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Statutory and General Regulations
Registry: Academic Standards and Partnership
Updated June 2012
Contents
Part A: Statutory Regulations
Introduction
1
Instrument of Government
2
Articles of Government
Part B: General Regulations
1
General Powers and responsibilities
2
Programmes of Study
3
Titles and level of awards
4
Courses offered in collaboration with other institutions
5
The admission of students
6
The assessment of students for taught awards
7
Regulation of research degrees and regulations for the award of higher doctorates
8
The conferment of awards
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Honorary awards
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Honorary Appointments
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Academic Dress
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Introduction
Introduction
The University of Brighton is a higher education corporation established in accordance with
the Education Reform Act 1988 amended by the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.
The former Act provided for the establishment of a corporation (the members of which would
be known as the Board of Governors) which would be responsible for conducting the affairs of
the institution.
The 1992 Act amended the earlier Act in a number of ways. Most importantly, it allowed for
the specification by the Privy Council of certain higher education corporations which would
have the power to give degrees and other awards. Designated institutions should have:
(i) an Instrument of Government providing for the constitution of governing body of
the institution; and
(ii) Articles of Government in accordance with which the institution is to be
conducted.
They would also be empowered, subject to consent of the Privy Council, to use the word
‘university’ in their titles. The 1992 Act also established a single funding council for higher
education in England and confirmed the abolition of the Council for National Academic
Awards (CNAA). The degree-awarding powers of the CNAA would be vested in the
successor institutions specified in accordance with the Act.
Privy Council consent to the title ‘University of Brighton’ was granted on 16 June 1992. The
University agreed that the degree-awarding powers specified in the Act be adopted with effect
from 1 September 1992. These powers relate to:
(a)
awards granted to persons who complete an appropriate assessment, and
(b)
awards granted to persons who complete an appropriate programme of
supervised research and satisfy an appropriate assessment,
and in this section ‘award’ means any degree, diploma, certificate or other academic
award or distinction and ‘assessment’ includes examination and test.
An institution specified in such an order may also:
(a)
grant honorary degrees, and
(b)
grant degrees to members of the academic and other staff of the institution.
Any power conferred on an institution to grant awards in pursuance of this section
includes power:
(a)
to authorise other institutions to do so on behalf of the institution;
(b)
to do so jointly with another institution, and
(c)
to deprive any person of any award granted to him by or on behalf of the
institution in pursuance of this section (or, in the case of an award granted to
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him by the institution and another institution jointly, to do so jointly with the
other institution.)
It shall be for the institution to determine in accordance with any relevant provisions
of the instruments relating to or regulating the institution the courses of study or
programmes of research, and the assessments, which are appropriate for the grant of
any award and the terms and conditions on which any of the powers conferred under
this section may be exercised.
(Extracted from the Further and Higher Education Act 1992, section 76)
The regulations referred to in the last paragraph above are contained in Part B of this
document). These regulations became effective on 1 September 1992. Their efficacy, and
appropriateness, will be carefully monitored. If necessary, a revised set of regulations will be
prepared, considered by appropriate bodies in the institution and presented to the Board of
Governors for approval.
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Instrument of Government
Instrument of Government
At the Council Chamber, Whitehall
THE 16th DAY OF February 1993
BY THE LORDS OF HER MAJESTY’S MOST HONOURABLE PRIVY COUNCIL
WHEREAS section 124A(3) and (4) of the Education Reform Act 1988(a) (hereinafter referred to as
‘the Act’) provide that the Privy Council may by Order make an instrument of government of any
higher education corporation with respect to which Schedule 7 to the Act has effect, and that the said
instrument of government shall comply with the requirements of Schedule 7A to the Act and may
make any provision authorised to be made by the said Schedule 7A and such other provision as may be
necessary or desirable:
AND WHEREAS the University of Brighton higher education corporation is a higher education
corporation with respect to which the said Schedule 7 has effect:
NOW, THEREFORE, Their Lordships, in exercise of the powers conferred on Them by the said
section 124A (3) are pleased to, and do hereby, make an instrument of government of the University of
Brighton higher education corporation as set out in the Schedule to this order, which shall come into
force forthwith.
N. H. Nicholls
SCHEDULE
INSTRUMENT OF GOVERNMENT REFERRED TO IN THE FOREGOING ORDER
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Interpretation
(1)
In this Instrument, the following words and expressions shall have the meanings indicated in
this paragraph ‘the Act’ means the Education Reform Act 1988 as amended from time to time;
‘the Corporation’ means the University of Brighton higher education corporation;
‘the Board of Governors’ means the members of the Corporation;
‘the University’ means the University of Brighton conducted by the Corporation;
‘the Principal’ means the Vice-Chancellor of the University;
‘the Academic Board’ means the Academic Board of the University constituted in accordance
with the articles;
‘the Instrument’ means the Instrument of government of the Corporation;
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‘the Articles’ means the Articles of government in accordance with which the university is
conducted;
‘the Clerk’ means the person appointed to the office of the Clerk to the Board of Governors
under the Articles;
‘the Secretary of State’ means the Secretary of State for Education; and
‘the appointing authority’ means the Corporation unless otherwise specified.
(2)
References in this Instrument, in relation to the Board of governors, to a variable category of
members are references to any category of members in relation to which the number
applicable in accordance with paragraph 3 below is subject to variation.
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Name of the Corporation
(1)
The Board of Governors may, by resolution, change the name of the Corporation, with the
consent of the Privy Council.
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Membership
(1)
The Board of Governors shall consist of –
(2)
(a)
not less than 12 and not more than 24 members appointed with the following
provisions: and
(b)
the Principal, unless he chooses not to be a member.
Of the appointed members –
(a)
up to 13 shall be independent members;
(b)
up to two may be teachers at the University nominated by the Academic Board and
up to two may be students of the University nominated by the students thereof; and
(c)
at least one and not more than nine shall be co-opted members nominated by the
members of the Board of Governors who are not co-opted members.
(3)
Independent members shall be persons appearing to the appointing authority to have
experience of, and to have shown capacity in, industrial, commercial or employment matters
or the practice of any profession.
(4)
The co-opted member required by sub-paragraph 3(2)(c) above shall have experience in the
provision of education.
(5)
A person (other than a person appointed in pursuance of sub-paragraph 3(2)(b) above) who is-
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(a)
employed at the University (whether or not as a teacher);
(b)
a full-time student at the University; or
(c)
an elected member of any local authority,
is not eligible for appointment as a member of the Board of Governors otherwise than as a co-opted
member.
(6)
For the purposes of this paragraph, a person who is not for the time being enrolled as a student
at the University shall be treated as such a student during any period when he has been granted
leave of absence from the University for the purposes of study or travel or for carrying out the
duties of any office held by him in the students’ union at the University.
(7)
It shall be for the appointing authority to determine any question as to whether any person is
qualified in accordance with the preceding provisions of this paragraph for appointment as a
member of the Board of Governors of any description or category.
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Determination of membership numbers
(1)
The Board of Governors shall make a determination with respect to their membership
numbers.
(2)
Such a determination shall fix the number of members of each variable category of which the
Board of Governors are to consist, subject to the limits applicable in relation to that category in
accordance with paragraph 3(2) above.
(3)
In making such a determination, the Board of Governors shall secure that at least half of all the
members of the Board of governors, when constituted in accordance with the determination,
will be independent members.
(4)
Such a determination shall not have effect so as to terminate the appointment of any person
who is a member of the Board of governors at the time when it takes effect.
(5)
Such a determination may be varied by a subsequent determination.
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Appointment of members of the Board of Governors
(1)
Subject to the provisions of section 124C of the Act, no appointment of members of the Board
of Governors may be made before the first determination of the membership in accordance
with paragraph 4(1) above takes effect.
(2)
The Board of Governors is the appointing authority in relation to the appointment of any
member of the Board of governors other than an independent member.
(3)
Where an appointment of an additional independent member of the Board of Governors falls
to be made in consequence of a determination in accordance with paragraph 4 (above), the
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(a)
shall be the Board of Governors if the appointment is made within the period of three
months beginning with the date of the determination; or
(b)
if the appointment is not made within that period, shall be the current independent
members of the Board of Governors.
Where a vacancy in the office of an independent member of the Board of Governors arises on
any existing independent member ceasing to hold office on the expiry of his term of office (a)
his successor shall not be appointed more than six months before the expiry of that
term; and
(b)
the appointing authority in relation to the appointment of his successor (i).
