We have done the same for our Exam. Sub-Boards as from this year.
Additionally we have a paragraph in our Exams. Regs. & Codes of Practice
relating to Examiners having to inform the Academic Registrar of any
relationship that would compromise the exam. process.
Pamela
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Pamela Beevers
Examinations Officer
Goldsmiths College
London
SE14 6NW
Telephone: 0171 919 7505
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On Tue, 15 Jan 2002, Pauline Aldous wrote:
> We - rather unsubtly - have 'declarations of interest' as an agenda item at
> the beginning of all our committee meetings.( Not that it elicits much in
> the way of declarations....) This would subsume relationships . We have
> quite separate advice about external examiners and links with staff,
> students and the college community.
>
> Pauline Aldous
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stewart smith [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 15 January 2002 11:38
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Conflict of Interest
>
>
> Dear Colleagues
>
> Heriot-Watt University's Quality and Standards Forum has
> agreed that, in the context of obviating conflicts of
> interest, it would be beneficial to have a procedure
> whereby staff should declare any relationships to other
> members of staff or to students in the University.
>
> I should be grateful for advice on the following in
> relation to the introduction of such procedures:
>
> 1) Would such a procedure in any way contravene the Human
> Rights Act?
> 2) Do other institutions have procedures for declaring
> conflicts of interest?
> 3) How is the term relationship precisely defined with
> regard to categories of relationships to be included in a
> declaration?
> 4) Could external examiners be included?
>
> It would be helpful to receive copies of policies used by
> other institutions.
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
> Regards
>
> Stewart Smith
>
> --
> Stewart Smith
> Assistant Registrar (Quality)
> Heriot-Watt University
> Riccarton
> Edinburgh
> EH14 4AS
>
> Tel: 0131 451 3632
> Fax: 0131 449 5153
> email: [log in to unmask]
>
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