Exams, Assessment & Feedback
Policies covering assessment regulations, examinations, feedback, AI guidance, academic appeals, extenuating circumstances and assessment‑related staff duties.
Important Information about Summer 2026 Exams and Assessments
Before your exam or assessment
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) statement - the University's position on generative AI, including acceptable use, academic integrity considerations and the role of AI in learning and assessment.
- Guide to: AI - The SLD pages guide students on using AI responsibly in their studies, assessments and research while maintaining academic integrity.
- Guide to: AI (for staff) - learn how generative AI can be used within assessment, with guidance on policy, academic integrity, assessment design and student support.
- Assessment Policy - sets out principles for designing assessment, aligning it to learning outcomes, and providing feedback to maintain academic standards.
- Assessment Regulations- defines how assessments are graded, how credit is awarded, rules for reassessment, and how standards are maintained.
- Degree Examination Enrolment - explains how students are registered for exams, including when enrolment is automatic and when action is required (e.g. resits).
- Reasonable Adjustments & Supportive Arrangements for Students Policy - outlines how the University supports students with disabilities or extenuating circumstances through adjustments and supportive arrangements.
- Guide to: Interruption of Studies (for staff) - Information for staff on the Interruption of Studies procedure, decision-making process, student support options, and associated responsibilities.
- Extenuating Circumstances Policy - how students can request support when their circumstances affect their work or ability to complete assessments.
- Examination and other Assessment Arrangements for Disabled Students - requirements for reasonable adjustments in exams and assessments for disabled students.
- Adverse Weather Policy - what to do if severe weather affects attendance at in-person exams.
- Assessed Group Work Policy - how group work is designed, managed and assessed, and what staff and students can expect.
During your exam or assessment
- Plagiarism & Academic Integrity Code - plagiarism and academic misconduct, including misuse of sources, paraphrasing, AI-generated content and inappropriate collaboration.
- Guide to: Avoiding plagiarism - Everything you need to know about plagiarism, including how to avoid it, what the rules are, and what to do if you need help.
- Instructions to Candidates on their Conduct in Written Examinations - what students can and cannot do during in-person exams, including permitted items, identification and expected behaviour.
- Use of a Computer in an Examination - when students may use a computer in exams and the responsibilities of the Head of School in approving this.
- Use of Dictionaries by Students in Examinations- when dictionaries are permitted in exams.
- Use of Electronic Calculators by Students in Examinations - when electronic calculators can be used in exams.
- Rules of Invigilation - what invigilators must do before, during and after in-person exams.
- Invigilation - responsibilities for organising and running invigilated exams, including arrangements for approved adjustments.
After your exam or assessment
- Code of Procedure for Academic Appeals by Students Against Academic Decisions - the formal process for appealing academic decisions, including assessment outcomes, progression and awards.
- Guide to: Academic Appeals - submitting an academic appeal and what to expect from the process.
- Code of Procedure for Academic Appeals to a College Appeals Committee- the first stage of the appeals process at College level, including how to submit an appeal and how it is considered.
- Code of Procedure for Academic Appeals to the Senate Appeals Committee- the procedure for appeals that progress beyond the College level and are reviewed by the Senate Appeals Committee.
- Feedback following Summative Examinations Policy - when and how feedback is provided after exams, including minimum standards and access to individual feedback.
- Retention Policy for Assessed Material - how long assessment materials and records are kept and what happens after the retention period.
Study abroad & international assessment
- Code of Practice for Exceptional International Examination Arrangements - when students can sit exams outside campus and the conditions for approval in exceptional circumstances.
Examiner's Information
- Instructions for Assessment Officers and Chairs of Board of Examiners - how Exam Boards operate, including roles, responsibilities and how assessment and award decisions are made.
- External Examiners - the role of external examiners in assuring the fairness and quality of assessment.
- Appointment of External Examiners for Taught Courses at Undergraduate and Postgraduate Level - how external examiners are appointed for taught programmes.
- Template for Minutes of Board of Examiners' Meetings – the required format for recording decisions from Exam Board meetings.
Helpful Links:
- Exam Guidance - Guidance on exams including timetables, guidance for in-person and online exams and the best way to prepare.
- Student Learning Development (SLD) - Access academic skills support, workshops and resources on essay writing, research, exams, maths and statistics, digital skills, AI, plagiarism, and academic integrity.