At its meeting on 11 July 2018 the Council approved the creation of the following University Regulations, taking effect on 1 October 2018:

• Regulation 43 (Undergraduate Degree Apprenticeships)

Rationale: to ensure that undergraduate degree apprenticeships are covered appropriately in the regulations.

• Regulation 44 (Postgraduate Degree Apprenticeships)

Rationale: to ensure that postgraduate degree apprenticeships are covered appropriately in the regulations.

At its meeting on 11 July 2018 the Council approved amendments to the following University Regulations, with changes taking effect from 1 October 2018:

• Regulation 6 (Admission to the University)

Rationale: to ensure that degree apprenticeships are covered appropriately in the regulations, update references to the Faculties following the merger of the Faculties of Science and Medicine, and other minor updates requested by the Student Recruitment, Admissions and Outreach Service.

• Regulation 8.3, 8.4 and 8.13 (First Degrees)

Rationale: to update references to the Faculties following the merger of the Faculties of Science and Medicine.

• Regulation 8.10 (Degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) and for the Bachelor of Medical Sciences (BMedSci))

Rationale: to implement recommendations arising from process reviews relating to the MBChB programme and associated student support mechanisms.

• Regulation 9 (Constitutions of Boards of Examiners)

Rationale: to update references to the Faculties following the merger of the Faculties of Science and Medicine.

• Regulation 11 (Procedure to be adopted in the Event of Suspected Cheating in a University Test)

Rationale: to ensure that degree apprenticeships are covered appropriately in the regulations, and to update references to the Faculties following the merger of the Faculties of Science and Medicine.

• Regulation 20 (Governing the consideration of Honorary Graduands and Honorary Graduates)

Rationale: to update references to the Faculties following the merger of the Faculties of Science and Medicine.

• Regulation 23 (Governing Student Disciplinary Offences)

Rationale: to ensure that degree apprenticeships are covered appropriately in the regulations, and to update references to the Faculties following the merger of the Faculties of Science and Medicine.

• Regulation 34 (Determination of Fitness to Practise)

Rationale: to ensure that degree apprenticeships are covered appropriately in the regulations.

• Regulation 36 (Student Registration, Attendance and Progress)

Rationale: to ensure that degree apprenticeships are covered appropriately in the regulations, update references to the Faculties following the merger of the Faculties of Science and Medicine, and other minor updates requested by the Education Group departments.

• Regulation 42 (Governing Academic Appeals)

Rationale: to ensure that degree apprenticeships are covered appropriately in the regulations.

At its meeting on 11 July 2018 the Council approved amendments to the following University Regulations, with changes taking effect immediate effect:

• Regulation 32 on Courses of Study Validated or Franchised by the University

Rationale: To ensure that terminology used is aligned with changes brought about by the Academic Governance Review approved by the Senate in July 2017.

• Regulation 38.12 on Degree of Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsych)

Rationale: To be amended following clarifications to course regulations, the requirement of exit qualifications and the responsible officer and/or Degree awarding body wherever one is referenced in relation to this collaborative course delivered jointly and awarded with Coventry University.

Chair's action was taken on 18 June 2018 to confirm proposed changes to Regulation 9 on Constitutions of Boards of Examiners, with changes taking effect immediate effect.

Rationale: To operationalise the introduction of the CertHE and DipHE qualifications for undergraduate students who were unable to complete their degree course. The proposed amendments to Regulation 9 will enable the creation of an institution-level Board of Examiners, with appropriate external examiner oversight, to enable these qualifications to be awarded this summer.

Chair's action was taken on 18 June 2018 to confirm proposed changes to Regulation 42 on Governing Academic Appeals, with changes taking effect immediate effect.

Rationale: To clarify the constitution of the Preliminary Review Panel (PRP) considering academic appeals for taught students, and also provide further clarification regarding the removal of the member of the relevant Appeals Committee from the PRP. In addition, the University has also received further guidance from the Office of the Independent Adjudicator on timelines of consideration of an academic appeal, which need to be incorporated in Regulation 42.

At its meeting on 16 May 2018 the Council approved amendments to the following University Regulations:

• Regulation 8 on Regulations for First Degrees

Rationale: To reflect the introduction of a cross-institutional mechanism to award exit qualifications in the form of a Certificate of Higher Education or Diploma of Higher Education, which recognise partial completion of undergraduate degrees in cases where students have withdrawn from their course due to personal/medical reasons or have made insufficient academic progress to continue to the next level of study.

• Regulation 26 on Safety Regulations

Rationale: To remove a reference to the Safety in the University publication, which has been replaced by the University’s Health, Safety and Wellbeing website.

• Regulation 37 on Taught Postgraduate Programmes

Rationale: To reflect the revised names of MSc programmes offered as part of the University’s partnership with Hong Kong Polytechnic University, changes in the named responsible officers, and changes to the academic governance of Warwick and relevant committee responsibilities. 

• Regulation 38 on Research Degrees

Rationale: To clarify the process for appeals relating to upgrading from MPhil to PhD.

• Regulation 40 on Collaborative Courses

Rationale: To reflect changes to the academic governance of the University and relevant committee responsibilities.