Academic Registry
The Academic Registry works with Faculties and other departments to develop and deliver high quality support for students and staff in the areas of:
- The student record system and associated support systems
- The maintenance and development of policies and procedures for academic and student regulations
- Student complaints
- Provision of management information and completion of statutory returns
- Timetabling
- Examinations
- Graduation ceremonies
- Collaborative activities
Our work also includes liaison with external funding and regulatory bodies, dealing with institutional and national quality matters, collaborative partnerships and providing support for the governance and management of the University.
The Academic Registry is led by the Academic Registrar and Clerk to the Governors, William Callaway, supported by two Deputy Academic Registrars, Denise Williams and Sara Moggridge and is split into different Units. The organisation chart shows the structure of the Department.
Assessment and Awards Unit
The Assessment and Awards Unit are responsible for managing the administrative aspects of students’ academic assessment and award.
Collaborative Partnerships Unit (CPU)
The Collaborative Partnerships Unit (CPU) provides oversight of collaborative partnership relationships, giving initial advice on developing a partnership and advising on existing partnerships.
Quality Unit
The Unit manages quality assurance for academic provision, including policy and regulation development, student casework and is responsible for providing support to the validation and review of new and existing provision.
Secretariat
The Secretariat provides support for the governance and management of the University through administration of the Board of Governors and the Academic Board and is responsible for the University Calendar, University Elections and nominations for the Conferment of Honorary Awards.
Student and Management Information Unit
The Student Management and Information Unit is responsible for statutory reporting to external agencies including student HESA and HEFCW returns, student number planning, the provision of management information and ad-hoc reports, together with the student record process; enrolment, student loans company and UKBA liaison, as well as franchise college invoicing.
Timetabling Unit
The Timetabling Unit compiles the university’s teaching timetable and manages the process for ad-hoc bookings of centrally managed space.
The Welsh Language Unit
The Welsh Language Unit is responsible for the translation of documents from English to Welsh and Welsh to English, implementing and monitoring the Welsh Language Scheme across the University and co-ordinating Welsh-medium course provision with University faculties.