Accessibility. The University of St Andrews is committed to making the University website accessible to all. To do this, web pages and apps must meet the international Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA accessibility standard.…

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Information technology > Digital standards

Published date:

1 November 2019

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

This policy provides a clear definition of what the University considers to be extenuating circumstances and the sources of evidence required to substantiate claims affecting academic performance and engagement.…

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Academic policies > Student progression

Published date:

24 May 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

The University Mental Health Strategy is to promote positive mental health and wellbeing and to support each other in the creation of a healthy, well informed and compassionate working environment in which students and staff can fulfil their…

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Academic policies > Quality and standards

Published date:

27 May 2024

Document type:

Strategy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

Search policy. This policy applies to the use of Funnelback, the University search engine. Funnelback is provided by a third-party company, Squiz. This policy applies where Funnelback is used, such as the main University search. Funnelback only…

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Information technology > Digital standards

Published date:

4 June 2020

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

Image standards. This information is for University staff and students who are producing and publishing images intended for use on the University of St Andrews website, social media channels, or other online sources. Technical specifications. Open…

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Information technology > Digital standards

Published date:

1 November 2019

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

To inform students how their personal details may be exchanged with partner institution or another body collaborating with the University to provide an educational experience, and how those data will be used.…

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Information governance and management > Data protection > University privacy notice exchange of student personal data with partner institutions and other educational collaborations

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23 April 2020

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

Links policy. Open all. URL policy. The following guidelines only apply to links on the University website. Lowercase. All URLs must be lowercase. For example:. http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/entrance-requirements/. Not:.…

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Information technology > Digital standards

Published date:

1 November 2019

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

To consider the ‘supply side’ of wellbeing provision in the university and provide a single definition of the term ‘wellbeing’ to facilitate wider conversation.…

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Staff > Health and well-being

Published date:

10 April 2024

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

This policy outlines processes and procedures relating to the role of External Examiners for taught programmes. Guidance on external examining for Postgraduate Research students is available via the Assessment of Postgraduate Research students…

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Academic policies > Quality and standards > External examiners

Published date:

29 May 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

PDF standards. Overview. PDF stands for Portable Document Format and is a common internet file format. It's used for electronic distribution because it keeps the look and feel of the original document, including the fonts, colours, images, and layout…

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Information technology > Digital standards

Published date:

1 November 2019

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

Events system policy. The Digital Communications team is responsible for the events publishing and reservation system found in the University events system. This policy relates to using this system. Email itservicedesk@st-andrews.ac.uk if you…

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Information technology > Digital standards

Published date:

1 November 2019

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

RBS Health and Safety Policy and Management Arrangements…

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Health and safety

Published date:

11 September 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

WordPress policy. This policy covers all WordPress sites hosted within the University's WordPress multisite installation. All sites within the multisite are found on the domain wp.st-andrews.ac.uk. For academics and researchers who require a site…

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Information technology > Digital standards

Published date:

1 November 2019

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

To communicate the conditions of access to ICT facilities provided by or through the University, and to establish what is/is not acceptable use of those facilities.…

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Information technology

Published date:

27 October 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

Regulations for using the University of St Andrews Library.…

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Library and museum services

Published date:

27 March 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

The policy seeks to define what should be considered as consultancy and encourage this activity within a supported environment and with relevant agreements.…

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Research > External work

Published date:

1 March 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

Guidelines for nomination of honorary degrees…

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University governance > University Senate and the administration of its committees

Published date:

12 August 2020

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

Compliance

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Health and safety > Hazard identification and risk assessment

Published date:

13 July 2021

Document type:

Procedure

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

This policy relates to the recording of lectures by students for personal use.…

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Academic policies > Learning and teaching > Recording devices in lectures and tutorials

Published date:

15 December 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

Guidance on the requirements of the lifting equipment and lifting operations regulations 1998…

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Health and safety > Hazard identification and risk assessment

Published date:

9 June 2021

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students