(ii).
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shall be the Board of Governors if the appointment is made not less than three
months before the expiry of that term; or
if the appointment is not so made, shall be the current independent members of
the Board of Governors.
Where a vacancy in the office of an independent member of the Board of Governors arises on
the death of any such member or on any such member ceasing to hold office in accordance
with the Instrument, the appointing authority in relation to the appointment of his successor(a)
shall be the Board of Governors if the appointment is made within the period of three
months beginning with the date of death or the date on which the office becomes
vacant (as the case may be); or
(b)
if the appointment is not made within that period, shall be the current independent
members of the Board of Governors.
(6)
No appointment of an independent member of the Board of Governors by the Board of
Governors in accordance with sub-paragraph 5(3)(a), 5(4)(b)(i) and 5 (5)(a) above shall be
made unless the appointment has been approved by the current independent members of the
Board of Governors.
(7)
If the number of independent members of the Board of Governors falls below the number
needed in accordance with the Articles for a quorum, the Secretary of State is the appointing
authority in relation to the appointment of such number of independent members as is
required for a quorum.
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Tenure of office of members of the Board of Governors
(1)
The Board of Governors shall determine the period of office of members in each of the
variable categories set out in paragraph 3(2) above. Such members shall hold and vacate office
in accordance with the terms of their appointment and shall, on ceasing to be a member on
completion of their period of office, be eligible for reappointment.
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(2)
A member of the Board of Governors may at any time by notice in writing to the Clerk resign
his office, which will thereupon become vacant from the date of receipt of the notice or date
of resignation specified therein whichever shall be the later.
(3)
If at the time the Board of Governors is satisfied that any member of the Board of Governors(a)
has been absent from meetings of the Board of Governors for a period of 12 months
without the permission of the Board of Governors; or
(b)
is unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a member,
the Board of Governors may by notice in writing to that member remove him from office; and
thereupon the office shall become vacant.
(4)
Where a member of the Board of Governors appointed as an Academic Board nominee or a
student nominee, or a member of staff or student appointed as a co-opted member of the
Board of Governors, ceases before the end of his period of office to be a member of staff or a
student of the University, as the case may be, his office shall thereupon become vacant.
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Officers
(1)
The Board of Governors shall appoint from among their members a Chairman and any other
officers which the Board may determine.
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Committees
(1)
The Board of Governors may establish committees and permit such committees to include
persons who are not members of the Board of Governors.
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Allowances
(1)
The Board of Governors shall determine any allowances to be paid to members of the Board
of Governors.
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Seal of Corporation
(1)
The application of the seal of the Corporation shall be authenticated by the signature of the
Chairman of the Board of Governors or some other member authorised generally or specially
by the Board of Governors to act for that purpose together with that of the Clerk or that of
any other member of the Board of Governors.
(2)
The Corporation Seal shall be held under secure arrangements by the Clerk.
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Copies of Instrument of Government
(1)
Copies of the Instrument of Government shall be provided to each member of the Board of
Governors.
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Articles of Government
In exercise of the powers conferred upon it by Section 125 of the Education Reform Act 1988, the
University of Brighton Higher Education Corporation makes the following Articles of Government
in accordance with which the University of Brighton shall be conducted.
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Interpretation
1.1
In these Articles words and expressions shall have the meanings ascribed to them in paragraph
1 of the Instrument of government made by the Privy Council on 16 February 1993, and
“the holders of senior posts” means the Principal, the Clerk to the Board of Governors and
the holders of such other senior posts as the Board of Governors may determine and “holder
of a senior post” shall be construed accordingly;
“the staff” includes both teaching and other staff of the University of Brighton;
“staff governor” means a member of the Board of Governors appointed as a staff nominee or
a co-opted staff nominee;
“student governor” means a member of the Board of Governors who is a student of the
University nominated by the students
“a students’ union” means any association of the generality of students formed to further the
educational purposes of the University and the interests of students as students.
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Conduct of the University
2.1
The University shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Education Acts
1944 to 1993, any subsequent Education Acts, any relevant regulations, orders or directions
made by the Secretary of State, or by the Privy Council, and subject thereto, in accordance
with the provisions of the Instrument, these Articles and any rules or bye-laws made under
these Articles.
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Responsibilities of the Board of Governors, Principal and Academic
Board
3.1
The Board of Governors
3.1.1
The Board of Governors shall be responsible for:
(a)
the determination of the educational character and mission of the University and for
oversight of its activities;
(b)
the effective and efficient use of resources, the solvency of the institution and for
safeguarding its assets;
(c)
approving annual estimates of income and expenditure;
(d)
the appointment, grading, suspension, dismissal and determination of the pay and
conditions of service of the holders of senior posts; and
(e)
setting a framework for the pay and conditions of service of all other staff.
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In the exercise of its powers, the Board of Governors shall have due regard to the advice of
the Principal and of the Academic Board with regard to matters within their respective terms
of reference.
3.2
The Principal
3.2.1
Subject to the responsibilities of the Board of Governors, the Principal shall be the chief
executive of the University, and shall be responsible for:
(a)
making proposals to the Board of Governors about the educational character and
mission of the University, and for implementing the decisions of the Board of
Governors;
(b)
the organisation, direction and management of the University and leadership of the
staff;
(c)
the appointment, assignment, grading, appraisal, suspension, dismissal, and
determination –within the framework set by the Board of Governors – of the pay
and conditions of service of staff other than the holders of senior posts, and for the
assignment and appraisal of the holders of senior posts other than the Principal;
(d)
the determination, after consultation with the Academic Board, of the University’s
academic activities, and for the determination of its other activities;
(e)
preparing annual estimates of income and expenditure, for consideration by the
Board of Governors, and for the management of budget and resources, within the
estimates approved by the Board of Governors; and
(f)
the maintenance of student discipline and, within the rules and procedures provided
for within these Articles, the suspension or expulsion of students on disciplinary
grounds and for implementing decisions to expel students for academic reasons.
3.3
The Academic Board
3.3.1
Subject to the provisions of these Articles, to the overall responsibility of the Board of
Governors, and to the responsibilities of the Principal, the Academic Board (see Article 4)
shall be responsible for:
(a)
general issues relating to the research, scholarship, teaching and courses at the
institution, including criteria for the admission of students; the appointment and
removal of internal and external examiners; policies and procedures for assessment
and examination of the academic performance of students; the content of the
curriculum; academic standards and the validation and review of courses; the
procedures for the award of qualifications and honorary academic titles; and the
procedures for the expulsion of students for academic reasons. Such responsibilities
shall be subject to the requirements of validating and accrediting bodies;
(b)
considering the development of the academic activities of the University and the
resources needed to support them and for advising the Principal and the Board of
Governors thereon; and
(c)
advising on such other matters as the Board of Governors or the Principal may refer
to the Academic Board.
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3.3.2
The Academic Board may establish such committees as it considers necessary for purposes
enabling it to carry out its responsibilities provided that each establishment is first approved by
the Principal and Board of Governors. The number of members of any such committee and
the terms on which they are to hold and vacate office shall be determined by the Academic
Board.
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Academic Board
4.1
There shall be an Academic Board of the University of no more than forty members,
comprising the Principal (who shall be in the Chair) and such other numbers of staff and
students as may from time to time be approved by the Board of Governors. The Principal
may nominate a Deputy Chairman from among the members of the Academic Board. The
period of appointment of members and the selection or election arrangements shall be subject
to the approval of the Board of Governors.
4.2
The membership of the Academic Board shall be such that at least:

25% of its members are members of the University’s Senior Management Team or Deans of
Faculty;

25% of its members are heads of academic and related departments;

25% shall be members of the staff of the University other than members of the Senior
Management Team, Deans of Faculty and heads of department;

10% shall be students at the University.
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Delegation of functions and committees
5.1
Subject to the following provisions of this Article, the Board of Governors may establish a
committee of the Corporation for any purposes or function, other than those assigned
elsewhere in these Articles to the Principal or to the Academic Board, and may delegate
powers to such a committee or to the Chairman of the Corporation or to the Principal.
5.2
The Board of Governors shall appoint a committee or committees to determine or advise on
such matters relating to employment policy or finance as the Board may remit to them. The
members of the committee shall be drawn from the Board of Governors other than staff or
student Governors.
