Committees we support

Staff in Education and Student Experience have responsibility for supporting the following committees/groups:

Name of committee/groupPurpose of the committee/groupName of team that supports the committee/groupContact
Applicant and Student Information Oversight Group To advise University Education Committee on areas of work relating to student information and consumer protection law. Academic Quality and Policy Office Jo Strong
Codes Executive Group

To govern the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the Regulations and Code of Practice for Research Degree Programmes.

 Academic Quality and Policy Office Mike White and Chris Walker
Education Administration Network To provide a forum at school and faculty level for discussion of education administration, including: disseminating information, consulting, sharing good practice and identifying opportunities to make improvements.  Education Process Improvement Team

Joe Ponting
Education Management Group To oversee education and student related processes and act as the interface between Education and Student Experience, relevant central services divisions and faculties.  TBC TBC
Immigration Control Oversight Board
  • To oversee the University’s compliance with its sponsor responsibilities under its UKVI Tier 2, 4 and 5 licences. 
  • To provide a cross-institutional forum enabling the resolution of issues associated with the recruitment and continued management and support of international students and staff.
 Student Visa Services  
Research Degrees Exam Board To award research degrees.  Academic Quality and Policy Office Chris Walker
Sanctuary Scholarship Working Group  To discuss the direction of the Sanctuary Scholarship and related funding and immigration issues. Student Funding Office  
School Education Director Network

To provide a forum for School Education Directors to contribute to policy development, share experiences and best practice, and discuss common challenges.

 Academic Quality and Policy Office Melissa Bevan 
Senior Tutor Network To provide a forum for Senior Tutors to share examples of excellence, contribute to the development of student support provision, and to identify training needs for academic personal tutors. Academic Quality and Policy Office Melissa Bevan
Student Experience Committee To articulate the University's strategic vision for student experience and maintain oversight of its delivery. Academic Quality and Policy Office Kathryn Maycock
Student Survey Approval Panel To oversee university participation in all large scale internal and external surveys of our students. Academic Quality and Policy Office  
University Academic Quality and Standards Committee To oversee the framework for the quality and standards of education provision (UG, PGT and PGR programmes) and the student academic experience at the University. Academic Quality and Policy Office Chris Walker 
University Education Committee

To articulate the University's strategic vision for education and maintain oversight of its delivery.

 Academic Quality and Policy Office Kathryn Maycock 
University Learning and Teaching Committee To develop and maintain the strategic framework for taught education for the University. Academic Quality and Policy Office Nick Iles