About Us
The Registry's Role
The Registry is responsible for key processes relating to undergraduate and postgraduate students such as matriculation, tuition fee invoicing, examinations, graduations and all external and internal requests for statistical information on student numbers. These last include such returns as HESA, SFC and individual Research Council submissions. The Registry records and maintains all student-related information on the Student Records System in accordance with University requirements and those of external funding bodies. It also provides a range of services to students, academic and support staff, senior management, committees, colleges and schools.
The Registry is divided into sections, listed as follows with their main functions:
Student Records & Fees Office
- Maintenance of Student Record
- Certification of student status
- Council Tax Exemptions
- Production and issue of ID cards
- Management of tuition fees
Postgraduate Office
- Research Student Admissions
- Maintenance of Research Student Records
- Thesis and dissertation submission
- External examiners
- Administration of University Research studentships and ORS awards
Examinations & Graduation Office
- Arrangements for all degree examination diets including the production of timetable, exam papers and degree certificates
- Arrangements for students with special needs
- Invigilation
- Graduation ceremonies
- Transcripts
Data Management
- Production of statistics (HESA, SFC, QA and internal management information)
- Graduation lists for the press
- Static Data (Course and module information)
- Systems Development
Technical Solutions & Web Development
- Creation, test and development of both web-based and non-web-based functionality, specifically designed to meet current and emerging business requirements.
- Production of Impromptu reports
- Creation and maintenance of SRLs within SITS.
- SITS and eVision user account management