This page provides information on University policy, forms, and guidance on the appointment, payment, and expected responsibilities of Examiners.
For External Examiners for taught courses
External Examiners for undergraduate and taught postgraduate degrees are appointed as members of the Board of Examiners and play an essential part in ensuring the academic standards of the examination process. They are engaged principally to ensure that:
- the standards set for an award are appropriate for the qualification;
- the standards of student performance are comparable with similar programmes or subjects in other UK institutions with which they are familiar;
- the processes for assessment, examination and the determination of awards were sound and fairly conducted.
External Examiners are not normally expected to carry out marking of assessed work; instead, they are involved in reviewing a sample of scripts and assessing whether internal marking has been appropriately and consistently applied.
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Guidance by the General Board on the arrangements for External Examiners Including information on role, appointment, and responsibilities |
Sept 2024 | Annual general update |
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Reports of External Examiners:
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Sept 2024 | Annual general update |
| Handbook for External Examiners (published by the Higher Education Academy, external link) | Feb 2019 | n/a |
For Internal Examiners for taught courses, Faculties and Departments
All information for internal staff is available on the Exam Operation and Mitigation website; this site is Raven protected and only available to University staff.
Included on that site are details of:
- Appointment of Examiners and Assessors; who can be appointed, nomination forms, and process
- Request form for Dispensation for non-attendance at the final Examiners' meeting
- Examiners Guide for all taught courses
- Processes and policy for late submission of examinations and managing corrections in examination papers