopleLink opens in a new window 
• Data ProtectionLink opens in a new window
• Dignity at WarwickLink opens in a new window
• Feedback and ComplaintsLink opens in a new window
• Information Management, Security and Records Management
• Maximum Periods of StudyLink opens in a new window
• Moderation GuidanceLink opens in a new window
• Personal Conflicts of Interest PolicyLink opens in a new window
• Proofreading PolicyLink opens in a new window
• Recording Lectures by Students
• Smoking PolicyLink opens in a new window
• Timing of the Provision of Feedback to Students on Assessed WorkLink opens in a new window
• University Assessment StrategyLink opens in a new window

University Regulations which you may find useful to consult are listed below:

• Regulation 10 Examination RegulationsLink opens in a new window
• Regulation 11 Procedure to be Adopted in the Event of Suspected Cheating in a University TestLink opens in a new window
• Regulation 23 Student Disciplinary OffencesLink opens in a new window
• Regulation 31 Regulations governing the use of University Computing FacilitiesLink opens in a new window
• Regulation 36 Regulations Governing Student Registration, Attendance and ProgressLink opens in a new window
• Regulation 37 Regulations Governing Taught Postgraduate CoursesLink opens in a new window
• Rules for AwardLink opens in a new window

Information

The information in this Handbook is as accurate and up-to-date as we can make it. Statements of departmental policy are made in good faith and are an honest attempt to describe current practices, but they do not replace entries in University regulations. In the event of uncertainty the University Calendar and Regulations take precedence.