Appointments
External Examiners are usually appointed for four years, starting on the 1 October of a given year and finishing on 30 September four years later. After an External Examiner's four year term of office has expired they cannot be appointed to the University again until five years have passed.
In extenuating circumstances, Heads of School may request that an External Examiner’s appointment be extended (up to one year). EE2 - to extend a remit should be completed and returned to Academic Policy & Governance (APG-external-examiners@glasgow.ac.uk).
In February, Academic Policy & Governance determines which External Examiners are due to have their term of office expire that year. We then write to relevant Heads of School to request that they take steps to initiate the appointment of a replacement examiner.
Further information about the appointment requirements and person specification can be found in the External Examiner Appointment Guidance [PDF].
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Appointment process
- The nominating academic (usually the Programme Director or Head of Subject) completes the appropriate form (see below) and signs it.
- The form is then passed to the Head of School for approval.
- The signed form is then forwarded to Academic Policy & Governance (APG-external-examiners@glasgow.ac.uk).
- After consideration and approval, an appointment letter is sent to the Examiner. Copies of this appointment letter are also sent to the Head of School.
- When External Examiners are appointed, they are directed to the online guidance available on this page.
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Right to work eligibility
In accordance with the UKVI Right to Work directive, nominations for External Examiner appointments can be accepted for the following categories ONLY:
- British and Irish citizens resident in the UK.
- British and Irish citizens resident in Ireland.
- Non-British citizens who are resident in the UK with appropriate visa or settled status.
It is not possible to appoint nominees resident overseas due to tax and National Insurance requirements.
No payments can be made to an External Examiner until the right to work check has been completed.
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Nomination forms
- EE1 - to replace an examiner - to replace an Examiner or appoint an examiner to a new programme [Word]
- EE2 - to extend a remit - to extend a remit, e.g. to extend the number of courses examined by an existing Examiner or to extend tenure of an existing Examiner [Word]
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