Student Regulations, Codes of Practice and Policies

General Regulations

The General Regulations of the University provide the rules that have been laid down by Senate and Council for the conduct of members of the University under the authority accorded to those bodies by the Statutes of the University. The Regulations are divided into the following 12 sections:

General Regulation I. Definitions
General Regulation II. Admission
General Regulation III. Residence

Point of note: All undergraduate students, postgraduate students and all students engaged in periods of full-time study for one or more terms must be members of a College. (General Regulation III – Residence, paragraph 1).

General Regulation IV. Discipline
General Regulation V. Academic Progress
General Regulation VI. Suspension
General Regulation VII. Academic Appeals
General Regulation VIII. Examinations and Assessment

Point of note: Includes a definition on what constitutes plagiarism (General Regulation VIII - Examinations and Assessment, section 4 Plagiarism).

General Regulation IX. (A) Conferment of degrees, diplomas and licenses; wearing of academic dress (B) Payment of Fees and Charges

Point of note: No degree or other qualification shall normally be conferred upon a student while he/she has a tuition fee debt owing to the University. Results will be published to undergraduates and postgraduates with tuition fee debts to the University but such students will not normally have their degrees conferred until the debt has been cleared (General Regulation IX B: Payment of Fees and Charges, paragraph 2).

General Regulation X. Intellectual Property Rights
General Regulation XI. Regulations for the use of IT Facilities
General Regulation XII. Library Regulations

IT Regulations

When using any University IT facility you are bound by the University’s IT Regulations, which outline your responsibilities when accessing and using University IT networks, systems and services.

Codes of Practice

Provides links to relevant Codes of Practice.