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

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

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

Museums policy to set out aims for making Museums of the University of St Andrews’ activities and collections accessible to all, working to understand our audiences and remove barriers to make participation as easy and enjoyable as possible.…

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Library and museum services

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15 July 2019

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Policy

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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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Guidance

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Staff and students

The Admissions policy is a governance document that covers all relevant aspects of the application process to allow all applicants from all cohorts to clearly understand the parameters within which they are applying.…

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Student administration > Admissions

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13 December 2019

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Policy

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All students

Accessibility. The University of St Andrews is committed to making the University website accessible for all users. To achieve this, the design of web pages and apps, as well as the content within these, must comply with the international Web…

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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 is used to help applicants and offer holders know how the University will approach the reviewing process of their application.…

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Student administration > Admissions

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28 June 2019

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Policy

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All 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

This policy is used to help applicnats and offer holders know how the University will approach the reviewing process of their application.…

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Student administration > Admissions

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28 June 2019

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Policy

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All 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

Links policy. Users scan web pages looking for information about what is on a page and where to go next. They are usually searching for a specific piece of information. Easy-to-understand links help the user navigate to the required information…

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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 is used to help applicants and offer holders know how the University will approach the reviewing process of their application.…

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Student administration > Admissions

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21 June 2019

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Policy

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All students

Google Analytics policy. Google Analytics is a powerful data analytics tool that tracks and reports website and mobile app traffic. The University of St Andrews uses Google Analytics to understand how users interact with the website in order to…

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Information technology > Digital standards

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1 November 2019

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Policy

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All staff

To provide guidance to University staff regarding the identification, classification and treatment of charitable donations in order to ensure that the University is compliant with current financial accounting regulations and UK tax legislation.…

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Financial matters > Donations and investments

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3 July 2019

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Procedure

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All staff

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 has been developed to enable employees to request an extended period of unpaid time away from work in order to balance their career with other commitments, responsibilities and interests. …

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Staff > Annual leave and other absence > Career break

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7 August 2019

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Policy

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All staff

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

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

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Information governance and management > Records management

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1 July 2019

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Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff