Edinburgh Napier University

8.1 General information

• Name and address 
• Principal Officers 
• Contact information 
• Location  
• Opening hours  
• Academic year dates 
• Holidays 
• Complaints 
• Document serving (ie contact details for serving legal documents) 

8.2 Access to information

• How to make a request for information and freedom of information enquiries contact 
• Information legislation policies 
• Records Management and archiving policy 

8.3 Governance

• Legal Framework 
• Governance Structure 
• Governance precepts (ie compliance with good rules of conduct) 
• Conflict of interest policy  
• Register of interests 
• Institutional structure 
• Major committees 
• Relationship with the General Council (Edinburgh Napier University does not have a General Council) 
• General Council 
• Subsidiary companies 
• Honorary degrees

8.4 Financial resources

• Financial statements 
• Budgetary processes 
• Budget overview 
• Financial regulations 
• Insurance 
• Senior staff remuneration 
• Investments 

8.5 Corporate planning

• Edinburgh Napier University's Mission Statement 
• Corporate Plan 
• Strategies 
• Performance indicators 
• Planning procedures 

8.6 Procurement

• Procurement policies 
• Procurement procedures 
• Procurement contracts 
• Tender documentation 
• Supplier contracts 

8.7 Management of research and development

• Research funding 
• Research quality 
• Research strategies 
• Research management structures 
• Research support arrangements 
• Research ethics   
• Research students policies and procedures

8.8 Commercialisation and knowledge transfer

• Support arrangements 
• Contract information 
• Commercialisation funding 
• Commercialisation resources 
• Commercialisation outcomes 
• Consultancy services

8.9 Human resources

• Staff profile 
• Recruitment policies 
• Employment terms 
• Performance management 
• Promotion 
• Pensions 
• Discipline 
• Grievance 
• Employee relations 
• Public interest disclosure 
• Staff development 
• Staff records 
• Staff facilities

8.10 Physical resources

• Description of estate 
• Estate development plans 
• Buildings under construction 
• Maintenance 
• Estates indicators 
• Environmental policies 

8.11 Health and safety

• Policies 
• Annual Reports and statistics  

8.12 Equality and diversity

• Equal opportunities policies and guidance 
• Equal opportunities consultation 
• Equality management infrastructure

8.13 Support for disabled people

• Disability policies 
• Support structures 
• Accessibility of buildings and services  
• Contacts 
• Strategies 
• Statistics

8.14 Student administration and support

• Course information 
• Recruitment and admissions 
• Fees and charges 
• Scholarships and bursaries 
• Registration 
• Induction 
• Examinations 
• Progression 
• Learning support provision 
• Student liaison 
• Student records 
• Student discipline 
• Student accommodation 
• Graduation arrangements 
• Student complaints 
• Student facilities 
• Relationship with Students Union / Association 
• Students Union / Association

8.15 Teaching quality

• Programme approval 
• Assessment 
• Student satisfaction 
• Institutional internal reviews 
• Professional accreditation of courses by external bodies 
• Validation 
• Assessments of Edinburgh Napier University's provision by the Quality Assurance Agency

8.16 Information services

• Library facilities 
• Computing facilities 
• Other information facilities 
• Major strategy documents 
• Collections 
• Collection strategy 
• Open archives 
• Other archive facilities and special collections

8.17 External and community relations

• Alumni 
• Community Relations 
• Development activities 
• Public Relations

8.18 Government and regulator relations

• Funding body statistical reports and returns 
• Other statutory reports 
• Information on student admission, progression and completion