Recent Changes to the University Calendar
Updates to Regulation 34
On 26 June 2024 the Senate approved revisions to Regulation 34: Determination of Fitness to Practise to include an indicative timescale for processing Fitness to Practise cases to ensure compliance with the Office of the Independent Adjudicator’s (OIA) Good Practice Framework: Fitness to Practise.
These updates took place with immediate effect, noted by the Council on 10 July 2024.
Updates to Regulation 23
On 26 June 2024 the Senate approved revisions to Regulation 23: Student Disciplinary Offences as part of annual update proposals to ensure the Regulation remains relevant and applicable.
These updates took place with immediate effect, noted by the Council on 10 July 2024.
Revisions to Regulation 40
On 17 April 2024 the Senate approved with immediate effect amendments to Regulation 40: Collaborative Courses to reflect the change of language adopted in Regulation 11 Academic Integrity, as well as the change in name of Regulation 11 (from “Procedure to be Adopted in the Event of Suspected Cheating in A University Test” to “Academic Integrity” approved in October 2021).
These changes will be noted by the Council on 22 May 2024.
Revisions to Regulation 21
On 17 April 2024 the Senate approved with immediate effect amendments to Regulation 21: Conferment of Degrees to more accurately reflect how degrees are awarded and conferred, to update the Degree Congregation’s dress code and to remove gendered language.
These changes will be noted by the Council on 22 May 2024.
Update to degree title in Appendix A of Regulation 34
On 15 February 2024 the Vice-Chancellor approved on behalf of Senate with immediate effect, and on the recommendation of the Chair of the Course Proposal Scrutiny Panel, an update to a degree title in Appendix A of Regulation 34 Determination of Fitness to Practise, from BA in Person Centred Counselling and Psychotherapeutic Relationships to BA Counselling and the Psychotherapeutic Relationship.