Toggle search. Hide search. Submit. Digital pattern library. Navigation. Digital pattern library. The digital pattern library (DPL) is a resource to support University staff who are designing or developing new web pages and other digital outputs.…

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Information technology > Digital standards

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1 November 2019

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Guidance

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Staff and students

Filename standards. This page offers guidelines for naming files (e.g. PDFs, Word documents, Excel documents, etc.) that will be made available for download by end-users. Filenames for code can be found in the appropriate code standards. Naming…

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Information technology > Digital standards

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1 November 2019

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Staff and students

University of St Andrews brand. The University is committed to ensuring that its visual and design identity is presented in a clear and consistent manner across all print and digital publications. Browse by category. Academic poster templates are…

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Brand

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1 November 2019

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Guidance

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Staff and students

Social media guidelines. The University of St Andrews recognises social media as an opportunity to promote education, research and academic freedom, and to make the St Andrews community and its ideas accessible to the wider world. Many people now…

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Information technology > Digital standards

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1 November 2019

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Guidance

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Staff and students

Guidance for individuals who are asked to be a witness in a disciplinary process. This guidance also confirms the process for calling a witness to a hearing.…

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Staff > Employee relations > Conduct management

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14 June 2024

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Guidance

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Staff and students

House style. This house style should be used for all University communications (both web and print). If you have any comments or suggestions for additional information to be included, please contact the Digital Communications team…

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Brand

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1 November 2019

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Guidance

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Staff and students

Code style and standards guides. Coding standards are a set of guidelines, best practices, programming styles and conventions that developers follow when writing source code for a project. Developers should follow these standards in order to, among…

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Information technology > Digital standards

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1 November 2019

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Guidance

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Staff and students

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

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1 November 2019

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Policy

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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

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Policy

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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

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4 June 2020

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Policy

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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

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1 November 2019

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Guidance

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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

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10 April 2024

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Guidance

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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

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1 November 2019

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Policy

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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

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1 November 2019

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Guidance

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Staff and students

This policy provides all information relating to S-coding and the process to be followed.…

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Academic policies > Student progression > S-coding

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24 May 2024

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Policy

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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

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1 November 2019

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Policy

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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

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1 November 2019

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Policy

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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

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24 May 2024

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Policy

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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

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27 May 2024

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Strategy

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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

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27 October 2022

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Policy

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Staff and students

University car parking regulations…

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Estate > Facilities management > Parking

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31 May 2024

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Policy

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Staff and students

This policy details the purpose, use and management of the CCTV system at the university and details the procedures to be followed in order to ensure that the university complies with relevant legislation and the current Information Commissioner’s…

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Estate > Facilities management > Security

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1 November 2023

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Policy

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Public

This document outlines the terms and conditions for all Junior Saints classes, camps, and services.…

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Extra-curricular services > Sports

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22 February 2024

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Policy

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Public

To establish a procedure for the handling of lost and found property across the University.…

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Estate > Facilities management > Security

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9 June 2023

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Policy

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Public

This document outlines the terms and conditions of use for the University of St Andrews Nursery.…

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Extra-curricular services > Sports

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5 May 2023

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Policy

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Public

This policy describes the criteria, eligibility, application process and appeal procedure for awarding Higher Degrees, including DLitt, DSc and MD by Portfolio.…

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Academic policies > Assessment, examination and award > Higher degrees

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16 May 2024

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Policy

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Staff and students

The University of St Andrews Access Control Specification to afford the University reliable, performant and standards…

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Information technology > Digital standards

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14 February 2024

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Policy

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Public

Information and Compliance…

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Extra-curricular services > Sports

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12 April 2024

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Policy

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Public

This policy relates to recording of lectures.…

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Academic policies > Learning and teaching > Lecture capture policy

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24 April 2024

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Policy

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Staff and students

Provides information regarding the University’s obligation to protect children who are at risk of harm, abuse, neglect, exploitation, discrimination or being drawn into radicalisation, with respect to the University Nursery and Saints Sport.…

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Extra-curricular services > Sports

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12 May 2023

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Policy

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This document has been drawn to ensure the safe management of medication of children within a nursery setting.…

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Extra-curricular services > Sports

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21 July 2023

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Policy

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Public

To inform of the University’s travel plan…

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Estate > Environmental sustainability > Energy efficiency

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12 December 2022

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Policy

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Public

This policy relates to the principles of Independent Learning Week (ILA), activities permitted during ILA and communications with students during ILA.…

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Academic policies > Learning and teaching > Independent learning week

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24 May 2024

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Policy

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Staff and students

This document outlines the conditions of hire for the University’s sports facilities.…

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Extra-curricular services > Sports

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13 February 2024

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Policy

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Public

To provide the strategic plan for university museums…

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Library and museum services

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4 January 2023

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Policy

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Staff and students

Terms and conditions for accessing service provided by the Music Centre…

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Extra-curricular services > Music

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7 August 2023

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Policy

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Public

This document outlines the expectations of those involved in running social activities for Athletic Union sports clubs at the University of St Andrews.…

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Extra-curricular services > Sports

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8 February 2023

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Policy

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Public

To inform on the principles on which the collections are acquired and managed, and also to set realistic expectations of what the Libraries are able to deliver.…

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Library and museum services

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22 September 2021

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Policy

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Staff and students

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Library and museum services

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4 November 2022

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Policy

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Staff and students

This policy concerns all matters relating to Good Academic Practice including high principles, processes, sanctions, record keeping and anonymity and appeals.…

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

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24 May 2024

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Policy

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Staff and students

Guidance

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Academic policies > Student progression > Academic adjustments

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24 May 2024

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Policy

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Staff and students

This document outlines the terms under which sports clubs are affiliated to the Athletic Union at the University of St Andrews…

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Extra-curricular services > Sports

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21 March 2023

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Policy

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Public

This document outlines the minimum criteria Saints Sport performance teams and athletes are required to meet.…

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Extra-curricular services > Sports

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22 March 2024

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Policy

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Staff and students

This document has been drawn to ensure the safety of all children and to ensure the correct documentation is being used.…

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Extra-curricular services > Sports

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23 November 2022

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Policy

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Public

Provides information on the Universities obligation to be a smoke free organisation and provides support and advice on how to stop smoking.…

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Staff > Health and well-being > Physical health

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2 November 2022

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Policy

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Staff and students

This document provides an overview of how the University reviews its curriculum portfolio on a regular basis including programmes and modules.…

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Academic policies > Curriculum > curriculum-at-st-andrews

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21 February 2024

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Policy

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Staff and students

Information and service delivery…

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Extra-curricular services > Sports

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24 July 2020

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Policy

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Public

Purpose This document outlines the conduct policy and disciplinary procedures for clubs and individuals affiliated to the Athletic Union…

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Extra-curricular services > Sports

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27 July 2022

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Policy

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Staff and students

A procedure on incident reporting for staff and students…

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Estate > Personal safety > Incident Management

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16 September 2022

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Policy

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Staff and students

This document has been drawn to ensure the correct procedure for nappy changing of children is followed within a nursery setting.…

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Extra-curricular services > Sports

Published date:

21 November 2022

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Policy

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Public