Faculty appointment and development, fair pay, labour rights, academic freedom, research ethics, conduct, anti-corruption, data protection, risk and transparency.
To ensure that all directly employed staff are paid fairly and at or above a living-wage benchmark.
To recognise and protect the labour rights of all employees, including those engaged through contractors.
To give employees a fair route to raise and resolve grievances about pay, rights or treatment.
To ensure that suppliers and contractors respect labour rights and human rights.
To protect the freedom of faculty and students to research, teach, publish and express scholarly views.
To prohibit corruption and bribery and to protect the integrity of university decisions and finances.
To publish accessible information about the university's income and expenditure.
To recognise an independent student union and provide for student participation in governance.
To uphold ethical standards and integrity in all university research.
To identify local stakeholders and involve them in relevant university decisions.
To protect the health and safety of staff, students and visitors on campus.
To ensure that academic staff are recruited, appointed and promoted on merit, with the qualifications and competence needed to deliver high-quality education and research across all programmes.
To evaluate the performance of staff fairly and to support their continuing professional development, so that teaching, research and service capability improve over time.
To state the standards of ethical behaviour expected of all members of the University — administrators, faculty, staff and students — and the consequences of departing from them.
To identify, disclose and manage conflicts of interest so that University decisions are made objectively and in the institution's and the public's interest.
To ensure the University is guided by a clear strategic plan, with objectives, resources and indicators, and that its effectiveness is measured and improved.
To protect the personal data of students, staff and others, and to ensure it is collected, used, stored and shared lawfully, fairly and securely.
To identify, assess and manage the risks facing the University, and to prepare for crises, so that its people, operations and reputation are protected.
