Useful links and information

Quality assurance and enhancement

• Higher Education Academy (HEA)
• Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA)

Europe and the Bologna Process

• Europe Unit - sector-wide co-ordinating body for UK HE's engagement with all European policy
• Bologna Secretariat - site hosts all official documents relating to the Bologna Process
• European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) - European Commission online guide to ECTS

International

• International Unit at Universities UK
• The Chronicle of Higher Education - weekly US publication covering developments in all areas of higher education policy and practice. Site password is available from Rachel Dearlove.
• The Observatory on Borderless Higher Education - UK based research and policy centre dealing with all aspects of international higher education. Site password is available from Rachel Dearlove

Teaching and Learning Policy

• Policy Plus - the University's regular newsletter, providing updates on policy changes and current issues in teaching and learning.

Programme Management

• Programme management guidance notes 2011-12 (PDF 626KB) - guidance notes for Schools/Departments which set out key programme management dates and procedures, including how to update module information and programme specifications on RISIS and online module selection procedures
• Programme management timeline 2011-12 (PDF 218KB) - timeline of key dates for Schools/Departments including Open Day dates and deadlines for programme management/QA processes, examinations, timetabling and prospectus updates