Current Students
Useful information for current students
- Term dates
- IES and SAS Student representative committee
- Student handbook
- Useful forms
- Quality Assurance Framework
- Mitigating Circumstances
IES students are part of an active and expanding postgraduate research community, and can discuss and develop ideas informally with each other and in an unrivalled range of interdisciplinary for a including seminars and at a range of lectures and conferences.
Term Dates
| Session | Dates |
|---|---|
| History of the Book Induction week | 24 -28 September 2012 |
| Term 1 Autumn |
1 October - 14 December 2012 |
| Term 2 Spring |
7 January - 22 March 2013 |
| Term 3 Summer |
07 May - 28 June 2013 |
University Closure Dates
- Christmas: Offices will close at the end of business on Friday 21 December 2012 and re-open on Wednesday 2 January 2013.
- Easter: 5 April to 10 April 2013 inclusive
- May Day bank holiday: 7 May 2013
IES and SAS Student representative committee
The SAS student representatives committee is an important resource for all students. It provides a vehicle for discussion with staff on issues affecting the student community including facilities, teaching, assessment and resources.
The IES holds a meeting with students at the end of term to discuss any issues.
Student handbooks
The student handbooks and other useful course information are available to download from the School's Study Online website.
Forms
Throughout the course of your study students will find it helpful to access various forms to assist with planning their study and to fulfil the reporting requirements. The most common forms can be found at: https://intranet.sas.ac.uk/forms.html
Quality Assurance Framework
All students are subject to the regulations and procedures outlined in the School’s Quality Assurance Framework.
Mitigating circumstances
Mitigating circumstances are the School’s descriptions of conditions which are unforeseen and beyond their control and temporarily prevent a student from undertaking assessment or significantly impair the student’s performance in assessment.
To make a mitgating circumstances claim please read the relevant section of your Student Handbook. Guidance and forms are also available from the Registry Office.
