Admissions Policy 2018

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University Admissions Policy for 2018 entry – approved October 2017
family status, sexual orientation, or disability. Exceptionally, it may not be possible to make
offers to applicants with a disability in cases where the adjustments that would be needed to
make a programme of study accessible to a particular applicant are demonstrably unreasonable
within the terms of the Equality Act 2010.
6.4 Applicants are expected to disclose information about any disability, including mental health,
that would help the University to identify and provide help with support needs.
6.5 The University has a duty of care to all members of the University (staff and students), visitors
and members of the wider community within which the University operates. Applicants are
therefore asked to declare any relevant unspent criminal convictions. For programmes in
teaching and health and courses involving work with children or vulnerable adults this will
also include the disclosure of any additional convictions. This information is considered in
accordance with the University’s Criminal Convictions Policy and Procedure for
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Admissions4.
6.6.1 Admissions decisions are to be based, within the constraints of the number of places available,
on professional judgement of applicants’ individual academic achievement or relevant
experience, ability and potential, taking into account all of the information presented in
applications and applying established entry criteria in a consistent manner.
6.6.2 It follows, therefore, that it is the responsibility of applicants and referees to provide full and
accurate information in an application and to notify the University of any changes or
corrections to the original application.
6.7 Where practical, postgraduate selectors shall interview shortlisted postgraduate research
applicants seeking admission to doctoral degree programmes.
6.8 Final offers of a place made to postgraduate research applicants shall be made with the
involvement of more than one member of academic staff who have relevant experience and for
whom training in selection shall be available. Offers of places for postgraduate research at the
University shall only be made where appropriate resources are available to support the
proposed programme of study.
6.9 Some degree programmes have particular criteria for assessment of applicants in addition to
than entry grade requirements. Admissions tests, portfolios, research proposals or auditions
are examples. Such requirements will be set out in the entrance requirements for individual
degree programmes.
6.10 In assessing individual applications, admissions tutors are to follow the specific procedures
which apply to specific groups (e.g. applicants with disabilities, or those who do not meet the
University’s minimum entry standard of IELTS 6.5 in English Language etc.) as set out in the
relevant documents (see 1.3 above). For example, they are to ensure that appropriate
adjustments are made to enable disabled applicants to engage in the same or equivalent
application procedures as other applicants without disadvantage.
6.11 In any given admissions cycle, the terms of conditional offers made to applicants will not
normally differ significantly from the entry requirements published in advance in respect of the
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