5.3
The Board of Governors shall not, however, delegate the following:

the determination of the educational character and mission of the University

the approval of the annual estimates of income and expenditure

ensuring the solvency of the institution and the safeguarding of its assets

the appointment or dismissal of the holder of a senior post

the varying or revoking of these Articles of Government.
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Appointment of Clerk to the Board of Governors
6.1
The Board of Governors shall appoint a Clerk to act as secretary to the Board.
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The Board of Governors
Chairman and Deputy Chairman
7.1
The Board of Governors shall, not later than 31 July each year, elect from its members a
Chairman and a Deputy Chairman to hold office for one year from the following 1 August.
The Chairman and Deputy Chairman shall be eligible for re-election.
7.2
The Chairman, or in the absence of the Chairman, the Deputy Chairman, shall preside at
meetings of the Board. If both are absent from the meeting, a Chairman shall be appointed
by the members present for that meeting. No member who is employed at the institution or
who is a full-time student at the institution may preside at a meeting of the Board of
Governors.
7.3
If a vacancy arises in the office of Chairman or Deputy Chairman, the Board of Governors
shall at its next meeting elect a new Chairman or Deputy Chairman for the unexpired term
of office.
Meetings of the Board of Governors
7.4
The Board of Governors shall hold ordinary meetings at least three times each year.
7.5
A special meeting of the Board of Governors shall be summoned by the Clerk on the request
of the Chairman or on the written request of any five members of the Board.
7.6
At least five clear days before a meeting of the Board of Governors a summons to attend the
meeting, together with an agenda paper, shall be left at or sent by post to the usual address of
each member of the Board of Governors.
7.7
Minutes shall be kept by the Clerk of all proceedings and resolutions of the Board of
Governors and the same, when signed by the Chairman of the meeting or of the next
meeting, shall be conclusive evidence of the matters stated therein.
7.8
The quorum for meetings of the Board of Governors shall be eight members of whom five
shall be independent members. If a meeting is quorate, but less than half the members
present are independent members, a majority of the independent members present shall be
able to require that a decision be deferred to the next meeting. No decision shall be deferred
more than once under this provision.
Appointment of members
7.9
Where the Corporation is the appointing authority for a member of the Corporation, the
procedures for the meeting at which the appointment is to be considered shall be the same as
for ordinary meetings of the Board of Governors.
7.10
Where the current independent members of the Corporation form the appointing authority
for a member of the Corporation, they shall form a committee composed of all of their
number. The agenda for meetings of this committee shall be sent to all current independent
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members at least five clear days before the meeting. The quorum for meetings of the
committee shall be five independent members.
General provisions with respect to proceedings of the Board of Governors and its
committees
7.11
Members of the Board of Governors shall not be bound in their speaking and voting by
mandates given to them by other bodies or persons; there shall be no proxy voting.
7.12
A member of the Board who has any pecuniary or family interest in any matter under
consideration by the Board of Governors or a committee of the Board shall disclose the fact as
soon as practicable at the meeting, shall take no part in the consideration or discussion of the
matter or any vote upon it, and shall, if so requested by the Chairman of the meeting
withdraw from the room while the question is being discussed and voted upon.
7.13
No member of the Board who is employed at the institution shall, solely by virtue of
remuneration for services as an employee, be deemed for the purposes of Article 7.12, to have
a "pecuniary interest".
7.14
No member of the Board shall be prevented by the provisions of Article 7.12 from
considering or voting upon proposals for the Corporation to insure members of the Board of
Governors against liabilities incurred by them arising out of their office.
7.15
Any staff or student governor other than the Principal present at any meeting of the Board or
a committee of the Board at which a named member of staff or a named student is being
considered shall, if so requested by the Chairman of the meeting, withdraw from the room
while the question is being considered and voted upon. The Principal shall withdraw from
that part of any meeting at which there is consideration of his or her own position, unless
invited by a resolution of the other members present to remain.
7.16
The papers relating to meetings of the Board of Governors and its committees shall be
available for inspection by members of staff and students, except where those papers refer to
named members of staff or students or prospective members of staff or students or to matters
which the Board or an appropriate committee of the Board is satisfied should remain
confidential to members.
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Appointment of staff
8.1
Each member of staff shall serve under a contract of employment with the Corporation.
8.2
Upon the occurrence of a vacancy or expected vacancy for the post of Principal, the post
shall be advertised nationally.
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Conduct of staff
9.1
After consultation with the staff, the Board of Governors shall make rules relating to the
conduct of the staff.
Academic freedom
9.2
In making rules under Article 9.1, the Board of Governors shall have regard to the need to
ensure that staff of the University have freedom within the law to question and test received
wisdom, and to put forward new ideas and controversial or unpopular opinions, without
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placing themselves in jeopardy of losing their jobs or any privileges they may have at the
University.
Representation of views
9.3
The Board of Governors shall ensure that there are suitable arrangements for enabling the
members of staff of the University to raise matters of proper concern to them at all levels in
the University.
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Suspension and dismissal of staff
Suspension
10.1
The Chairman of the Board of Governors, or in the absence of the Chairman the Deputy
Chairman, may suspend from duty, with pay, the holder of a senior post for misconduct or
other good and urgent cause. The Chairman or Deputy Chairman shall report such
suspension in writing to the Board of Governors within two working days or as soon
thereafter as practicable.
10.2
The Principal, or in the absence of the Principal the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, may suspend
from duty, with pay, any member of the staff of the University, other than the holder of a
senior post, for misconduct or other good or urgent cause.
10.3
Anyone who is suspended from duty under Articles 10.1 or 10.2 shall be entitled to receive
from the Principal or Deputy Vice-Chancellor, or in the case of the holders of senior posts
from the Chairman or Deputy Chairman of the Corporation, written notification of the
suspension, setting out the grounds on which the decision to suspend has been taken.
10.4
Procedures for the suspension of staff under Articles 10.1 or 10.2 shall be specified in rules
made by the Board of Governors after consultation with the staff. The rules shall include
provision that:
(a)
any person who has been under suspension for three weeks or more may appeal in
writing to the Board of Governors against the suspension, save that no such right of
appeal shall lie if the person is the subject of a reference to a Special Committee
under Article 10.5 or of a notification from the Principal or Deputy Vice-Chancellor
under Article 10.12;
(b)
any appeal made under (a) shall be considered as soon as practicable;
(c)
a suspension against which an appeal is made shall continue to operate pending the
determination of the appeal.
Dismissal
(i)
Holders of senior posts including the Principal and the Clerk to the Board of
Governors
10.5
If the Chairman of the Corporation, or in the absence of the Chairman the Deputy
Chairman, or a majority of the members of the Board of Governors, consider that it may be
appropriate for the Board to dismiss the holder of a senior post, the Chairman, Deputy
Chairman, or Board of Governors as appropriate shall refer the matter to a Special
Committee of the Board, which shall be convened as soon as possible to examine the facts,
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otherwise investigate the grounds for dismissal, and to make a report to the Board of
Governors.
10.6
The person whose dismissal is to be considered by the Special Committee shall have the right
to make representations to the Committee, including oral representations, for which purpose
he or she may be accompanied and represented by a friend.
10.7
The Special Committee shall prepare a written report for consideration by the Board of
Governors, a copy of which shall be sent to the person to whom it relates. The report shall
set out the facts relating to the case, and any considerations which the Committee considers
should be taken into account in the Board's consideration of the matter. The report should
not contain recommendations as to the decision to be taken by the Board.
10.8
The Board of Governors shall consider the report of the Special Committee and take such
action as it considers appropriate which may include the dismissal of the person concerned.
The person concerned shall have the right to make representations to the Governors,
including oral representations for which purpose he or she may be accompanied and
represented by a friend.
10.9
The Special Committee shall consist of five members of the Board. The Chairman of the
Board of Governors, the Deputy Chairman and the Principal shall not be eligible for
membership of the Special Committee
10.10
The Board of Governors shall make rules specifying procedures for the conduct of the Special
Committee and other aspects of the procedure set out in Articles 10.5 to 10.9.
(ii)
Other members of staff
10.11
The Principal, or in the absence of the Principal the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, may dismiss
any member of the staff of the University other than the holder of a senior post and if the
circumstances are such that he or she is entitled to do so by virtue of the conduct of that
member of staff that dismissal may take immediate effect without any need for prior notice.
