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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

Published date:

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

Understand what to do before inviting a high-profile visitor and what steps to take when receiving approval.…

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External relations

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18 September 2024

Document type:

Guide

Scope (applies to):

all staff

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

Published date:

1 November 2019

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

Management of risk of exposure to radon gas and its decay products at the University, following UK legislative requirements…

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Health and safety

Published date:

6 September 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

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

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

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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18 September 2024

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

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

Scope (applies to):

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

As confirmed in section 2 (objectives)…

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Staff

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29 August 2024

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Google Analytics policy. Google Analytics is a powerful data tool that tracks and reports website and mobile app traffic. This policy describes the arrangement between the Digital Communications team and any University members of staff in relation…

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Information technology > Digital standards

Published date:

1 November 2019

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

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

Scope (applies to):

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

Document type:

Procedure

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

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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

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1 November 2019

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Policy

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Staff and students

Applicable to all University staff engaged in the booking of travel for business purposes including flights/rail/car hire/coach hire/bus/taxi/ferry/airport transfers/airport parking/accommodation/travel/visas/tours (UK/WW), and personal travel…

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Purchasing and procurement > Buying

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10 September 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

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

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

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1 November 2019

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

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

Published date:

1 August 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

Usability testing policy. This policy covers all usability testing which takes place at the University of St Andrews and applies to all staff who are involved in any usability testing process. The policy applies to in-person and distance testing,…

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Information technology > Digital standards

Published date:

1 November 2019

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

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

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

Detailing the University’s approach to open access to ensure the widest possible access to its research publications.…

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Research > Open research

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15 July 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

This procedure provides an overview of the process to be followed when recruiting new employees who will be based overseas or posting existing employees to work overseas on a long-term basis.…

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Staff > Recruitment

Published date:

4 January 2024

Document type:

Procedure

Scope (applies to):

All staff

To provide guidance and instructions on the expense procedure.…

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Staff > Pay and benefits > Expenses

Published date:

20 August 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

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

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17 May 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Frequently asked questions for employee and line manager.…

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Staff > Employee relations > Dignity and respect

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5 July 2024

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All staff

This policy concerns all matters relating to Academic Alerts including types and status, attendance monitoring and procedures for issuing and managing academic alerts.…

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Academic policies > Student progression > Academic alerts

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25 April 2024

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Policy

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Staff and students

This describes how staff and students can advertise events, etc, throughout the Library estate.…

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Library and museum services

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8 August 2023

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Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

Committed to respect and fair treatment for everyone, eliminating discrimination and actively promoting equality of opportunity and delivering fairness to all.…

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Staff > Equality, diversity and inclusion > Review

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4 January 2024

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Policy

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Staff and students

To address discrepancy between evaluated grade and market pay rates when there is a retention or recruitment issue.…

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Staff > Pay and benefits > Pay rates arrangements

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25 July 2024

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Policy

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All staff

This policy sets out the University’s approach to the reimbursement of immigration costs.…

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Staff > Rights to work > Immigration

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6 February 2024

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Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

List of examples that the University deems as unacceptable conduct.…

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Staff > Employee relations > Conduct management

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5 July 2024

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Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Guidance for nomination of honorary degrees…

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University governance > University Senate and the adminsitration of its committees

Published date:

10 September 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

To set out the steps required to be taken when a report is made to the University that alleges that fraud or financial irregularity has occurred.…

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Financial matters > Legal regulations > Fraud

Published date:

12 April 2023

Document type:

Procedure

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

This policy merges role and remit of School Presidents policy with Student Staff Consultative Committees policy to include information about the Postgraduate Student Representation Structure.…

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Academic policies > Quality and standards > Student academic representation

Published date:

5 September 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

Providing expectations and processes for individuals to reflect on their interests, and identify, declare and mitigate any potential conflicts of interest if and when they arise: to avoid compromising - or the perception of compromising –…

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Research > External work

Published date:

1 March 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

This strategy details the responsibilities, roles and processes through which we seek to prevent suicide and address the consequences when, despite best practice and sustained support, a tragic death of this kind does occur.…

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Staff > Health and well-being

Published date:

4 August 2023

Document type:

Strategy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

This document provides employees with guidance on leaving the University.…

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Staff > Employee relations > Leaving the University

Published date:

18 April 2024

Document type:

Procedure

Scope (applies to):

All staff

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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5 September 2024

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Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

To give guidance to Budget Holders on the best practice for budget management…

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Financial matters > Budget management

Published date:

17 August 2023

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Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Vehicle Guidance.…

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Purchasing and procurement > Buying

Published date:

14 August 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Outlines the procedure for the management of sickness absence within the University.…

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Staff > Annual leave and other absence > Ill health

Published date:

18 July 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

This policy document sets out the University policy statement and the organisational and managerial arrangements necessary to deliver it…

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Estate > Facilities construction and development

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11 March 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

This document outlines the performance characteristics required to be a student athlete…

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Extra-curricular services > Sports

Published date:

5 August 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

Guidance to University staff regarding the identification, classification and treatment of charitable donations…

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Financial matters > Donations and investments

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26 March 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

To set out the University's policy and approach to conducting its tax affairs and management of tax risk.…

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Financial matters > Tax and treasury management

Published date:

11 April 2023

Document type:

Strategy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

To provide a statement of the University’s ongoing commitment and approach to preserving its digital content selected for permanent retention, so that materials remain accessible and usable to relevant wide audiences in perpetuity.…

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Library and museum services

Published date:

12 March 2021

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff