Policies and regulations for Kingston University
This page holds all our student-facing policies and regulations including those related to your academic experience and also your wider university life. Please note that these are our standard regulations and policies and so you should also refer to your programme documentation where any non-standard regulations will be explained.
On this page you will find policies and regulations for 2023/24 as well as an archive of policies and regulations from previous years.
If you have any queries how any of these policies or regulations apply to you, you can seek advice from the Union of Kingston Students at support@kingston.ac.uk or speak to your personal tutor or course leader.
If any employee or worker of the University wishes to report any concerns or issues with the implementation of any of the University's policies or regulations they should refer to the University's Whistleblowing Policy.
Accessible documents: Please contact the Information Centres (in each campus library) or the Union of Kingston Students' Advice Centre if you find any aspect of these regulations difficult to understand or if you need an accessible version.
Key student policies 2023/24
For a full list of student polices and regulations, please browse our academic and non-academic policies and regulations.
General Student regulations (GR1)
Condition of enrolment
All students should read, accept and agree to abide by the regulations outlined in GR1 as it forms a part of your contract with the University.
Student complaints (GR2)
We aim to provide excellent and supportive learning environments and high standards of service. While we don't expect things to go wrong, we accept that sometimes things do.
Let us know as soon as you can if you experience an issue.
Mitigating circumstances (AR5)
The University wishes to be fair to all its students and recognises that there may be significant factors that can have an adverse effect on students' performance in assessments.
Find out how we can support you.
Key policy and regulations changes
We regularly review our policies and regulations to make sure that these continue to be in the best interests of our students and continue to safeguard our academic standards.
Find out what has changed for 2023/24.
Academic policies and regulations 2023/24
General regulations 2023/24
| Code | Document |
|---|---|
| GR1 | General Student Regulations 2023/24 (PDF) |
| GR1 | Appendix 1 - Student Code of Conduct (PDF) |
| GR1b | Changes to your enrolment status, interruption or withdrawal |
| GR2 | Student Complaints Procedure (PDF) |
| GR3 | Student Conduct and Behaviour Procedure (PDF) |
| GR4a | Fitness to practise (student conduct) 2023/24 (PDF) |
| GR4b | Fitness to practise (student health and disability) 2023/24 (PDF) |
| GR5 | Changes to academic provision – communication with students and applicants 2023/24 (PDF) |
| GR6 | Student Protection Plan Reviewed April 2023 (PDF) |
Academic regulations 2023/24
| Code | Document |
|---|---|
| AR1 | Awards of the University 2023/24 (PDF) |
| AR2 | Undergraduate regulations 2023/24 (PDF) |
| AR3 | Postgraduate regulations 2023/24 (PDF) |
| AR4 | Research regulations 2023/24 (PDF) |
| AR5 | Mitigating circumstances and extensions regulations |
| AR6 and AR7 | Academic Integrity |
| AR8 and AR9 | Academic appeals |
| AR10 | Degree Apprenticeship Regulations 2023/24 (PDF) |
| AR11 | Honorary awards 2023/24 (PDF) |
| AR12 | Conduct of examinations regulations 2023/24 (PDF) |
| AR13 | Professional doctorate regulations – Doctor of Education (EdD) 2023/24 (PDF) |
| AR14 | Student mobility 2023/24 (PDF) |
| AR16 | Exceptional arrangements (force majeure) 2023/24 (PDF) |
Academic policies 2023/24
| Code | Document |
|---|---|
| AP1 | Admissions Policy 2023/24 (PDF) |
| AP2 | Student Pregnancy, Maternity and Becoming a Parent during Study Policy 2023/24 (PDF) |
| AP3 | Academic Quality and Standards Policy 2023/24 (PDF) |
| AP4 | Audio recording of lectures by students 2023/24 (PDF) |
| AP5 | Placement Learning Policy 2023/24 (PDF) |
| AP6a | Academic Flexibility – Sporting Activities 2023/24 (PDF) |
| AP6b | Academic Flexibility – Arts and Culture 2023/24 (PDF) |
| AP8 | Timetabled Student Activity Cancellation Policy 2023/24 (PDF) |
| AP10 | Examinations Scheduling Policy 2023/24 (PDF) |
| AP11 | Religion and Belief 2023/24 (PDF) |
| AP12 | Timetabling and Scheduling 2023/24 (PDF) |
| AP13 | Student Transfer Policy 2023/24 (PDF) |
| AP14 | Fairness in Assessment 2023/24 (PDF) |
| AP15 | University Attendance Policy 2023/24 (PDF) |
Academic guidance 2023/24
| Code | Document |
|---|---|
| AG1 | University Level and Outcome Classification Descriptors 2023/24 (PDF) |
| AG4 | Guide to Good Research Practice 2023/24 (PDF) |
| AG5 | Provision of Academic References for Students 2023/24 (PDF) |
| AG8 | Procedures for dealing with misconduct in research staff 2023/24 (PDF) |
Other policies
- Commitment to the Bologna Process (PDF)
- Freedom of speech and external speakers (PDF)
- Intellectual Property Rights: Staff (PDF)
- Intellectual Property Rights: Students (PDF)
- Police protocol (PDF)
- Research data management policy (PDF)
- Research metrics principles (PDF)
- Student visas: a guide for all students
Non-academic policies
Anti-bribery
Corporate social responsibility
Ethics
Gift acceptance
Human resources
Information regulations
- Acceptable use policy – Email (PDF)
- Acceptable use policy – Facilities (PDF)
- Acceptable use policy – Mobile and BYO devices (PDF)
- Acceptable use policy – My Data Box (PDF)
- Copyright infringement policy (PDF)
- CCTV code of practice (PDF)
- Data Protection Policy (PDF)
- Data Protection Privacy Notices
- Data Quality Policy (PDF)
- Data Subject Request form
- Freedom of Information Policy (PDF)
- Information security policy (PDF)
- IT Security Policy (PDF)
- Linking to our website policy (PDF)
- Multi-Function device policy (PDF)
- Policy for Processing Special Category and Criminal Offence Data (PDF)
- Record of Processing Activity
- Retention policy (PDF)
- Retention schedule (PDF)
- Third party requests for crime and taxation, code of practice (PDF)
Internal financial procedures
Prevent
Procurement
Reportable Events
Safeguarding
Student life
- Electoral registration of students (PDF)
- Gender Identity and Expression Policy (PDF)
- Missing Student Procedure (Word)
- Refund and compensation policy (PDF)
- Sexual Misconduct Policy and Procedure (PDF)
- Student Death and Serious Incident Procedure (Word)
- Suicide Prevention Strategy (Word)
- Wellness to study – compulsory study break and withdrawal procedure (PDF)
Sustainability
Whistleblowing
- Whistleblowing policy (PDF)