10.12
Where the Principal, or in the absence of the Principal the Deputy Vice-Chancellor,
proposes to dismiss such a member of staff and the circumstances described in Article 10.11
do not prevail he or she shall notify the member of staff concerned of that proposal. That
staff member shall be given an opportunity to make representations to the Principal or
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (including oral representations, for which purpose he or she may be
accompanied by a friend) before any decision to dismiss by the Principal is taken.
10.13
Where a staff member has been dismissed pursuant to Article 10.11 or a decision to dismiss
has been taken pursuant to Article 10.12 that staff member may appeal against the dismissal or
decision, as the case may be, to the Board of Governors. In the case of an appeal against a
decision to dismiss the dismissal shall not take effect until the appeal has been determined.
10.14
Procedures for the dismissal of staff by the Principal, or in the absence of the Principal by the
Deputy Vice-Chancellor, and for the consideration of appeals against dismissals shall be
specified in rules made by the Board of Governors after consultation with the staff.
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11
Grievance procedures
11.1
After consultation with the staff the Board of Governors shall make rules specifying
procedures according to which staff may seek redress of any grievances relating to their
employment.
12
Students
12.1
A students' union shall conduct and manage its own affairs and funds in accordance with a
constitution approved by the Board of Governors and shall present audited accounts annually
to the Board of Governors. No amendment to or rescission of that constitution, in part or in
whole, shall be valid unless and until approved by the Board of Governors.
12.2
The Board of Governors, after consultation with the Academic Board and representatives of
the students, shall make rules with respect to the conduct of students, including procedures
for suspension and expulsion.
12.3
In exercise of their responsibilities under Article 3.3(a), the Academic Board, after
consultation with the Board of Governors and representatives of the students, shall determine
procedures for the expulsion of a student for an unsatisfactory standard of work or other
academic reason.
12.4
The Board of Governors shall ensure that there are suitable arrangements for enabling
students of the University to raise matters of concern to them at all levels in the University.
13
Financial matters
Fees
13.1
The Board of Governors shall determine the tuition and other fees payable to the
Corporation (subject to any terms and conditions attached to grants, loans or other payments
made by the Higher Education Funding Council for England).
Accounts, estimates and audit
13.2
The Board of Governors shall keep accounts and records, and appoint auditors in accordance
with the provisions of the Act.
13.3
Annual estimates of income and expenditure shall be prepared by the Principal for the
consideration and approval of the Board of Governors.
14
Rules and Bye-Laws
14.1
The Board of Governors shall have power to make rules and bye-laws concerning such
matters with regard to the government and conduct of the University as it shall think fit.
Such rules and bye-laws shall be subject to the provisions of these Articles of Government.
15
Copies of Articles, Rules and Bye-Laws
15.1
A copy of these Articles, and any rules or bye-laws, shall be given to every Governor and
shall be available for inspection upon request to every member of staff and every student.
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Articles of Government
16
Amendment of Articles
16.1
These Articles may be amended or replaced by resolution of the Corporation either with the
approval of the Privy Council or as required by the Privy Council, after consultation with the
Corporation, in accordance with Section 125 of the Act.
17
Date of Articles
17.1
These Articles became effective on 2 December 1994 and were revised in June 2007.
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Part B
General Regulations
Statutory and General Regulations
Part B: General Regulations
Section B1
Powers and responsibilities in respect of
Academic Awards
1
Powers and responsibilities in respect of Academic Awards
1.1
Powers
1.1.1
The University of Brighton has the power to:
(i)
grant and confer degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic awards and distinctions on
persons who shall have pursued courses of study or programmes of supervised research approved
by the university and shall have passed such examinations or other assessments as may be required
by the university;
(ii)
determine the terms and conditions for the granting and conferment of such academic awards and
distinctions;
(iii)
rescind, for good and sufficient cause, any academic award or distinction granted or conferred
under 1.1.1(i) or 1.1.1(ii) above;
(iv)
approve, validate and review, on such conditions as the university may from time to time
determine, courses of study or programmes of supervised research pursued by candidates to
qualify for the university’s academic awards and distinctions;
(v)
accept in partial fulfilment of the study and assessment requirements for the awards of the
university such periods of learning and such assessments as may be recognised by the university
and have been successfully completed and passed by students otherwise than on courses approved
under 1.1.1(i) and 1.1.1(iv) above.
1.2
Responsibilities
1.2.1
The University of Brighton has the following responsibilities in fulfilling its objectives and
exercising its powers relating to the overall management of academic quality and standards:
(i)
ensuring that its degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic awards and distinctions are
consistent and comparable in standard with awards granted and conferred throughout higher
education in the United Kingdom;
(ii)
ensuring that its courses of study are of the standard as required in 1.2.1(i) and that for each
course regard has been paid to:
(a)
the curriculum and syllabus including any arrangements for practical training and
experience;
(b)
the qualifications and experience of the staff team responsible for the delivery of the
course;
(c)
the facilities and the learning environment;
(d)
the standard required for admission;
(e)
the quality of teaching;
(f)
the achievements of the students;
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(g)
the arrangements for student assessment and for the appointment of external and internal
examiners; and
(h)
the arrangements for monitoring, sustaining and developing both the standard of student
performance and the quality of learning and teaching;
(iii)
co-operating and collaborating with institutions, public bodies, industrial and commercial
concerns, or professional bodies with a view to the advancement of the objectives of the
institution.
(iv)
ensuring that no religious, racial or political test shall be imposed on any person as a condition of
receiving any degree, diploma, certificate or other academic award or distinction from the
University of Brighton.
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Part B: General Regulations
Section B2
Programmes of Study
2
Programmes of Study
2.1
Definition of a programme of study
2.1.1
A ‘programme of study’ is the approved curriculum followed by an individual student; it may be
identical with a ‘course’, or be one of a number of standard routes available within a larger
course scheme; or it may be unique to the student. However achieved, the programme of study
shall satisfy the requirements as set out in both these regulations and any additional regulations
specific to the programme of study.
2.2
Specification and regulation of a programme of study
2.2.1
All programmes of study shall be subject to course regulations which have been approved as part
of the validation procedures determined by the Academic Board. Where a programme of study
is the only available route on a course, or where possible routes are clearly defined, the
regulations for that course shall cover all such routes. Where there is a greater element of
student choice the overall regulations for a course scheme may need to be supplemented by
statements relating to the individual programmes of study.
2.2.2
Whichever method is used, each approved programme of study shall be governed by written
statements, available to students, setting out as a minimum:
(i)
the title of the programme of study (if any), and the award(s) to which it leads;
(ii)
the planned duration and mode of study of the programme;
(iii)
the aims and objectives of the programme;
(iv)
the curriculum and structure of the programme of study;
(v)
the regulations on the admission, progression and assessment of students.
2.2.3
The specifications shall not be changed without reference to the body authorised by the
Academic Board. There shall be formal consultation with the students on the course directly
affected by any proposed changes in the regulations in connection with their progression or
assessment. Any such changes which may affect the regulations for the assessment of students
for an award shall also be subject to comment by the external examiner(s) for the
course/programme.
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Section B3
Titles and level of awards
3
Titles and level of awards
3.1
Levels of award
3.1.1
The level of each award relates to:
(i)
the necessary knowledge and skills required for admission to that programme of study;
(ii)
the completion of units of academic study at the level(s) specified for the designated award;
(iii)
the verification by assessment of the acquisition of the appropriate knowledge and skills for that
award.
3.1.2
The level of each award refers to the level described in the QAA Framework for Higher
Education Qualifications (FHEQ)
3.1.3
The Credit of each award refers to the acquisition of the requisite academic credit hereafter
designated in terms of Credit Accumulation and Transfer System (CATS) points by a student
who has demonstrated the appropriate knowledge and skills to enter such a programme of
study. CATS points are used here as a means of designating the level and extent of study, and
throughout this document their value is determined in accordance with the principles of the
South East England Consortium for Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SEEC), of which the
university is in membership.
3.1.4
In all cases course specific regulations may apply and may take into account Accreditation of
Prior (Experiential) Learning (AP(E)L) requirements and the requirements of professional and
statutory bodies regarding the extent of study leading to a particular named award and/or
accredited qualification.
