This policy sets out the basis for the University’s decision to have a fixed retirement age for all employees.…

File location:

Staff > Employee relations > Retirement

Published date:

22 April 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Outline the Financial Control Framework in place at the University…

File location:

Financial matters > Legal regulations

Published date:

13 March 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

List of authorities delegated by Court…

File location:

Financial matters > Legal regulations

Published date:

13 March 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

policy statement regarding the funciton of occupational health…

File location:

Health and safety

Published date:

1 September 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

This handbook provides guidance on the academic monitoring process, including the AAM report, dialogues and the dissemination event.…

File location:

Academic policies > Quality and standards

Published date:

5 April 2024

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All staff

This policy provides information on the University’s paternity leave and enhanced pay provision.…

File location:

Staff > Annual leave and other absence > Family friendly leave

Published date:

3 April 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Provides information regarding the University’s Maternity offering and procedures.…

File location:

Staff > Annual leave and other absence > Family friendly leave

Published date:

14 September 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

The purpose of this document is to map out the individual process steps for supporting a University academic to undertake third-party consultancy work in line with the revised University Consultancy Policy.…

File location:

Staff > External Work

Published date:

26 March 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

This policy covers the destruction of electronic media that stores or has stored, University-owned data as defined within the Information Classification Policy…

File location:

Information governance and management > Information security

Published date:

27 November 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Provides information regarding the University’s Maternity offering and procedures.…

File location:

Staff > Annual leave and other absence > Family friendly leave

Published date:

31 January 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

To support prioritisation and delivery of complex change iinitiatives…

File location:

University governance > Change portfolio management

Published date:

7 March 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

This document outlines the eligibility and procedure for taking Shared Parental Leave.…

File location:

Staff > Annual leave and other absence > Family friendly leave

Published date:

21 March 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Set out the University’s position on retention and recognition payments.…

File location:

Staff > Pay and benefits > Reward and recognition

Published date:

4 May 2023

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Provides information on roles that are in scope and covered under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.…

File location:

Staff > Recruitment > Protection of vulnerable groups

Published date:

20 December 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Compliance with legislation…

File location:

Health and safety > Hazard identification and risk assessment

Published date:

8 September 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

This guidance gives supplementary information to staff on the use of the Academic Alerts system and is to be used in conjunction with the Policy on Academic Alerts.…

File location:

Academic policies > Student progression > Academic alerts

Published date:

15 December 2023

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Standards for data and telecom cabling…

File location:

Information technology > Digital standards

Published date:

17 February 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Procedure which should be followed when conducting/participating in a Board of Adjudication concerning academic misconduct.…

File location:

Academic policies > Assessment, examination and award > Good academic practice

Published date:

19 March 2024

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Protocol for managing suspected cyber/personal data breach…

File location:

Information governance and management > Information security

Published date:

7 February 2024

Document type:

Procedure

Scope (applies to):

All staff

This policy sets out the procedure for raising, addressing and resolving concerns about individual or organisational behaviour in regard to bullying, harassment, discrimination or victimisation.…

File location:

Staff > Employee relations > Dignity and respect

Published date:

29 August 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Sets out the procedure for line managers or PI’s to follow when an FTC is due to expire.…

File location:

Staff > Employee relations > Redundancy

Published date:

23 April 2024

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Immigration guidance for overseas visitors…

File location:

Staff > Rights to work > Immigration

Published date:

10 December 2019

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All staff

The purpose of this policy is to describe the University’s approach to data governance in terms of data availability, data accessibility and data quality and to outline how clear accountability for each is managed.…

File location:

Information governance and management > Data governance

Published date:

23 June 2021

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Outlines the procedure to manage the annual performance and development review for support staff.…

File location:

Staff > Progression and development > Performance Management

Published date:

23 October 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Professional staff

To provide direction on how University records are to be managed to preserve their value.…

File location:

Information governance and management > Records management

Published date:

1 July 2019

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

This policy concerns all matters relating to Good Academic Practice including current principles, procedures and sanctions for specific cases of misconduct.…

File location:

Academic policies > Assessment, examination and award > Good academic practice

Published date:

11 January 2024

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All staff

High level overview of the procedure for line managers and PI's to follow when a fixed term contract expires.…

File location:

Staff > Employee relations > Redundancy

Published date:

