Introduction from the Vice-Chancellor

The University is committed to providing all students with the opportunity to succeed on their chosen programme of study. That academic success is framed by the regulations, policies and procedures set out in the following pages. These capture your “Rights, and Responsibilities” to protect your individual experience and preserve the quality of our awards for all students. Our regulations, policies and procedures have been created in consultation with our students and we continue to work with students to ensure they remain fit to purpose.

By necessity the regulations, policies and procedures can appear to be long and sometimes technical in nature, however, we have sought to present them in an accessible manner. I encourage you to familiarise yourself with these and if necessary to seek support in how to navigate the material. This will help you to get the most out of your programme.

These regulations apply to all of the taught programmes leading to an award of the University. Programmes which lead to an award from an external body may be subject to different regulations and where this is the case your programme will direct you to the relevant information.

As a learning organisation we keep the nature and effectiveness of our regulations, policies and procedures under review and engage with students to inform any changes we may from time-to-time have to make. If changes are made, we will ensure that you are informed and that such changes do not have a detrimental impact upon you.

Please take the time to become familiar with the detail contained in the following sections to help you achieve the best from your time with University of Derby.

Professor Kathryn Mitchell CBE DL
Vice-Chancellor & Chief Executive