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Part B: General Regulations
Diploma of Higher Education Dip HE
I
Foundation Degree Arts FdA
Foundation Degree Science FdSc
Foundation Degree Engineering FdEng
I
Bachelor of Arts BA
Bachelor of Science BSc
Bachelor of Engineering BEng
H
Bachelor of Arts BA (Hons)
Bachelor of Science BSc (Hons)
Bachelor of Engineering BEng (Hons)
Bachelor of Laws LLB (Hons)
H
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
4
BM BS
Graduate Certificate Grad Cert
H
Graduate Diploma Grad Dip
H
Professional Graduate Certificate in Education PGCE
H
Postgraduate Certificate PG Cert
M
Postgraduate Certificate in Education PGCE
M
Postgraduate Diploma PG Dip
M
Integrated Masters degree
Master of Engineering MEng
Master of Pharmacy MPharm
Master of Design MDes
Master of Fine Art MFA
Master of Computing MComp
M
Master of Arts MA
Master of Science MSc
Master of Business Administration MBA
Master of Public Administration MPA
M
Master of Research MRes
M
Master of Philosophy MPhil
M
Normal
total
credit
value
120
Normal
minimum
credit at
level of
award
90
240
90
240
90
300
60
360
90
780
440
60
40
120
90
120
90
60
40
120
40
120
90
480
120
180
150
180
150
N/A
N/A
Graduate
(taught)
1
2
3
4
3
H
First cycle
Typically 180
to 240 ECTS
Undergraduate (taught)
st
C
Europe
2
Level
Short cycle (within 1 cycle)
Typically 120 ECTS
Certificate of Higher Education Cert HE
Postgraduate (taught)
FHEQ
1
Level
Research
Award
No equivalent in
European Framework
University of Brighton Award Framework
Second cycle
Typically represented by 90-120 ECTS (min
of 60 ECTS)
3.2
Section B3
Titles and level of awards
The FHEQ refers to the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications published by the QAA and describes
qualifications levels in terms of Certificate, Intermediate, Honours and Masters. Developments relating to the
national framework of levels will affect the nomenclature and changes will be adopted accordingly.
Refers to the European Framework for Higher Education, agreed at Bergen 2005, which includes 3 cycles of
higher education and the typical ECTS associated with each cycle.
To note the proposed national level of the ordinary degree is at intermediate level but remains at H level
within the CAF
Joint award with the University of Sussex
Professional Doctorate
Doctor of Education EdD
Doctor of Midwifery D.Mid
Doctor of Nursing D.Nursing
Doctor of Occupational Therapy D.Occ.T
Doctor of Physiotherapy D.PT
Doctor of Podiatry D.Pod
Doctor of Social Work D.S.W
Doctor of Business Administration DBA
Doctor of Counselling and Psychotherapy D.C.P
Doctor of Medicine MD
6
Doctor of Philosophy PhD
Section B3
Titles and level of awards
D
D
7
Certificate in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector
CTLLS
C
Certificate of the University of Brighton
C
Foundation Certificate FCert
C
Certificate in Education CertEd
I
Foundation Diploma FDip
I
Diploma of the University of Brighton
I
Diploma in Professional Studies DPS
I
Certificate in Management
M
Diploma in Management Studies DMS
M
No equivalent in European Framework
7
University awards
6
270
N/A
N/A
120
120
30
20
60
60
120
90
120
60
120
40
120
120
120
120
60
60
120
120
D
Foundation Year
5
5
540
Third cycle
credit not defined
Research
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Proposed national credit rating is 360 at D level, the UoB position is under discussion
Joint award with the University of Sussex
Awards specific to the University which do not form part of a national framework
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Part B: General Regulations
3.3
Award of Higher Doctorates: (see also Section 7)
3.3.1
Doctor of Letters (DLitt)
3.3.2
Doctor of Science (DSc)
3.3.3
Doctor of Laws (LLD)
3.3.4
Doctor of Technology (DTech)
Section B3
Titles and level of awards
The standard of the award of the Higher Doctorate is that expected of an applicant who is a holder of at
least seven years standing of a first degree or a holder of at least four years standing of a higher degree,
who is a leading authority in the field of study concerned and has made an original and significant
contribution to the advancement or application of knowledge in that field.
3.4
Professorships and readerships
In the case of a professorship or readership held by a member of staff in conjunction with his/her
employment by the university, the regulations are set out in the Staff Handbook.
3.5
Appointment of ‘Visiting Professor’
(i)
The permanent members of the Professorial Board may, on the recommendation of the ViceChancellor, confer the title ‘Visiting Professor’ upon a distinguished person who satisfies the
criteria, as set out in section 9.3, in the university and who undertakes, or will undertake, a
regular commitment to the university’s academic activities.
The permanent members of the Professorial Board will determine the period of designation and
may invite the ‘Visiting Professor’ to give a public lecture.
(ii)
The Vice-Chancellor may confer the title ‘Visiting Professor’ on those persons of professorial
status from other institutions during their period of work in the university.
3.6
Appointment of ‘Professor Emeritus’
On normal retirement, but not resignation, the Board of Governors may confer on university
professors the title ‘Professor Emeritus’. The proposals will be considered on individual merits.
3.7
Implementation
The implementation of the above regulations is subject to ‘Regulations for the Conferment of
the Titles of Professor, Professor Emeritus and Visiting Professor’ approved by the Academic
Board which became effective on 1 January 2003.
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Section B4
Courses offered in collaboration
with other institutions
4
Courses offered in collaboration with other institutions
4.1
Introduction
4.1.1
The university has the power to enter into a number of arrangements with other universities,
colleges and other bodies in the UK or overseas to offer joint courses. Such courses may lead to
the awards of the collaborating bodies as well as to the University of Brighton awards. All such
arrangements must be approved in principle by the Board of Governors.
4.1.2
The university may take sole responsibility for the standard of the course and the award. If
other higher education providers are involved they may either share responsibility or decide
which partner is to accept it. In all cases the details of the proposed arrangements and the locus
of responsibility must be set down in a memorandum of co-operation (in accordance with (4.2)
below).
4.1.3
Where a collaborative course can lead to a University of Brighton award, whether or not it may
also lead to another award, the course must be validated, approved and reviewed in accordance
with the procedures and subject to the same criteria as any award-bearing course offered by the
university. Similarly the arrangements for student assessment and the conferment of the award
must satisfy the normal requirements.
4.2
Memorandum of Co-operation
4.2.1
All collaborative courses leading to an award must be covered by an agreed formal statement of
the arrangements for collaboration in the form of a memorandum of co-operation which must
be approved by the Chair of the Academic Board.
4.2.2
The purposes of the memorandum are to:
(i) define the means by which the academic standards of the course will be maintained;
(ii) ensure that collaborative arrangements are clearly set out and operate smoothly, and that clear
channels of authority, accountability and executive action are identified.
4.2.3
If necessary, the university will require satisfactory evidence, through site visits and through
contact and familiarity with the collaborating establishment’s staff and facilities, of their
suitability for the course arrangements as proposed.
4.2.4
A memorandum of co-operation must specify:
(i) the names of the institutions or bodies which are parties to the agreed memorandum;
(ii) the allocation of responsibility for the oversight and maintenance of academic standards and
procedures for resolving any differences which might arise in respect of the course between
the collaborating institutions.
(iii) procedures and responsibilities for the periodic review of the course, including provision for
the implementation of changes to the course required by validation, periodic review and
annual monitoring in the collaborating institutions;
(iv) procedures and responsibilities in respect of course management and monitoring. If these are
to be divided between institutions, the arrangements will be specified;
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(v) assessment and examination arrangements where these involve collaboration between
institutions;
(vi) procedures for agreeing all necessary financial arrangements and the provision of resources,
both physical and human;
(vii) responsibility for communication of all necessary reports and other information to the Board
of Governors and other appropriate agencies (e.g. accrediting bodies, audit units etc.);
(viii) responsibilities in respect of administrative arrangements, such as publicity, admissions, student
registration, the location and general welfare of students, decisions relating to student
progression and assessment, and the nomination, appointment and remuneration of external
examiners;
(ix) definition of the ownership of intellectual property rights in any materials supplied or
produced.
4.2.5
The memorandum of co-operation must be signed and dated on behalf of each institution or
other body by the Principal or designated representative.
