Academic Policy and Regulations Group (APRG)

UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN

ACADEMIC POLICY AND REGULATIONS GROUP

A meeting of the Group will be held on Thursday 20 March 2025 at 14:05 in Committee Room 2, University Office and Microsoft Teams (Hybrid) if required.

Kyra Lamont, Administrative Officer

Clerk to the Academic Policy and Regulations Group

(Email: kyra.lamont@abdn.ac.uk )

The Academic Policy and Regulations Group shall:

• Be responsible, on behalf of the Quality Assurance Committee (QAC), for the development and regular review of University educational policy and regulations relating to undergraduate, postgraduate taught and taught elements of postgraduate research provision and for referring new policy and revisions to existing policies to QAC for approval;
• Ensure that the University's education policies and regulations align with the QAA Quality Code, the wider Academic Infrastructure, legal compliance (e.g. equality, diversity and inclusion) and other external reference points, as appropriate;
• Ensure that new policy and regulations are effectively communicated to all relevant stakeholders in a suitably accessible way for the different audiences;
• Undertake such other functions as may be referred to the Committee by the Quality Assurance Committee.

Members' Responsibilities:

Each member of the committee will contribute actively to discussions to inform the development, implementation and review of University policies and regulations.

Chair: Faye Hendry

Clerk: Kyra Lamont

Email: kyra.lamont@abdn.ac.uk