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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 at itservicedesk@st…

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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

Published date:

7 December 2025

Document type:

Guide

Scope (applies to):

all staff, all 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 during an investigation or formal hearing.…

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Staff > Employee relations > Conduct management

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7 December 2025

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

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

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

The statement highlights key actions being taken and how these align to the Scottish Government’s Fair Work Principles.…

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Staff

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29 April 2025

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Strategy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Outlines the approach to the prevention and management of occupational stress throughout the University.…

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Staff > Health and well-being > Mental health

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3 December 2025

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Accessibility. The University of St Andrews is committed to making the University website accessible to all. To do this, webpages 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 sets out the basis for the University’s decision to have a fixed retirement age for all employees.…

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Staff > Employee relations > Retirement

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3 December 2025

Document type:

Policy

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

EDI review performed by Stuart Hall 11/01/2023. Confirms the purpose and procedure for the probation period.…

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Staff > Employee relations > Probation

Published date:

19 November 2025

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

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

This policy lays out the University's process and rules pertaining to examinations.…

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Academic policies > Assessment, examination and award

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2 December 2025

Document type:

Policy

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

Published date:

1 November 2019

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

The purpose of this policy is to describe the University’s approach to business/IT architectural governance in terms of change management, capability-based management, and service-orientated architecture and to outline how clear accountability for…

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Infomation Technology

Published date:

13 November 2025

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

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 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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5 December 2025

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

The policy explains the process and implications of failure to matriculate…

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Student administration > Registration

Published date:

20 November 2025

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All students

Provides guidance on the annual and statutory leave process and information on closure days.…

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Staff > Annual leave and other absence

Published date:

12 November 2025

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

To outline the procedure for setting tuition fees…

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Student administration > Tuition fees

Published date:

15 September 2025

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All students

The purpose of this procedure is to provide line managers and PI’s a high-level overview of the procedure to follow when a fixed term contract comes to an end.…

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Staff > Employee relations > Redundancy

Published date:

5 December 2025

Document type:

Procedure

Scope (applies to):

Line managers

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

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

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

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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12 November 2025

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

To provide guidance on the University’s approach to the protection and exploitation of Intellectual Property.…

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Research > External work

Published date:

12 September 2025

Document type:

Policy

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

PDF standards. Contents. What is a PDF? PDF, which stands for Portwocument Format, has for some time been a common internet file format. It's useful for electronic distribution because it keeps the look and feel of the original document, including…

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Information technology > Digital standards

Published date:

1 November 2019

Document type:

Guidance

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

Published date:

17 March 2025

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

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

This handbook provides guidance on the academic monitoring process, including the AAM report, dialogues and the dissemination event…

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Academic policies > Quality and standards

Published date:

26 September 2025

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All staff

This document outlines the approach to be adopted in cases of potential redundancy situations.…

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Staff > Employee relations > Redundancy

Published date:

8 August 2025

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

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

Sets out how employees can request a change to their working arrangements…

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Staff > Employee relations > Flexible working

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18 November 2025

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

To define University policy on fee status assessment…

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Student administration > Tuition fees

Published date:

2 September 2025

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All 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

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

Published date:

1 November 2019

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

This guidance document provides information regarding expectations and practical arrangements concerning deferrals.…

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Academic policies > Quality and standards

Published date:

13 October 2025

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

The Honour Code is a statement that establishes the standards, behaviour and academic integrity expected of all matriculated students who form part of the academic community at the University of St Andrews. All students must agree to abide by and…

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Student administration > Conditions of study

Published date:

16 August 2025

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All students

This document outlines the circumstances in which redeployment for employees within the University will be considered.…

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Staff > Employee relations > Redeployment

Published date:

8 August 2025

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

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

This policy sets out the framework for raising, addressing and resolving concerns in the workplace.…

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Staff > Employee relations > Resolving workplace disputes

Published date:

19 November 2025

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Establishes a travel and fieldwork risk assessment process that applies to staff and students representing the University who engage in travel and/or fieldwork.…

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University governance > Risk management

Published date:

4 September 2025

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

To describe the University’s policy on working with sources of ionising radiation, including radioactive substances and X-ray generating equipment…

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Health and safety

Published date:

22 July 2025

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

This policy describes how adjustments are made for students on grounds of religious observance.…

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Academic policies > Learning and teaching

Published date:

24 September 2025

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All 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

Published date:

26 August 2025

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

To provide guidance and instructions on the expense procedure.…

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Staff > Pay and benefits > Expenses

Published date:

24 February 2025

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

This policy sets out the University’s approach to secondments, the basis on which they may be taken and how they should be managed.…

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Staff > Progression and development > Secondment

Published date:

1 October 2025

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Head of School/Unit guidance on the workforce planning group application form requirements.…

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Staff > Recruitment > Vacancy approval

Published date:

17 January 2025

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

Line managers