Q, A, eh???

If you have been around my office over the past few weeks you will have heard me incessantly talking about an obscure acronym, the QAA.

Every four years the University is audited to measure the academic quality and standards by an independent body called the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA). The purpose of this is to safeguard the public interest in sound standards of higher education qualifications.

This audit will take place between the 29th April and the 1st May. Before then the QAA will be visiting the University to prepare. As part of the audit process the University submit a self-reflection document informing the QAA of what they think are their strengths and weaknesses. The Guild also make a submission, the student written submission, highlighting what students believe to be the University's strong and weak points. This is due in Febuary though it is our intention to complete a first draft in November so it can go to students for consultation.

You will be hearing more on this issue in the future...