Quality Assurance and Enhancement

The University ensures the quality of its academic provision through the integration of the key processes for monitoring standards, student experience and continuous enhancement that form the basis of the Academic Quality Assurance Framework.

To find out more about these processes, please click the relevant links below.

Information about the procedures to approve new programmes, and to amend, withdraw and suspend existing programmes

Information about the University's quality assurance framework for taught programmes

Information and guidance about Collaborative Partnerships

Information regarding CMA and the consumer rights of our undergraduate students

Information about Apprenticeships

Information and guidance about External Examiner procedures

The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA)

The University of Manchester is a member of QAA, a world-leading quality agency providing impartial regulatory and collaborative quality assurance and enhancement. We encourage all staff with a quality aspect to their role to utilise our membership with QAA through their events and workshops, newsletters and networks. The links below provide more information on how you can get involved and benefit:

• About the QAA
• Benefits of QAA membership
• Membership Resources
• Events and workshops
• Newsletters

Useful links: 

• University student voice strategy (finalised October 2024)
• Academic representatives (Students’ Union) – they are the link between students on a course and the School where that course is delivered
• Have your say – outlines all the different ways students can give feedback about their student experience

Meet the team:

For general queries or during staff leave, please e-mail quality@manchester.ac.uk