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Resources for External Examiners

Internal sources

• University Guide to Assessment, Standards, Marking and Feedback.
  Those sections which are particularly relevant are:
  • Examiners for Taught Programmes (sections 16-18)
  • Rules for Assessment, Progression and Award (sections 19-22)
  • Academic Misconduct Policy, Guidelines and Procedures (sections 24-26)

• University Ordinance 14 (Examiners and Examinations)
• Data Protection Legislation
• How to reach the University
• The information in this section of the website concerns the external examining process for taught provision. You can also read our information regarding the external examining process for research degree provision.

If you require information about examining for research degree provision please contact the Research Student Administration at research-student-admin@york.ac.uk. 

External sources

• AdvanceHE's  External Examining Handbook (HEA, 2011) is a very useful reference source for external examiners and brings together the outcomes from research and development in the field.
• The Quality Assurance Agency guidance on External Expertise (Nov 2018)
• The Quality Assurance Agency guidance on Assessment (Nov 2018)