4.3
Courses offered outside the United Kingdom
4.3.1
A course leading to a University of Brighton award which is offered wholly or in part outside
the United Kingdom is subject to the principles, regulations and requirements as set out in the
validation procedures. Where such a course takes place wholly outside the United Kingdom it
may be approved subject to the following additional requirements:
(i) the course has been devised by the University of Brighton and an associated institution;
(ii) the associated institution will be responsible to the University of Brighton for the standard of
the course and its effective delivery by appropriately qualified and experienced staff;
(iii) written confirmation that the delivering of the course has the approval of the government or
other appropriate authority of the country concerned.
4.3.2
Where the University of Brighton wishes to offer a course involving collaboration with any
institution or body outside the United Kingdom, approval must be sought in principle from the
Board of Governors and a memorandum of co-operation must be drawn up and approved (see
(4.2) above).
4.4
Validation of employment-based learning
4.4.1
Learning undertaken in a workplace may form part or the whole of an approved course leading
to a University of Brighton award. The same principles and regulations apply as for any other
course.
4.4.2
If a course is to be offered in collaboration with an employer or employment-based learning
centre, the form of relationship must be set out in a memorandum of co-operation.
4.4.3
In validating and reviewing courses or course elements to be undertaken by students in a
workplace or employment-based learning centre, validating groups will look in particular:
(i) at the objectives and standard of the proposed programme of study;
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(ii) for evidence that the centre is able to provide suitable facilities and resources to support the
course;
(iii) for a team of well-qualified staff active in research or comparable professional activities who
will be responsible for delivering and developing the course;
(iv) for appropriate proposals for assessment in relation to the academic standard of the award
ensuring that assessment will involve external examiners;
(v) for systems which will ensure that the course will be properly managed, monitored and
reviewed to ensure that it is fulfilling its objectives and maintaining the required standard.
4.5
Validation and review conducted jointly with other professional bodies
4.5.1
The Academic Board endeavours to reach agreements with professional bodies on procedures
for validation which apply to courses that lead both to an academic award and a professional
qualification. A major objective of such agreements is to minimise duplication of effort as far as
possible, establishing general procedures for joint validation where this is appropriate.
4.5.2
Where no such agreement exists, the Academic Board requires Faculties and Schools to
approach professional bodies in order to try to establish suitable joint validation arrangements
which, once agreed by the Academic Board, will constitute annexes to these regulations.
Statutory and General Regulations
Part B: General Regulations
Section B5
Admission of students
5
The admission of students
5.1
General considerations
5.1.1
In considering each individual applicant for admission to a programme of study, evidence will
be sought of personal, professional and educational experiences that provide indications of
ability to meet the demands of the programme. The university's arrangements for submission
shall ensure equality of opportunity for all applications in accordance with the university's
established policy.
5.1.2
Applicants admitted to a programme of study should, in the opinion of those deciding on
admission, be able to fulfil the objectives of the programme and achieve the standard required
for the award.
5.2
Admission with academic credit or on the basis of prior experience
5.2.1
Provided that it is clear that an applicant has fulfilled some of the progression and assessment
requirements of the programme of study by means other than attendance on the planned
programme, and will be able by completing the remaining requirements to fulfil the objectives
of the programme and attain the standard required for the award, that applicant may be
admitted to any appropriate point in the programme.
5.2.2
Admission 'with academic credit' shall be subject to the same principles as admission to the
beginning of the course.
5.2.3
Mature students are considered to be those aged 21 or more at time of entry. Mature applicants
who do not have formal entry qualifications but who request admission on the basis of prior
experience are considered. An applicant's prior uncertified learning or experience may be
assessed for entry to any programme of study at whatever level.
5.2.4
Faculties are responsible for devising, operating and monitoring procedures for admission with
academic credit or on the basis of prior experience.
5.3
Admission to programmes of study
The minimum level of attainment required by applicants for entry to undergraduate programmes at the
University of Brighton is stipulated in detail in the university's prospectus and programme specification.
5.3.1
International Qualifications
The minimum level of attainment required by applicants with international qualifications will be
determined having regard to independently published guides recognised within the United Kingdom
higher education sector.
5.3.2
Transfer from within the University or from other institutions
Applicants who have successfully completed the whole or part of a degree or other programme of
higher education at the University of Brighton or another institution may be admitted with specific
credit at an appropriate point on a programme of study.
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Part B: General Regulations
Section B6
The assessment of students for taught awards
6
The assessment of students for taught awards
6.1
Examination Boards
6.1.1
The Academic Board is charged under section 3.3 of the Articles of Government with general
issues relating to ‘…courses at the institution, including criteria for the admission of students;
the appointment and removal of internal and external examiners, policies and procedures for
assessment and examination of the academic performance of students’.
6.1.2
To this end the Academic Board is required to establish Examination Boards for every course
leading to an award or awards. The Academic Board of the University of Brighton is
responsible for determining the terms of reference which shall apply to every Examination
Board. The constitution and membership of each Examination Board are approved annually
on behalf of Academic Board by Faculty Academic Boards.
6.2
Examination and assessment regulations
6.2.1
Detailed regulations are contained in the university’s General Examination and Assessment
Regulations for Taught Courses, which are concerned with all those assessments (whether by
examination, coursework or any other means) which come within the purview of, and are
subject to, the decisions of Examination Boards, as constituted by the Academic Board. These
regulations are effective for all courses (and all years of courses) from 1 September 1992,
subject to subsequent periodic amendment.
6.2.2
In addition, there shall be detailed assessment arrangements for each course which relate the
assessment principles, procedures and requirements to the aims and objectives of the course
programme. The total set of examination regulations for a course comprises the course-specific
arrangements (contained in the Programme Specification), the General Examination and
Assessment Regulations for Taught Courses and any additional regulations of the appropriate
external academic validating or professional accrediting bodies. Copies of all of these must be
made available for reference by students.
Statutory and General Regulations
Part B: General Regulations
Section B7
Regulations of research degrees
Regulations for the award of
higher doctorates
7
Regulation of research degrees and regulations for the award of higher
doctorates
7.1
Regulation of research degrees
7.1.1
The Academic Board is charged under section 3.3 of the Articles of Government with general
issues relating to ‘…the research, scholarship, teaching and courses at the university…’
7.1.2
To this end, the Academic Board is required to establish a committee for determining the
formal procedures for admission to and award of research degrees and is responsible for
determining the terms of reference of the committee.
7.1.3
Detailed regulations are contained in the university’s Research Degree Regulations.
7.2
Regulations for the award of higher doctorates
7.2.1
The higher doctorates awarded by the University of Brighton are:
Doctor of Letters (DLitt)
Doctor of Science (DSc)
Doctor of Technology (DTech)
Doctor of Laws (LLD)
7.2.2
An applicant must state which higher doctorate is being sought.
7.2.3
The work submitted should be of high distinction, should constitute an original and significant
contribution to the advancement of knowledge or to the application of knowledge or to both,
and should establish that the applicant is a leading authority in the field(s) of study concerned.
The degree of DTech is the appropriate award where the applicant’s contribution has been
principally to developments in the application of knowledge.
7.2.4
Applicants should normally be:
(i) holders, of at least seven years’ standing, of a first degree awarded by an institution of higher
education in the United Kingdom or of a qualification of equivalent standard; or
(ii) holders, of at least four years’ standing, of a higher degree awarded by an institution of
higher education in the United Kingdom or of a qualification of equivalent standard.
7.2.5
In addition to the copies of the work on which the application is based, the applicant
should submit one copy of each of the following:
(i) a statement of not more than 1,000 words setting out the applicant’s view of the nature and
significance of the work submitted;
(ii) a full statement of the extent of the applicant’s contribution to any of the work submitted
which involves joint authorship or other types of collaboration.
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Part B: General Regulations
Section B7
Regulations of research degrees
Regulations for the award of
higher doctorates
7.3
Application Process for Higher Doctorates
7.3.1
The applicant must submit their application to Registrar and Secretary in accordance with the
criteria in section 7.2 of the University’s Statutory and General Regulations.
7.3.2.
The Vice-Chancellor will, on the advice of the Registrar and Secretary, convene the Higher
Doctorates panel to consider the application and whether there is a prima facie case for
proceeding to formal examination. The panel will normally be convened within three months
of the receipt of an application.
7.3.3.
The Higher Doctorates panel will include:
Vice-Chancellor
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic Affairs)
Dean of the relevant Faculty
In addition, external advisers will be appointed where necessary.
