Publication Scheme

Publication Scheme Information

Who we are and what we do

Organisational information, structures, locations and contacts

• Legal framework

  These items refer to the legal framework that allows the University to operate and award degrees etc. The University was granted a royal charter in 1893 which has since been amended on several occasions, most recently in 2007

• How the University is organised
• Location and contact details
  
  Full address and contact details for all University offices for enquiries are listed on the Contacts page
  
  A Staff Directory is not currently available
• Lists of and information relating to organisations for which the university has responsibility,

• Those with which it works in partnership, those it sponsors and companies wholly owned by it

• Student activities

What we spend and how we spend it

Financial information relating to projected and actual income and expenditure, procurement, contracts and financial audit.

• Funding / income
• Budgetary and account information
• Financial audit reports
• Capital programme
• Financial regulations and procedures
• Staff pay and grading structures
• Register of suppliers
• Procurement and tender procedures and reports

• Contracts

  • Contracts awarded

• Research funding

  • Grants as reported to Committee

What our priorities are and how we are doing

Strategies and plans, performance indicators, audits, inspections and reviews

• Annual report
• Corporate and business plans
• Teaching and learning strategy
• Academic quality and standards
• External review information
• Corporate relations
• Government and regulatory report

How we make decisions

Decision making processes and records of decisions

• Minutes from Council, Academic Boards and other Committees
• Teaching and Learning Committees
• Minutes of staff / student consultation meetings
• Appointment committees and procedures

Our policies and procedures

Current written protocols, policies and procedures for delivering our services and responsibilities

• Policies and procedures for conducting university business
• Procedures and policies relating to academic services
• Procedures and policies relating to student services
• Procedures and policies relating to human resources
• Code of Conduct for members of governing bodies
• Equality and Diversity
• Health and Safety
• Estate management
• Complaints policy
• Records management and personal data policies
• Research policy and strategy
• Charging regimes and policies

Lists and registers

Any information we are currently legally required to hold in publicly available registers

• Asset registers
• Disclosure logs
• Register of gifts and hospitality provided to senior personnel
• Any register of interests kept in the university

The services we offer

Information about the services we offer, including leaflets, guidance and newsletters

• Prospectus
• Course Validation Services
• Confirmation of Results
• Replacement Certificates and Academic Statements
• Services for outside bodies
• Course content
• Special Display Certificates
• Alumni Services
• Welfare and counselling *
• Health including medical services *
• Careers *
• Chaplaincy services *
• Services for which the university is entitled to recover a fee together with those fees
• Sports and recreational facilities *
• Museums, libraries, special collections and archives
• Conference facilities
• Advice and guidance
• Local campaigns
• Media releases

Items marked * are included in the Publication Scheme for comparison with other public authorities but the University has no provisions in these areas