Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies (PSRB) and External Examiners

The Business School

Presently accreditation from PSRBs only directly impact on the appointment of external examiners in the area of Law where level 7 and 8 provision requires to be assigned to an external examiner. For all other programmes, the University academic regulations only require external examiners to be appointed to examine level 9, 10 and 11 provision.

School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment​

The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) require the appointment of a second external examiner for the programmes they accredit. This external examiner must be in the building profession/industry.

School of Applied Sciences and School of Health and Social Care​​

The Nursing, Midwifery and Veterinary Nursing PSRBs require evidence as part of their annual reviews that external examiners have engaged with the provision and that the external examiner contracts and renumeration are commensurate with their role. 

External examiners appointed to NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) approved programmes require confirmation that the appointee is on the NMC Register. ​​