Roles and Responsibilities
The External Examiner system has operated in the UK Higher Education sector for many years. The University of Glasgow’s arrangements for External Examiners conforms to the UKSCQA External Examining Principles (2022).The role of External Examiner is considered an essential part of our quality enhancement and assurance processes to maintain academic standards at the appropriate level and ensure that student performance is properly judged.
Academic Policy & Governance manages the External Examiners system for the University.
It is responsible for:
- appointing all External Examiners for taught courses
- the payment of fees for these examiners
- receiving and scrutinising external examiner reports and initiating any necessary follow-up action
- preparing an annual report
Schools are responsible for:
- Nomination of External Examiners
- Responding to External Examiner Report
- For research degrees only - the appointment of External Examiners and the payment of their fees.
External Examiners are responsible for:
- Undertaking the required University training as an External Examiner
- Timely submission of Report through on-line system
Any questions about External Examiners should be addressed to APG-external-examiners@glasgow.ac.uk.