Policies are statements of the principles1 which govern decision-making.
Procedures are the functional steps used to implement policies. 1Principles in this context are to be understood as being both broad and detailed. University Policies may be approved from time to time by the Senate, Academic Board/Council, Vice-Chancellor or other member of the Executive to whom the Vice-Chancellor has delegated responsibility for a particular portfolio. University Policies are binding on University staff and/or students. The University is developing a comprehensive University Policies website with the aim of ensuring that staff and students have ready access to authoritative information on University Policies. On this website you can - search for existing University Policies link to a range of other high level documents that are binding on staff and/or students and may contain policies of the University link to information about the University's legislative and policy framework access a template and instructions for drafting University Policies in the approved format access instructions and flowcharts that explain how to: - convert existing policies into the approved University Policies format and have them stored in TRIM for publishinig on this site
- amend existing University Policies already stored in the approved format in TRIM and published on this site
- have new policies approved in the University Policies format and stored in TRIM for publishing on this site
link to a range of external legislation that affects the University link to the delegations website | 