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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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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

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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19 September 2024

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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

Digital content policy. The pages in this section detail the standards and management procedures for content on the University of St Andrews website. Any member of staff working on the University website must adhere to this policy. All content on…

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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 protocol details when the University may use emergency contact details to share informaiton about students to protect health and welllbeing…

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Student support > Incident management

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13 September 2024

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Procedure

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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

Information on how Microsoft 365 accounts are managed…

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Information technology

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6 September 2024

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Policy

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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

Provide instruction on the management and safe use of lasers at the University, to ensure compliance with ‘The Control of Artificial Optical Radiation at Work Regulations 2010’…

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Health and safety

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1 August 2024

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Policy

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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

Regulations for using the libraries of the University of St Andrews.…

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Library and museum services

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1 August 2024

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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

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

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

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

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

This document confirms the process to be followed when an investigation is required.…

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Staff > Employee relations > Investigation

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5 July 2024

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Procedure

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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

Insurance arrangements…

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University governance > Risk management

Published date:

20 August 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

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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16 July 2024

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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

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

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

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22 August 2024

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Guidance

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Professional staff

This document describes the Library's vision and strategy over the next 5 years as it retains its central place in the learning and research lives of students and academics.…

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Library and museum services

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18 April 2024

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Policy

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Staff and students

Risk management…

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University governance > Risk management > Risk management group

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23 August 2022

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Policy

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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

The document details the regulations unique to the Scottish Graduate Entry Medicine programme (ScotGEM).…

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Academic policies > Assessment, examination and award > ScotGEM-programme-regulations

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19 March 2024

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Policy

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Staff and students

Policy statement and outline management and operational arrangement for controlling legionella risk across University Estate…

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Estate > Facilities management > Operations

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8 February 2023

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Policy

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Staff and students

Guidance on the selection, use and maintenance of personal protective equipment…

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Health and safety > Hazard identification and risk assessment

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9 June 2021

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Policy

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Staff and students

This document provides guidance to External Examiners, School/department staff and students on sharing External Examiner annual reports.…

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Academic policies > Quality and standards > External examiners

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24 August 2023

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Guidance

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Staff and students

The refreshed University Strategy develops the World-leading, Diverse, and Entrepreneurial themes of our existing Strategy, and brings forward two others in an interconnected way for a fast-changing world – Sustainable and Digital.…

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Academic policies > Quality and standards

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21 June 2023

Document type:

Strategy

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Staff and students

This policy relates to all proposals for new modules and new programmes.…

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Academic policies > Curriculum > Module and programme approval

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31 July 2023

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Policy

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Staff and students

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

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Information governance and management > Information security

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27 May 2022

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Policy

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Professional staff

To communicate the risks as presently understood to maintaining the confidentiality, integrity and availability of University information and personal data in the use of publicly available GenAI tools…

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Information governance and management > Information security

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7 February 2024

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Policy

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Staff and students

Guidance on the precautions for new and expectant mothers…

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Health and safety > Hazard identification and risk assessment

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30 August 2023

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Guidance

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Staff and students

Compliance with legislation…

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Health and safety > Hazard identification and risk assessment

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21 September 2021

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Policy

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Staff and students

This document provides guidance on working with biological agents and genetically modified organisms…

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Health and safety > Hazard identification and risk assessment

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9 June 2021

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Guidance

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Staff and students

Policy and guidance on measurement of noise levels and how to control noise levels in the workplace…

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Health and safety > Hazard identification and risk assessment

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9 June 2021

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Policy

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Staff and students

Risk assessment form template…

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Health and safety > Hazard identification and risk assessment

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9 June 2021

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Procedure

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Staff and students

Guidance for compliance with legislation…

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Health and safety > Hazard identification and risk assessment

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3 August 2021

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Guidance

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Staff and students

Compliance with legislation…

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Health and safety > Hazard identification and risk assessment

Published date:

13 July 2021

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Policy

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Staff and students

This guidance outlines dates and processes in relation to timely communications of curricular changes to current students and applications to ensure that the University comply with Consumer Protection Legislation (2014).…

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Academic policies > Curriculum > Consumer protection and curriculum guidance

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12 August 2024

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Guidance

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Staff and students

This document presents guidance about Generative AI technologies in learning and teaching. It explains how large language models work, and provides a framework for good assessment design.…

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Academic policies > Learning and teaching > Technology enhanced learning

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29 May 2024

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Guidance

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Staff and students

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

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Staff > Progression and development > Performance Management

Published date:

23 October 2023

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Policy

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Professional staff

Compliance

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Health and safety > Hazard identification and risk assessment

Published date:

3 August 2021

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Guidance

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Staff and students

Guidance on manual handling operations…

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Health and safety > Hazard identification and risk assessment

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9 June 2021

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Guidance

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

Policy, local rules for work with ionsing radiations, radioactivity and X-rays…

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Health and safety > Hazard identification and risk assessment

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30 August 2023

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Policy

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Staff and students

This strategy relates to the importance of the employability agenda and identifies how student employability can be best enhanced in a St Andrews context.…

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Academic policies > Learning and teaching > Employability strategy

Published date:

1 July 2019

Document type:

Strategy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students