News and announcements

News

• Governance Guide    
• Work in Progress Webpage   
• Approval of University Assessment Policy
• University Restructuring
• Enhancement-led Institutional Review (ELIR)   
• Quality Enhancement Themes  

Work in Progress Webpage

A Work in Progress webpage has been introduced on the Senate Office website to provide brief information on Senate-related projects that are planned, in progress or have completed recently. Further information can be found here.

Approval of University Assessment Policy

The University's new Assessment Policy was approved by Senate on 3 February 2011 for immediate implementation. Further information can be found here.

University Restructuring

• Academic Governance – Senate and its Committees
• College and School Committees agreed by Senate
• Key Changes to Academic and Student Administration
• Revision to Regulations 

The Senate Office will be undertaking work during August to recast its webpages in terms of the new structure.  http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/senateoffice/

Contacts for the range of Senate Office services are unchanged and are available at:  http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/senateoffice/staffremits/

Enhancement-led Institutional Review (ELIR)

The second Enhancement-Led Institutional Review (ELIR) of the University has drawn to a close with publication by the QAA of the final report. The report confirms that the ELIR panel had confidence in the effectiveness of the University’s management of academic standards, and of the assurance and enhancement of the student learning experience, both currently and in the future. The statement of confidence is the highest of the three standard forms of judgement in the ELIR process. This welcome result reflects the input and co-operation of many colleagues, the Students' Representative Council and other students who met the panel.  Further information on the report is available here and the report itself is available here on the QAA’s website. The University is considering the report's findings in order to identify what actions it might take forward.

Quality Enhancement Themes

Current Themes

The current themes are: Graduates for the 21st Century and Managing Enhancement.

An outline of a new Enhancement Theme ‘Developing and Supporting the Curriculum’ has been published. 'Developing and Supporting the Curriculum' will run for three academic years, from summer 2011.

More information on these and completed Themes and their associated outcomes are available here.