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This includes information about the legal and corporate status of the University.

The legal framework for the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Higher Education Corporation

The ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Higher Education Corporation is the legal name for the University, but we're more widely known as the ºÚÁϳԹÏ.

The  and the  set out how universities must be constituted.

The Instruments and Articles of Government of the University

• The  (PDF) sets out the constitution for the Board of Governors, its officers and their roles
• The  (PDF) sets out the rules for the conduct of the University, the procedures for the Board of Governors and Academic Council, and the appointment of senior officers of the University

Corporate information about the University

• Awards and rankings
• Leadership team
• Executive board
• How we work
• How we spend our money
• Corporate governance
• Our strategy
• Our impact
•  (historical records covering the University and its preceding institutions)

This section includes further information about the management and structure of the University, including descriptions of the boards and committees we're legally required to have.

There's also information on the terms of reference and membership of these boards and committees.

The Board of Governors

•  (PDF) – this highlights the responsibilities of the Board of Governors
•  (PDF) – this supplements the information in the  and 
• Further information about the Board of Governors

Other statutory bodies within the University

• Academic Council â€“ includes responsibilities of the Academic Council
• University Executive Board â€“ members and contacts
• Senior staff list
• Faculty structure
• Central service departments list

Other information about how the University is organised

The University runs a number of key, strategic committees, in the first instance, information on these bodies can be obtained from Paul Mould, the Executive Director of Corporate Governance.

• Campus and city maps
• Contact details

Companies wholly owned by ºÚÁϳԹÏ

• ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Enterprise Limited (UPEL)
• ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Investments Limited (UPIL)
• ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Services Limited (UPSL)
• ASTA Technology Limited (ASTA)
• UOP Academic Services Limited (UOPAS)
• UOPM Sdn Bhd (UOPM – registered in Malaysia)

Companies we work with

• List of approved collaborative and articulation partners

The majority of student clubs, associations and non-academic organisations are run by the .

Competitive sports teams are run by the .

This section includes information on where the University spends or plans to spend money, sources of funding and income:

• annual published financial reviews (includes funding information)
• undergraduate tuition fee information
• teaching training tuition fee information
• postgraduate taught tuition fee information
• postgraduate research tuition fee information (select a programme on this page to see tuition fee information)
• international tuition fees information

• The University's financial audit records are included in the annual Published Financial Reviews.

Information about major plans for capital expenditure:

• Estate Strategy
•  (PDF)

• Fees appeals procedures – see section 13 of the University  (PDF)
• Retention Schedule

You can request a copy of the following policies from freedom-of-information@port.ac.uk:

• Financial regulations
• University Credit Control Policy
• Expenses Manual
• Inventory Management Policy

Information on the Higher Education Role Analysis (HERA) scheme:

• Salary Scales for academic and HE support staff
• The ‘pay multiple’ (the ratio between the highest paid salary and the median average salary of the whole of the HEI’s workforce) – see note 7 in the Annual Financial Accounts

Contact the Procurement division of the Finance department by email on procurement@port.ac.uk to get details of our suppliers.

• Purchasing and tender information for the purchase of goods and services

The Director of Corporate Governance has responsibility for ensuring the University keeps records of contracts it bids for. You can request copies of these records from the Executive Director of Corporate Governance by emailing corporate-governance@port.ac.uk.

The Purchasing division of the Finance department has responsibility for contracts under tender. Further information is available from the procurement division of the finance department (procurement@port.ac.uk).

• Research funding

You can get further information on research funding amounts in the annual published financial accounts.

The Annual Financial Reviews now include a detailed Operating and Financial Review (OFR) to complement the financial statements, which cover the University's priorities and measures against those statements.

• Our Mission and Vision

The Department of Student and Academic Administration is responsible for maintaining academic quality and standards.

This section includes information about the annual monitoring and review processes, and a statement of roles, responsibilities and authority of the different bodies within the institution involved in programme approval and review.

• QAA reports on ºÚÁϳԹÏ
• QAA Quality Code

Information on the University's links with employers and the development of learning programmes:

• student placements
• graduate job schemes
• career service – jobs and work experience pages
• business services

Accreditation and monitoring reports by professional, statutory or regulatory bodies and information that an institution is legally obliged to make available to its funding and monitoring bodies.

• Accreditation information available on individual course pages.

The University publishes equality information and gender pay gap reports annually. Reports are available on the Equality and Diversity web pages.

• Board of Governors meetings minutes
• Academic Council – copies available on request
• University Learning and Teaching Committee minutes – copies available on request
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Details of many appropriate procedures are available in class 3, What our priorities are and how we are doing.

You can also view a list of all policies and view the procedure for requesting information from the University.

This section includes details of relevant procedures (for example, external review and academic quality and standards documents) are included in class 2, What we spend and how we spend it.

Student accommodation

• student accommodation information

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

•  (PDF)

Student complaints

•  (PDF)
• Regulations – see section 9 of the  (PDF)

Examination and assessment regulations

•  (PDF)
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Student appeals procedure

Code of student discipline

•  (PDF)
•  (PDF)
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•  (PDF) – incorporating information on sexual and racial harassment
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The University includes equality statements in all of its policies rather than have separate equality policies. Our Equality and Diversity section lists the policies and procedures relating to equality.

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• Estates strategy
• University Environmental and Sustainable Development Plan

• Complaints by members of the public
• Complaints covering requests for information
  • Subject Access
  • Freedom of Information (freedom of info page)

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• Retention Schedule
•  (PDF)

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• Ethics Committee terms of reference – available on request by emailing denise.teasdale@port.ac.uk
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The Declaration of Interests register and the corporate gifts and hospitality registers are held by the Executive Director of Corporate Governance and are available to view by appointment by emailing corporate-governance@port.ac.uk.

• capital asset registers – details available from the Estates department by emailing estates.helpdesk@port.ac.uk

• undergraduate prospectus
• postgraduate prospectus
• information for international students
• personal support
• learning and academic support
• , special collections and archives
• careers and recruitment
• chaplaincy
• conference facilities
• News
• courses
• student finance
• music, art and other cultural activities