7.3.4
Where the Higher Doctorates panel agrees that there is a prima facie case, the application and
supporting work will be submitted to external examiners for an independent report, in
accordance with the University’s Statutory and General Regulations.
This will normally take place within three months of the HD panel meeting.
7.3.5
The candidate will be notified by the Registrar and Secretary of the decision of the Higher
Doctorates Panel within two weeks of its decision.
7.3.6
Following the receipt of the report from the external examiners, the Higher Doctorate Panel
will re-convene and consider the award of the higher doctorate. This will normally take place
within one month of the receipt of the external examiners reports
7.3.7
The candidate will be notified of the outcome of the award of the higher doctorate by the
Registrar and Secretary.
7.3.8
The Academic Board will be informed at the next meeting following the award
7.3.9
All examiners will be external and wholly independent of the university.
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Section B8
Conferment of awards
8
The conferment of awards
8.1
The registration of students
8.1.1
The University of Brighton will confer awards only to persons who are formally registered
students of the university, with the exception of honorary awards, the regulations for which
are set out at Section 9.
8.2
Date and confirmation
8.2.1
An award shall be recommended at the meeting of the examination board and shall be deemed
to have been conferred when the Vice-Chancellor has signed the agreed pass list.
8.3
Certificate of award
8.3.1
The certificate of an award conferred by the University of Brighton shall record basic
information relating to:
(i) the university (and where appropriate, an associated body);
(ii) the student;
(iii) the award;
(iv) the title of the programme of study;
(v) endorsements, such as:
(a)
(b)
sandwich mode of study;
particular Distinctions.
8.4
Record of achievement/Transcript
8.4.1
A transcript shall be available to any student (on request) who has successfully completed any
elements of a programme of study of the University of Brighton.
8.4.2
The record of achievement or transcript will record:
(i) the full name of the student;
(ii) the dates of the student’s registration;
(iii) the elements of study successfully completed, with details of level, outcome, any credit
points, (where appropriate) and date of completion.
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Honorary awards
9.1
Introduction
Section B9
Honorary awards
The University has determined that there shall be two categories of honorary awards:
i.
Honorary degrees;
ii.
Honorary university fellowships.
9.2
Honorary degrees
9.2.1
The University of Brighton may confer honorary degrees on persons of distinction
that have made major contributions to activities which link closely with some or all
aspects of the university’s mission, including, but not limited to:
i.
the work of the university;
ii.
the work of institutions with which the university works;
iii. scholarship in association with the university;
iv. scholarship relevant to the university’s teaching and research portfolio;
v.
education, business, culture and the creative arts, and public service.
9.2.2
The decision to confer an award rests with the Academic Board, which will also
determine the category of award to be made.
9.2.3
There are two categories of honorary degree:
9.2.4
i.
an honorary doctorate, appropriate for those whose major contribution has been
at national or international level;
ii.
an honorary masters degree, appropriate for those whose contribution has been
regional or national.
Depending on the subject specialism or area of expertise, the following honorary
degrees may be awarded:
Doctor of Arts (Hon DArts)
Doctor of Engineering (Hon DEng)
Doctor of Laws (Hon LLD)
Doctor of Letters (Hon DLitt)
Doctor of Science (Hon DSc)
Doctor of Technology (Hon DTech)
Doctor of Medicine (HonDMed)8
9.2.5
8
Honorary degrees may not be awarded in absentia. The date of the ceremony at
which the honorary degree is to be conferred is inscribed on the parchment and shall
be notified will in advance so that the documentation can be prepared.
This is a joint award with the University of Sussex and nomination is subject to approval by BSMS Academic Board
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9.2.6
Section B9
Honorary awards
Honorary graduates shall be advised that recipients of an honorary degree may use the
approved designatory letters after their names; Hon DArts, Hon DEng, Hon LLD
Hon DLitt, Hon DSc, Hon DTech.
It is not customary, however, for recipients of an honorary doctorate to use the title
‘Dr’ in front of their name.
9.3
Honorary University Fellowships
9.3.1
The University of Brighton may award honorary university fellowships to individuals
of distinction who have made a major contribution to the work and development of
the university and its community.
9.3.2
The decision to award an honorary fellowship of the university rests with the
Academic Board.
9.4
Procedure for the award of honorary degrees and honorary university
fellowships
The procedure for nomination, consideration and approval of honorary degrees and
university fellowships are provided in the following section.
9.4.1
Submission of nominations
i.
A call for nominations for honorary awards (degrees or university fellowships) will be
made across the University by the Development and Alumni Office twice each
academic year in September and January. There are two published deadlines for the
submission of nominations in October and February. The Honorary Academic
Awards Board (HAAB) meets twice a year in November and March.
ii.
All members of the University of Brighton community – staff, students, alumni, and
members of the Board of Governors, are encouraged to put forward suggestions and
nominations are encouraged from across departments, Schools and Faculties. Where
necessary discussions should take place in appropriate internal forums to allow for as
democratic approach as possible.
iii.
Schools and Faculties are encouraged to submit at least 2/3 nominations to each
meeting of HAAB.
iv.
All nominations should be made using the university nomination form which is
available electronically at:
http://feedback.brighton.ac.uk/echannel/index.php/honorary-awards/honoraryawards-form/
v.
Proposers may choose to add on the nomination form a Dean or SMT sponsor for the
nomination, prior to submission.
vi.
Each section of the nomination form should be completed in full. Information should
be included about the nominee’s activities, a brief rationale for the proposal and
indicate clearly how the nominee meets the criteria for the award (refer 9.2.1).
Following receipt of the nomination form, biographical details are completed for each
nominee by the Development and Alumni Office. This may involve liaison with the
originator of the nomination form. However, it is the proposer’s responsibility to
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Honorary awards
ensure that sufficient information is provided in support of the nomination as this will
be the principal source of information by which HAAB will consider the proposal.
vii.
Nominations for current members of staff and current members of the Board of
Governors will not be considered.
viii.
In order to avoid unnecessary confusion and/or embarrassment, nominations must be
made in confidence and should not be discussed with the nominee.
ix.
9.4.2
i.
Completed nominations should be sent to Development and Alumni Office by the
published deadline.
Consideration and approval process
All nominations received by the closing date for nominations will be reviewed and
considered by the Honorary Academic Awards Board. All nominations will also be
forwarded to the appropriate Dean or member of SMT for review and comment.
Faculties may wish to consider these at FMG meetings as appropriate. The Secretary
to HAAB will indicate to the Dean/SMT member the deadlines for the HAAB
meetings that academic year.
Comments on the nominations should be returned to the Secretary to HAAB and will
be considered by the Board along with the nomination form.
ii.
In some cases, HAAB may request that the proposer provides further information or
the nomination is held for reconsideration at a future meeting.
iii.
The minutes of the HAAB meeting should include the proposed award and citation
for those nominations which are supported.
iv.
Recommendations for honorary academic awards will be made to the Academic
Board by the Chair of HAAB9, normally at its meetings in December and June.
It may be appropriate to hold back a nomination for consideration for future academic
years if the level of response exceeds the number of opportunities available.
v.
The originator of each nomination, Dean/SMT member will be informed of the
progress on the nomination by the secretary to HAAB. The decisions of the
Academic Board on the recommendations should be noted at the next meeting of
HAAB.
vi.
After approval by Academic Board, an invitation to accept the honorary degree will be
extended in writing to the nominee by the Vice-Chancellor.
vii.
The secretary to HAAB will confirm approved nominations and citation with the
Director of Development and Alumni.
viii.
Honorary awards are conferred at Academic Award Ceremonies in February and July.
Approved Board of Governors – 04.05.12
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Paper drafted by secretary to HAAB
Statutory and General Regulations
Part B: General Regulations
10
Honorary Appointments
10.1
Honorary fellows
Section B10
Honorary appointments
The Academic Board has agreed to a scheme for the appointment of three categories of
honorary fellow: visiting, faculty and university. Honorary university fellowships are detailed
in section 9. The criteria and procedures for appointing honorary visiting and honorary
faculty fellows are as follows:
10.1.1 Honorary Visiting fellowships
(i)
Criteria
Visiting fellowships may be awarded to eminent local or national teachers or
researchers who plan to work in association with university staff for an extended
period on academic and research activities of mutual benefit. The fellowship will be
of a fixed duration.
(ii)
Procedure for appointment
Appointments will be made by the Academic Board on the nomination of a Faculty
Academic Board.
