Standards and Policies
Maintaining high academic standards
The University is responsible for the standard of awards made in its name and for the arrangements to assure the quality of programmes of study or research leading to those awards.
The most recent audit by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA), conducted in March 2009, expressed ‘confidence’ (the highest expression of support which can be made by the QAA) in the soundness of the University’s current and future management of the quality of its programmes and in the University’s present and future capacity to manage effectively the academic standard of its awards.
Copies of the audit reports can be accessed free of charge via the Quality Assurance Agency’s website at:
Further information about the University, entry requirements, progression opportunities, awards obtained and first employment destinations, together with information on students’ views about their educational experience at the University of Surrey (obtained from the National Student Survey), can be found on the Unistats (formally Teaching Quality Information) website:
Disability policy
The University of Surrey is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for staff and students with disabilities, and aims to create an environment which enables them to participate in the mainstream of University life.
Disclaimer
This University prospectus describes the postgraduate programmes offered by the University of Surrey. Further information regarding educational services offered by the University, regulations governing the conduct of students, and details of registration and assessment are contained in the Student Handbook and programme handbooks. The University undertakes all reasonable steps to provide the educational services described in the prospectus and in the documents, but it does not guarantee the provision of such services. Should industrial action or circumstances beyond the control of the University interfere with its ability to provide educational services, the University undertakes to use all reasonable steps to minimise any resultant disruption.
Fairtrade University
The University achieved Fairtrade status in 2007 after much hard graft from staff, students and supporters.
Fairtrade status means that the University is playing its part in guaranteeing disadvantaged producers in the developing world a fair and stable price for their products. This enables them to cover their costs, while giving them a sustainable livelihood so they can support their families, send their children to school, and invest in a better future.
If you would like to find out more about Fairtrade on campus, get involved via the Fairtrade forum, or to join our mailing list, please visit our website or email us.
E: fairtrade@surrey.ac.uk
