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Academic Administration: Support for course and module design and delivery overview page – for information on professional services teams and staff that support academic activity.
Academic Advising (AA): Support for Course and Module Design and Delivery overview page – for guidance and resources on how our academic advisers support our course and module teams.
Academic Board: Regulations, Policies, Procedures for students and staff overview page – for details of governance.
Academic Calendars: Regulations, Policies, Procedures – students and staff overview page – for details of 2020/21 and 2021/22 academic calendar, UG and PG.
Academic Careers Framework (ACF):Academic Induction, Careers and Work Planning overview page – section: new to academic leadership? set of indicators for career and recognition.
Academic Conduct: Regulations, Policies, Procedures for students and staff overview page – for policy, resources and proformas.
Academic Contacts: Academic Contacts and Communications overview page.
Academic Communications: Academic Contacts and Communications overview page.
Academic Development (CPD): Academic Induction, Roles, Work Planning and Development overview page – for details of all academic development opportunities from various stakeholders in the university including resources that support your development in teaching and learning.
Academic English: Supporting our Students overview page – for resources and guidance on how to support our international student community.
Academic Induction: Academic Induction, Roles, Work Planning and Development overview page – for more details on academic induction and academic leadership roles.
Academic Probation: Academic Induction, Roles, Work Planning and Development overview page – section: Induction and Training – for details of academic probation policy and guidance.
Academic Progression: Academic Induction, Roles, Work Planning and Development overview page – for details of academic progression routes.
Academic Quality and Standards (AQS): Support for course and module design and delivery overview page – for an overview of what the AQS team do and resources you can access.
Academic Representation: Supporting our Students overview page – for guidance on student representatives and access to our library of support services A-Z.
Academic Roles: Academic Induction, Roles, Work Planning and Development overview page – for all academic role outlines.
Academic Services: Support for course and module design and delivery overview page – for information on professional services teams and staff that support academic activity.
Academic Societies: Supporting our Students overview page – for information on what the Students’ Union offer.
Academic Work Planning (AWP): Academic Induction, Roles, Work Planning and Development overview page – section: new to academic leadership? – information on allocated hours for various academic leadership roles.
Access and Participation Plan (APP): Supporting our Students overview page – for details and resources on Hallam’s access and participation plan for 2020/21 to 2024/25.
Accessibility: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) overview page – or a whole range of guidance, policy and inclusive practice resources.
Acronyms: Academic Induction, Roles, Work Planning and Development overview page – for examples and explanations of common acronyms at Hallam.
Active Bystander: Supporting our Students overview page – for details of the new ‘tackling harassment module’.
Active Learning: Case Studies – for a range of resources and information.
Admissions: Regulations, Policies, Procedures for students and staff overview page – for access to admissions policy, guidance and resources.
Advance HE: Advance HE membership benefits overview page – for Hallam staff benefits and resources.
Annual Review (AR): Support for course and module design and delivery overview page – for an overview of what the annual review process is ( also known as course improvement plans).
Appeals and complaints: Regulations, Policies, Procedures for students and staff overview page – for access to appeals policy and guidance.
Applied Learning in Practice: Apprenticeship, Employability and Work-Based Learning overview page – for guidance and resources.
Applied Professional Diploma: Apprenticeship, Employability and Work-Based Learning overview page – for a range of guidance and information.
Apprenticeship: Support for course and module design and delivery overview page – for guidance on apprenticeship teaching, learning and assessment and staff development.
Acquisitions: Supporting our students overview page
Ash Wednesday: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) overview page – for details of this religious festival.
Assessment: Assessment and Feedback: for all your course design * setting (module level) * Submitting / Sitting * Marking / Feedback * Reflecting and Reviewing – overview website
Assistance Dogs Guidance: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) overview page – to guidance on accessibility at Hallam.
Associate Lecturers (ALs): Academic Induction, Roles, Work Planning and Development overview page – an overview for recruiting managers and new ALs.
Athena Swan: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) overview page – see section: Gender for further details.
Attendance and Engagement: Support for course and module design and delivery overview page – for staff guidance and resources.
Autumn Delivery Framework 2021-22: Support for course and module design and delivery overview page – changes to teaching, learning and assessment at Hallam.
AV Support: Digital Capability, Skills and Support overview page

Last updated: 7th May 2022 NB