Guide to information

This guide aims to help you to find the information that we make available under our publication scheme.

We make the following information available about who we are and what we do:

Information about our legal framework
Description of, and information about our Statutory Bodies
Information about the University’s Executive Group
Details of the structure of our Faculties
Details of the structure and work of each department and service, and the names and responsibilities of key personnel can be found on their respective web pages
Descriptions of our boards and committees, their terms of reference and their membership
Our locations
Our contact details. Additional contacts can also be found on departmental web pages
Information about the University’s Strategic Alliance with Bangor University
Information about our Widening Access Partnership
Information about our wholly-owned companies can be found in our annual accounts
Information about the operation and activities of the Students' Union
Information about student activities

We make the following information available about what we spend and how we spend it:

Information about our sources of funding and income, which can be found in our annual accounts
Budgetary and account information, which can be found in our annual accounts
Financial regulations & Procedures
Information about staff pay and grading structures
Information about framework agreement
Information about tendering arrangements
Purchasing and procurement procedures and guidance can be found on our Procurement pages
Standard Purchasing Terms and Conditions
Information about our research funding can be found in our annual accounts

We make the following information available about what our priorities are and how we are doing:

Our Strategic Plan
Information on our internal procedures for assuring academic quality and standards and qualitative data on the quality and standards of learning and teaching is available on the Learning and Teaching pages
External review information, including details of the most recent audit by the Quality Assurance Agency, as well as information about our latest Research Assessment Exercise results
Information about our annual monitoring and review process together with details of the roles, responsibilities and authority of those within the University involved in programme approval and review
Information about the University’s links with employers and the development of learning programmes can be found on the relevant departmental web pages, on the Research, Business & Innovation pages, and on the Careers Advisory Service pages.

We make the following information available about how we make decisions:

Policies and procedures we make available include the following

Policies and procedures for conducting university business

Procedures and policies relating to academic services

Procedures relating to honorary degrees
Procedures for changing study scheme or modules ( undergraduate) and changing registration ( postgraduate)
Rules and Regulations for students
Appeals procedures
Information relating to undergraduates, taught and research postgraduates

Procedures and policies relating to student services

Procedures and policies relating to human resources

All policies and procedures related to human resources can be found on the Human Resources and Staff Development web pages

Procedures and policies relating to recruitment

All policies and procedures related to recruitment can be found on the Human Resources Recruitment web pages
Current vacancies

Code of Conduct for members of governing bodies

Policies and procedures relating to equality and diversity

Policies, procedures and statements related to equality and diversity can be found on our Equality & Diversity web pages

Policies and procedures relating to health and safety

Policies, procedures and statements related to health, safety and environment can be found on our Health, Safety and Environment web pages

Complaints policies and procedures

Records management and personal data policies

Research policy and strategy

Charging regimes and policies

We make the following lists and registers available:

A register of interests of Council members is kept in hard copy and is available from Governance

We make the following information available about the services we offer:

Undergraduate and postgraduate prospectus
Information about course content can be found via our postgraduate course finder or our undergraduate course finder . Also available is information about specific study schemes and modules
Information about our Student Support Services
Information about our Wellness Centre
Information about our Careers Advisory Service
Information about our sports and recreational facilities
Information about internal and external services for which we are entitled to recover a fee, together with those fees, including:
- Accommodation
- Conference, meeting and event facilities
- Childcare
- Welsh language services , including Welsh for adults courses
- Aberystwyth Arts Centre
- Printing Services
- IT services
Information about our libraries , museums and galleries , special collections and archives
Information about our conference facilities and videoconferencing facilities
Information about our local campaigns, including details of our widening access activities
Media releases