7 July 2020

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Information on employees who are paid hourly rates for teaching.…

File location:

Staff > Pay and benefits > Pay rates arrangements

Published date:

21 March 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Academic staff

Outlines the appropriate use of fixed term contracts and expectations of employees employed on these contracts.…

File location:

Staff > Employee relations > Contract management

Published date:

4 January 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

To set out the security and other conditions which must be followed by all cardholders when making use of the University’s corporate credit card facility…

File location:

Purchasing and procurement > Buying

Published date:

23 June 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Guidance on Salary Sacrifice for employees in the USS and S&LAS Pension Schemes.…

File location:

Staff > Employee relations > Retirement

Published date:

4 January 2024

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Guidance for Schools/department on reviews of taught postgraduate programmes…

File location:

Academic policies > Quality and standards > PGT programme reviews

Published date:

21 February 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Policy to show the control of access to Unviersity data centres…

File location:

Information governance and management > Information security

Published date:

27 May 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Professional staff

This is a template for the duties of a School/Unit safety co-ordinator…

File location:

Health and safety > Hazard identification and risk assessment

Published date:

1 September 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

This document outlines the step by step process for an employee wanting to buy a bike through the Cycle to Work Scheme (C2WS) using Green Commute Initiative (GCI)…

File location:

Staff > Health and well-being > Physical health

Published date:

11 September 2023

Document type:

Procedure

Scope (applies to):

All staff

This document supports the Control of Legionella Policy document, expanding the management and operational arrangements sections with more comprehensive details of the standards to be achieved.…

File location:

Estate > Facilities management > Operations

Published date:

31 March 2022

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All staff

To advise people how their personal data are used by the University…

File location:

Information governance and management > Data protection > Privacy Information

Published date:

19 October 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Policy detailing the rules for the appointment of Bishop wardlaw professors…

File location:

University governance > University Court and the administration of its committee

Published date:

16 August 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Academic staff

Procedure which should be followed when conducting/participating in a Board of Adjudication concerning academic misconduct.…

File location:

Academic policies > Assessment, examination and award > Good academic practice

Published date:

2 August 2023

Document type:

Procedure

Scope (applies to):

Academic staff

Recognition agreement between the University and the recognised trade unions.…

File location:

Staff > Industrial relations

Published date:

26 May 2023

Document type:

Strategy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

The purpose of this policy is to support and enable academic staff to further their research, leading to the highest quality of research outputs and/or significant impact in the wider community.…

File location:

Research > Research impact paid leave

Published date:

5 April 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Academic staff

Supplementary guidance for staff to assist engagement monitoring and record keeping for PGR students.…

File location:

Student administration

Published date:

15 September 2023

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All staff

To set out the University’s policy and procedure for institutional oversight and approval of training that is mandatory for all, or a specific cohort of, University employees to complete during their employment.…

File location:

Staff > Organisational development > Training administration

Published date:

19 July 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Health and safety/Hazard identification and risk assessment…

File location:

Health and safety > Hazard identification and risk assessment

Published date:

22 February 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

To inform University staff about the terms and process for participation in the institutional workplace coaching programme as a coachee and to set out both standards and process for participation as a coach.…

File location:

Staff > Organisational development > Mentoring and coaching

Published date:

11 November 2020

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Guidance concerning disclosure of personal information by students, School discretion and a key outlining the criteria for a range of possible academic adjustments.…

File location:

Academic policies > Assessment, examination and award

Published date:

8 August 2023

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Guidance outlining the role of the Careers Link in Schools and Departments including purpose of the role, role responsibilities, desirable attributes for the role and the benefits for Schools and students.…

File location:

Academic policies > Learning and teaching > Careers link role descriptor

Published date:

9 January 2024

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

Academic staff

Policy to cover PCI-DSS compliance (credit / debit cards)…

File location:

Information governance and management > Information security

Published date:

2 May 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Guidance for units regarding the University-led reviews of learning and teaching.…

File location:

Academic policies > Quality and standards > University-led review of learning and teaching - guideline for Units

Published date:

17 October 2023

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

Professional staff

Guidance for Academic Misconduct Officers and academic staff involved in the academic misconduct process.…

File location:

Academic policies > Assessment, examination and award > Good academic practice

Published date:

18 February 2021

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

Academic staff