Guide to Accessing information

This guide aims to help you to find the information that we make available under our publication scheme.

Who we are and what we do

We make the following information available about who we are and what we do:

• information about our legal framework

• descriptions of our statutory bodies

• the University’s organisational structure

• details of the work of each unit and division and the names and responsibilities of key personnel. This information can be found on each School and Division's webpages

• descriptions of our boards and committees, their terms of reference and their membership

• details of our departmental structures, which can be found on each Division's webpages.

• information about senior personnel

• location information

• contact details

• lists of and information relating to organisations which the University has responsibility for. This information can be found in the University’s financial statements

• lists of and information relating to organisations which the University works in partnership with

• lists of and information relating to companies wholly owned by the University which are available in our annual financial statements

• details of student activities run by the University which can be found on the relevant School webpages

• information relating to the University’s approach to the environment and sustainability

What we spend and how we spend it

We make the following information available about what we spend and how we spend it:

• information about our sources of funding and income which can be found in our annual financial statements

• our investment strategies which are available on the Finance webpages.

• budgetary and account information which can be found in our annual financial statements and in the financial reports to the Strategy & Resources Committee available on the Finance webpages (these include revenue budgets and budgets for capital expenditure)

• financial audit reports which can be found in our annual financial statements

• information about our capital programme which can be found on the Finance webpages

• financial regulations and procedures

• staff pay scale

• generic role profiles

• register of suppliers. For a copy of our register of suppliers please contact the Purchasing Division

• procurement and tender procedures

• details of contracts currently available for tender

• reports of successful tenders and contracts

• information about our research funding which can be found in our annual financial statements

• information about the way we manage our research accounts can be found in our financial procedures

What our priorities are and how we are doing

We make the following information available about what our priorities are and how we are doing:

• our annual report

• our strategic plan

• our teaching and learning strategy

• our academic quality strategy

• qualitative data on the quality and standard of our learning and teaching is available in the Annual Programme Review & Evaluation Sub-Committee’s overview and feedback report and their review of the external examiners reports.

• external review information, including details of our RAE results and a recent audit carried out by the Quality Assurance Agency

• details of the roles, responsibilities and authority of different bodies within the institution involved in programme approval and review

• information about the University’s links with employers and the development of learning programmes can be found on the Careers Service webpages, on the relevant School webpages ; and the Research and Commercial Division’s webpages

• accreditation reports from professional bodies can be found on the relevant School’s webpages

• information that we are legally obliged to make available to our funding and/ or monitoring bodies including equality and diversity information , information on staff and students for HESA , financial and student information for HEFCW , audit information for HEFCW which is available from the Committee Support Section and SIFT reports for WAG which are available from the NHS Liaison Unit

• progress reports on the implementation of our environment policy can be found in the minutes of the Health, Safety and Environment Committee and the Environment group .

• progress reports in relation to the University’s action plan for energy and water savings

• information regarding the University’s energy and water savings

How we make decisions

We make the following information available about how we make decisions:

• minutes from Council, Senate and other University committees including learning and teaching committee

• Appointment procedures for staff , academic promotions and external examiners

Our policies and procedures

We make the following policies and procedures available:

policies and procedures for conducting university business:

• information about our non EU memoranda of understanding, which is available from the International Development Division (tel. 029 20874432 or email international@cardiff.ac.uk)

• information about our ERASMUS agreements

• procedures for dealing with allegations of misconduct by employees in academic research

• I. T. regulations

• Information Services regulations

• privacy policy

• standing orders

• procedures for handling requests for information

• Welsh Language Scheme

• Council handbook. This is available from the Committee Support Section

• Equality and Diversity policies