Footnotes
[1] Educational institutions with which the University has a formal collaborative arrangement relating to the delivery of learning, teaching or academic supervision.
[2] Protected characteristics are age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation, as described in the Equality Act 2010.
[3] Glasgow University Union (GUU) and Queen Margaret Union (QMU).
[4] University Regulation 34 – Support to Study Procedure.
[5] University Regulation 36 - Procedure for Determining Fitness to Practise.
[6] University Regulation 37 - Code of Expected Behaviour.
[7] For the purposes of this Code, Monday to Friday are counted as working days except when the University is closed for a Public Holiday or other reason. Saturdays and Sundays are not counted as working days.
[8] The Convener of the Committee has the authority to waive the stated timescales in relation to the notification of witness attendance.
[9] The Convener will ensure that any questioning by any party is appropriate and will not permit any questioning which is deemed to be vexatious, harassing, or irrelevant to the case.
[10] For the purposes of this Code, Monday to Friday is counted as working week except when the University is closed for a Public Holiday or other reason.
[11] Material evidence is that which is relevant and significant as opposed to trivial or irrelevant to the case.
[12] Code of Policy and Procedures for Investigating Allegations of Misconduct in Research – Research misconduct is characterised as behaviours or actions that fall short of the standards of ethics, research and scholarship required to ensure that the integrity of research is upheld.
[13] The definition of bullying and harassment used by the University is set out in the Dignity at Work & Study Policy & Procedure.
[14] In the case of academic misconduct there is less latitude due to the need to preserve the integrity of academic assessment and ensure that only original work is marked.
[15] Funds received for the payment of fines will be paid into the University’s Student Hardship fund, or an alternative support fund related to the nature of the offence.
[16] Timescale for Investigation and Committee stages not normally to exceed nine weeks in total.