Current Students
Useful information for current students
- Term dates
- IES and SAS Student representative committee
- Student handbook
- Useful forms
- Quality Assurance Framework
- Mitigating Circumstances
IES students are part of an active and expanding postgraduate research community, and can discuss and develop ideas informally with each other and in an unrivalled range of interdisciplinary for a including seminars and at a range of lectures and conferences.
Term Dates
| Session | Dates |
|---|---|
| History of the Book Induction week | 21 -25 September 2015 |
| Term 1 Autumn |
28 September - 11 December 2015 |
| Term 2 Spring |
4 January - 18 March 2016 |
| Term 3 Summer |
2 May - 27 June 2016 |
University Closure Dates
Christmas 2015/New Year 2016
Thursday 24 December 2015 - Sunday 3 January 2016 inclusive
IES and SAS Student representative committee
The SAS student representatives committee is an important resource for all students. It provides a vehicle for discussion with staff on issues affecting the student community including facilities, teaching, assessment and resources.
The IES holds a meeting with students at the end of term to discuss any issues.
Student handbooks
The student handbooks and other useful course information are available to download from the School's Study Online website.
Policy Documents for Students
Throughout the course of your study students will find it helpful to access various policies to assist with planning your studies and to fulfil the requirements. The most common documents can be found at: http://www.sas.ac.uk/graduate-study/resources-students/policy-documents-students
Quality Assurance Framework
All students are subject to the regulations and procedures outlined in the School’s Quality Assurance Framework.
Mitigating circumstances
Mitigating circumstances are the School’s descriptions of conditions which are unforeseen and beyond their control and temporarily prevent a student from undertaking assessment or significantly impair the student’s performance in assessment.
To make a mitgating circumstances claim please read the relevant section of your Student Handbook. Guidance and forms are also available from the Registry Office.