10.1.2 Honorary Faculty fellowships
(i)
Criteria
Honorary faculty fellowships may be awarded to (a) former members of staff who have
made a major contribution to the development, work and advancement of their
faculty; and (b) others who have particular connections and/or expertise and who have
contributed directly to the advancement of the areas for which the faculty is
responsible. In this latter case, the fellows would normally be expected to be able to
make, or continue to make, a contribution in general terms of the work of the faculty.
The fellowship will have no fixed duration.
(ii)
Procedure for appointment
Appointments will be made by Faculty Academic Boards on the nomination of a small
group set up by each Faculty Academic Board. Faculty Academic Boards will report
their actions to the Academic Board.
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Part B: General Regulations
10.2
Section B10
Honorary appointments
Honorary lecturers
The Academic Board has agreed to a scheme for the appointment of honorary lecturers and
honorary senior lecturers. The criteria and procedures for appointing honorary lecturers are as
follows:
10.2.1 Honorary Lecturer
(i)
Criteria
Evidence of (i) past successful relationship with the university; (ii) proposed sustained
collaboration with the university, which might include elements from contribution to teaching
and learning, course design, responsibility of course organisation, managing educational
agreements between institutions; participation in collaborative research and scholarly activity
and (iii) evidence of regional scholarly/professional activity.
(ii)
Procedure for Appointment
Appointments will be made by Faculty Academic Boards on the nomination of a small group
set up by each Faculty Academic Board. Faculty Academic Boards will report their actions to
the Academic Board.
Appointments will be for a fixed period of 3 years, with an application for extension being
subject to the same procedure used to obtain the initial title.
10.2.2 Honorary Senior Lecturer
(i)
Criteria
Evidence of (i) past successful relationship with the university; (ii) proposed sustained
collaboration with the university, which might include elements from contribution to teaching
and learning, course design, responsibility of course organisation, managing educational
agreements between institutions; participation in collaborative research and scholarly activity
and (iii) evidence national or international scholarly/professional activity; (iv) evidence of past,
or planned, contribution in an important leadership role associated with the university’s
activities.
(ii)
Procedure for Appointment
Appointments will be made by Faculty Academic Boards on the nomination of a small group
set up by each Faculty Academic Board. Faculty Academic Boards will report their actions to
the Academic Board.
Appointments will be for a fixed period of 3 years, with an application for extension being
subject to the same procedure used to obtain the initial title.
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Part B: General Regulations
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Section B11
Academic Dress
Academic dress
The University of Brighton has agreed the following styles and colours for its
academic dress.
11.1
Chairman of the Board of Governors
A blue gown of superfine wool in a University of Cambridge Doctor’s style. The
sleeves and facings lined with a purple leaf damask. Each facing edged on the outside
with a half-inch gold oak leaf lace. The open sleeves gathered and held by a gold cord
and button. A gold cord and button at the yoke.
A black cloth still skull mortarboard with 1” gold oak leaf lace around the skull and
gold bullion button and tassel.
11.2
Vice-Chancellor
A blue gown of superfine wool in a University of Cambridge Doctor’s style. The
sleeves and facings lined with a purple leaf damask. Each facing edged on the outside
with a half-inch silver oak leaf lace. The open sleeves gathered and held by a silver
cord and button. A silver cord and button at the yoke.
A black cloth stiff skull mortarboard with 1” silver oak leaf lace around the skull and
silver bullion button and tassel.
11.3
Graduates
11.3.1 Gowns
(i)
Foundation degrees, diplomas, certificates, Bachelors degrees, Postgraduate
Certificates, Postgraduate Diplomas, Integrated Masters degrees.
A black panama gown in the bachelors shape.
(ii)
Masters degrees
A black gown with Tudor bag sleeves, the ends of the sleeves are square cut.
(iii)
Master of Philosophy
A black gown with Tudor bag sleeves, the ends of the sleeves are square cut with a 1”
purple ribbon added to the outside of the facings.
(iv)
Doctoral awards
A claret panama robe with reflex blue leaf damask facings and sleeve cuffs.
(v)
Higher Doctorates
A gown of scarlet wool in a University of Oxford Doctor’s style. Facings and sleeve
ends faced with 5“ of reflex blue leaf damask.
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Academic Dress
11.3.2 Hoods
(i)
Foundation Degrees
A black panama hood of the CNAA shape lined with light blue leaf damask and a 1”
border of reflex blue damask
(ii)
Certificates and Diplomas
A black panama hood of the CNAA shape lined with light blue leaf damask.
(iii)
Bachelors degrees
A black panama hood of the full shape, with rounded corners to the cape, lined with
reflex blue leaf damask. The neckband is also lined and edged with reflex blue leaf
damask.
(iv)
Integrated Masters Degrees
A black full shaped hood with rounded cape, fully lined with reflex blue leaf damask,
and with a 1” border of purple leaf damask inside the cowl. The neckband is also lined
and edged with reflex blue leaf damask.
(v)
Postgraduate Certificates and Diplomas
A black full shaped hood with rounded cape, fully lined with reflex blue leaf damask,
and a 1” border of light blue leaf damask inside the cowl. The neckband is also lined
and edged with reflex blue leaf damask.
(vi)
Masters degrees
A black full shaped hood with rounded cape, fully lined with purple leaf damask. The
neckband is also lined and edged with purple leaf damask.
(v)
Master of Philosophy
A black full shaped hood with rounded cape, fully lined with purple leaf damask, and a
1” border of reflex blue leaf damask inside the cowl. The neckband is also lined and
edged in purple leaf damask.
(vii)
Doctoral awards
A claret full shaped hood with rounded corners fully lined with reflex blue leaf
damask. The neckband is also lined and edged with reflex blue leaf damask.
(viii)
Higher Doctorates
A hood of scarlet wool in a full shape with rounded cape. Fully lined reflex blue leaf
damask. The neckband is also lined and edged with reflex blue leaf damask.
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Academic Dress
11.3.3 Hats
(i)
Foundation degrees, Bachelors degrees, Masters degrees, Certificates and
Diplomas
A black cloth mortarboard with black button and tassel.
(ii)
Doctoral awards
A black cloth round Tudor bonnet with a reflex blue cord and tassel.
(iii)
Higher Doctorates
A black velvet round Tudor bonnet with a reflex blue cord and tassel.
11.4
Honorary Degrees
11.4.1 Gowns
(i)
Honorary University Fellowships
A gown of black stuff, the long closed sleeves to have a straight slit for armholes and
the bottom of the sleeve to have a straight cut finish.
(ii)
Honorary Masters degrees
A gown of black stuff, the long closed sleeves to have a straight slit for armholes and
the bottom of the sleeve to have a straight cut finish.
(iii)
Honorary Doctorates
A gown of scarlet wool in a University of Oxford doctor’s style. Facings and sleeve
ends faced with 5” of reflex blue leaf damask.
11.4.2 Hoods
(i)
Honorary University Fellowships
A hood of black stuff in a full shape with rounded cape. Fully lined scarlet satin with
an edging 3” inside of the cowl of grey satin. The neckband is also lined and edged
grey satin.
(ii)
Honorary Masters degrees
A hood of black stuff in a full shape with rounded cape, fully lined in purple leaf
damask. The neckband is also lined and edged reflex blue leaf damask.
(iii)
Honorary Doctorates
A hood of scarlet wool in a full shape with a rounded cape. Fully lined reflex blue leaf
damask. The neckband is also lined and edged reflex blue leaf damask.
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Section B11
Academic Dress
11.4.3 Hats
(i)
Honorary University Fellowships
A black cloth mortarboard with black button and tassel.
(ii)
Honorary Masters degrees
A black cloth mortarboard with black button and tassel.
(iii)
Honorary Doctorates
A black velvet round Tudor bonnet with a reflex blue cord and tassel.
11.5
BSMS Graduates
11.5.1 Gowns
(i)
Bachelors degrees
A black stuff gown in the Sussex bachelors shape.
11.5.2 Hoods
(i)
Bachelors degrees
BSc:
A black stuff hood of the special Sussex pattern being lined with, in the case of
BSc Medical Science, pale green and edged with pale blue
BMBS:
A black stuff hood of the special Sussex pattern being lined with pale blue and edged
with pale green
11.5.3 Hats
(i)
Bachelors
A black cloth mortarboard with black button and tassel.