Policies and regulations for Kingston University
This page holds all our student-facing policies and regulations including those related to your academic experience and 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 2024/25 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 Kingston Students' Union 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 Centre (in each campus library) or Kingston Students' Union Advice Centre if you find any aspect of these regulations difficult to understand or if you need an accessible version.
Key student policies 2024/25
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 2024/25.
Academic policies and regulations 2024/25
- General regulations
- Academic regulations
- Academic policies
- Academic guidance
- Academic quality and standards handbook
- Other policies
Student life, health and wellbeing
General regulations 2024/25
Academic regulations 2024/25
| Code | Document |
|---|---|
| AR1 | Awards of the University 2024/25 (PDF) |
| AR2 | Undergraduate regulations 2024/25 (PDF) |
| AR3 | Postgraduate regulations 2024/25 (PDF) |
| AR4 | Research regulations 2024/25 (PDF) |
| AR5 | Mitigating circumstances and extensions regulations |
| AR6 and AR7 | Academic Integrity |
| AR8 and AR9 | Academic appeals |
| AR10 | Degree Apprenticeship Regulations 2024/25 (PDF) |
| AR11 | Honorary awards 2024/25 (PDF) |
| AR12 | Conduct of examinations regulations 2024/25 (PDF) |
| AR13 | Professional doctorate regulations – Doctor of Education (EdD) 2024/25 (PDF) |
| AR14 | Student mobility 2024/25 (PDF) |
| AR16 | Exceptional arrangements (force majeure) 2024/25 (PDF) |
Academic policies 2024/25
| Code | Document |
|---|---|
| AP1 | Admissions Policy 2024/25 (PDF) |
| AP2 | Student Pregnancy, Maternity and Becoming a Parent during Study Policy 2024/25 (PDF) |
| AP3 | Academic Quality and Standards Policy 2024/25 (PDF) |
| AP4 | Audio recording of lectures by students 2024/25 (PDF) |
| AP6a | Academic Flexibility – Sporting Activities 2024/25 (PDF) |
| AP6b | Academic Flexibility – Arts and Culture 2024/25 (PDF) |
| AP8 | Timetabled Student Activity Cancellation Policy 2024/25 (PDF) |
| AP10 | Examinations Scheduling Policy 2024/25 (PDF) |
| AP11 | Religion and Belief 2024/25 (PDF) |
| AP12 | Timetabling and Scheduling 2024/25 (PDF) |
| AP13 | Student Transfer Policy 2024/25 (PDF) |
| AP14 | Fairness in Assessment 2024/25 (PDF) |
| AP15 | University Attendance Policy 2024/25 (PDF) |
Academic guidance 2024/25
| Code | Document |
|---|---|
| AG1 | University Level and Outcome Classification Descriptors 2024/25 (PDF) |
| AG4 | Guide to Good Research Practice 2024/25 (PDF) |
| AG5 | Provision of Academic References for Students 2024/25 (PDF) |
| AG8 | Procedures for dealing with misconduct in research staff 2024/25 (PDF) |
Student life, health and wellbeing
Student life, health and wellbeing
- Gender Identity and Expression Policy (PDF)
- Mental Health and Wellbeing Framework
- Missing Student Procedure (Word)
- Report + Support – Kingston University
- Safeguarding Policy (PDF)
- Sexual Misconduct Policy and Procedure (PDF)
- Student Death and Serious Incident Procedure (Word)
- Student visas: a guide for all students
- Suicide Prevention Strategy (Word)
- UKVI Sponsored Student Attendance & Engagement Monitoring Policy (PDF)
- Wellness to study – compulsory study break and withdrawal procedure (PDF)
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)
- Special Category and Criminal Offence Data policy (PDF)
- Record of Processing Activity
- Retention policy (PDF)
- Retention schedule (PDF)
Internal financial procedures
Prevent
Procurement
- Procurement policy and guide (PDF)
- Terms and conditions of purchase (PDF)
- Terms and conditions of estates orders (PDF)
Reportable Events
Sustainability
Whistleblowing
- Whistleblowing policy (PDF)
