Information about the University of Brighton

This page details information about the university in the context of Freedom of Information Act publication scheme.

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Find out about the university and how it operates

1 Who we are

Organisational information, locations and contacts, constitutional and legal governance.
Section	Class	Description
1.1	Legal framework	The general regulations include information on powers and responsibilities in respect of academic awards including programmes of study and title and level of awards Courses offered in collaboration with other institutions Admission of students The assessment of students for taught awards and conferment Honorary awards and appointments Academic dress Instruments and articles of government (information available on request) Membership and responsibilities of the Board of Governors Membership and responsibilities of the Academic Board General Examination and Assessment Regulations (GEAR) Assessment of students for taught awards
1.2	Governance structure	The organisation, function and purpose of the university's management structure and constituent parts as shown in: Academic Board terms of reference, constitution, and membership, including sub-committees (information available on request) University Committee Structure showing the committees of the Academic Board Board of Governors biographical notes and minutes
1.3	How the university is organised	Published information on the organisation and role of individual units of the institution as shown in: The university’s structure Information on all academic departments Information on all central departments
1.4	Management structure	Details of the university’s leadership structure, which includes: The major organisational units The roles of senior managers
1.5	Location details	Maps and directions
1.6	Contact	General enquiries and university contacts Working with us for suppliers and applicants
1.7	Student activities	Students' Union, activities, events and student societies

2 Spending

Financial information relating to projected and actual income and expenditure, tendering, procurement and contracts.
Section	Class	Description
2.1	Funding and income	For information on tuition fees please see our pages for UK undergraduates International undergraduates UK postgraduates International postgraduates Alternatively, please see our guidance on fees and finance
2.2	Financial statements, budgets and variance reports	The University's financial audit records are included in the Financial statements, which are published annually. This page also includes the Vice-Chancellor’s expenses.
2.3	Financial Audit reports	Financial Audit reports These are included in the university’s Financial statements.
2.4	Estates	Capital programme - available on request
2.5	Financial regulations and procedures	Financial regulations and procedures - available on request
2.6	Staff pay and grading structures	Salary scales Please see our benefits and facilities page for information on Travel and subsistence scheme Salaries and benefits Pensions
2.7	Register of Suppliers	For a copy of the Register of suppliers, please contact procurement on purchasingservices@brighton.ac.uk
2.8	Procurement and tender procedures and reports	Please see our working with us pages for information on procurement and tender processes including: The university’s sustainable procurement strategy Contractor information (including site inductions, and the asbestos register) The anti-slavery statement
2.9	Contracts	Information available on request
2.10	Research	Research information For research funding

3 Priorities

Strategy and performance information, plans, assessments, inspections and reviews.
Section	Class	Description
3.1	Annual report	The annual review is covered in the documentation with the Financial statements
3.2	Corporate and business plans	Please see our strategic plan Practical Wisdom and the supporting strategies
3.3	Teaching and learning strategy	Available on request
3.4	Academic quality and standards	Please see our teaching quality page
3.5	Review information	For information on internal audit, please see the information provided on our support departments page
3.6	Corporate relations	See the business pages for information on Support for SMEs Working with students Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Apprenticeships Case studies See the careers page for information on: Vacancies (including resources for graduate and part-time work) Looking for a job Mentoring Volunteering Starting your own business
3.7	Government and regulatory reports	Sustainability governance and policies Equality, diversity and inclusion policies, strategy and objectives regulations and key documents as part of the student contract
3.8	The HEI’s compliance with its duties under the Equality Act 2010	For information on the university’s equality policies, charters and networks, please see our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion pages.

4 Decision making

Policy proposals and decisions. Decision making processes, internal criteria and procedures, consultations.
Section	Class	Description
4.1	Decision making	Board of Governors including minutes of recent meetings Academic Board minutes available on request
4.2	Teaching and learning committee minutes	Available on request
4.3	Staff/student consultation groups	Available on request – please contact individual schools
4.4	Appointment committees and procedures	Guidance for applicants

5 Policies and procedures

Web. Paper copy from Academic Registry Fee conditions

Current written protocols for delivering our functions and responsibilities.
Section	Class	Description
5.1	Academic year dates	Term dates
5.2	External review information	Published information on internal procedures and policies to ensure academic quality and standards: Course information Quality assurance and enhancement Research and Enterprise news External bodies (information available on request)
5.3	Graduation information	Award ceremony information
5.4	Honorary degrees	Policies on the award Honorary graduates
5.5	Internal procedures for assuring academic quality and standards	Published information on compliance with internal academic and teaching standards.
5.6	Qualitative data on the quality and standards of learning and teaching	Information on quality and standards of learning, teaching as exemplified by feedback from students, graduates and employers Learning and teaching strategy - available on request
5.7	Research integrity	University research integrity policy University research ethics policy University whistleblowing policy Policy statement on the use of animals in scientific procedures
5.8	Staffing structure of schools and departments	See 1.3 in the 'who we are' tab.
5.9	Student assessment strategy	Information on the regulations and policy for student assessment, the conduct of examinations, examination boards, external examiners and related matters. General Examination and Assessment Regulations
5.10	Tuition fees	Tuition fees and how and when to pay them.
5.11	Privacy	Details of how the university collects and processes your personal information.

6 Lists and registers

6. Information held in registers required by law and other lists and registers relating to the functions of the authority.

The university is not aware of any legal requirements to hold publicly available lists on registers.

7 Services

Advice and guidance, booklets and leaflets, transactions and media releases. A description of the services offered.
Section	Class	Description
7.1	Prospective students	Undergraduate Postgraduate
7.2	Student admission, progression and completion	Student admissions Student characteristics Employment/training outcomes for graduates Equality and diversity policy Brighton and Sussex Medical School FAQs
7.3	Student accommodation	Accommodation services
7.4	Student administration	Published information relating to all areas of the maintenance of individual student records including security and retention policies. Data protection policy Student privacy notice
7.5	Student admission and registration	Statutory and general regulations Admissions policy
7.6	Student discipline	Information on the conduct of disciplinary hearings. For example: Student disciplinary procedure Academic misconduct regulations Complaints resolution procedure Academic appeals
7.7	Services supporting student learning	Learning, development and support including: Brighton Student Skills Hub Services for students with learning disabilities
7.9	Student policies	Policies and information for students not covered elsewhere
7.10	Student welfare	Support services for students

8 Compliance statistics

Freedom of Information (FOI) requests and responses

Information about the number of requests we've handled and how we responded.

Statistics for the first quarter (August-October) of the 2024–2025 academic year will be added in December 2024.