Thrive 28

Thrive 28 builds on the University’s Impact 2022 strategy, delivering our mission of transforming lives through inspiring, employment and profession-focused education, and enabling people to positively impact society and their future.  

Our long-term strategic vision is for BNU to become a University that is 

• highly connected 
• permeable 
• student- and customer-focus 
• business-oriented 
• strategically aligned 
• impactful and  
• aligned to strategic partners.  

Thrive 2028 is designed to ensure the University’s relationship with its customers is thriving, that its product base is thriving, that its people thrive, and that its environment thrives, and will make effective, substantial and lasting change to ensure this happens.  

Read the full Thrive 28 Strategy here.

• Accident and Dangerous Occurrence
• Admission of Students' / Employees' Children to University Premises
• Asbestos Policy
• Carbon Management Implementation Plan
• Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Protocol
• Driving at Work Policy
• Environmental Policy
• Health and Safety: General Workshop Safety Code of Practice
• Health and Safety: Guidance for the Placement of University Students
• Health and Safety Policy
• Health and Safety: Pregnancy and Maternity - Employees Policy
• Legionnaires Policy
• Monitoring Policy
• Password Policy
• Portable Appliance Testing Policy
• Safety Procedures and Employee Instructions
• Smoking Policy
• System Owner Policy
• Weapons and Firearms on Campus (Staff and Students)

• Anti-Fraud and Corruption Policy
• Commercial Debt Policy
• Criminal Facilitation of Tax Evasion Policy
• Debt Management and Bad Debt Write Off Policy
• Employees Expenses Policy
• Fees Charges and Payments Policy - Further Education Subcontracting
• Financial Regulations
• Payment and Debt Procedures (Home / EU Fees)
• Procurement Procedure
• Refund and Compensation Policy
• Value for Money Policy

• Articles of Government
• Buckinghamshire New University Strategic Plan 2016-2021
• Committees Handbook
• Council Committee Constitutions and Terms of Reference
• Council Procedures
• Degree Awarding Powers - Taught Course Degrees
• University Policy and Procedures Framework
• Freedom of Speech Policy and Procedures
• Instrument of Government
• New University Title
• Risk Management Policy
• Scheme of Academic Dress
• Scheme of Delegation
• Student Protection Plan
• University Governance: Committee Constitutions and Terms of Reference

• Code of Conduct for Staff
• Conflict of Interests Policy
• DBS Policy
• Raising Issues of Concern (Whistleblowing) Policy
• Relocation Policy
• Staff Disability Policy
• Transgender Policy

• Acceptable Use Policy
• Bring Your Own Device Policy
• Data Protection Policy
• Email Policy
• Freedom of Information Policy
• Library Collection Management Policy
• Monitoring Policy
• Password Policy
• Records Lifecycle Management Scheme
• Social Media Policy

• Academic Appeals Process
• Academic Assessment Regulations (Note: for students enrolling before September 2022 only)
• Academic Assessment Regulations (Note: for students enrolling and re-enrolling from September 2022 onwards)
• Academic Integrity Policy
• Accreditation of Prior Learning Policy and Procedure
• Admissions Policy & Procedure
• Annual Monitoring Policy
• Articulation Agreements Procedure
• Assessment and Feedback Policy
• Attendance and Engagement Policy
• Attendance and Engagement Monitoring Procedure (International students)
• Boards of Examiners
• Careers and Employability Policy
• Certification and Transcript Procedure
• External Examining Policy
• Fitness to Practise Procedure
• Flexible and Distributed Learning Policy
• International Student Policy
• Interruption Withdrawal and Transfer Procedure
• Maintaining Academic Confidentiality Policy
• Marketing, Recruitment and the Admission of International Students
• Mitigating Circumstances Policy
• No Detriment Policy: Emergency Measures (Note: For information. Protocols not currently in force)
• Peer Observation Policy
• Partner Periodic Review Policy
• Periodic Review Process
• Personal Tutoring Policy
• Placement Learning Policy
• Programme Approval and Amendment Policy
• Programme Suspension and / or Closure Policy
• Professional, Statutory & Regulatory Body (PSRB) Guidelines
• Qualifications and Credit Framework
• Reasonable Adjustments for Disabled Learners
• Student Representation Policy

• Bucks Knowledge Archive Policy
• Code of Good Research Practice
• Code of Practice Postgraduate Research Degrees (Coventry University)
• Code of Practice Postgraduate Research Degrees (Staffordshire University)
• Consultancy Policy
• Intellectual Property Policy and Procedures
• Open Access Policy
• Professional Doctorates Framework and Regulations
• Regulations for Research Degrees
• Regulations for Research Degrees (Staffordshire University)
• Research Data Management Policy
• Research Ethics Policy
• Research & Innovation Centre & Groups Policy

• Criminal Convictions Procedure - This document is currently under review and will be uploaded once it has been approved by Senate. In the meantime please contact the Head of Admissions or the Head of Students & Wellbeing with inquiries.
• Fitness to Study Procedure
• Learning Partnership Agreement
• Pregnancy and Maternity Policy (Students)
• Safeguarding Under-18s and Adults at Risk Policy and Procedure
• Student Bullying and Harassment
• Student Code of Conduct
• Student Complaints procedure
• Student Death Protocol
• Transgender Policy