External Examiners

Welcome to the External Examiners' Homepage

External examiners play an essential role in assuring the standards of the University of Brighton’s awards and we hope that all our external examiners find their period of appointment with the University a worthwhile and enjoyable experience.

Please follow the links below to access information and forms which are intended to help you in your role as an external examiner.

How to contact us

If you require further information or guidance related to external examining please contact:

Academic Standards and Partnership
Registry
University of Brighton
Mithras House
Lewes Road
Brighton BN2 4AT

Email: externalexaminers@brighton.ac.uk
Tel: 01273 642619

External Examiners’ Handbook

The External Examiners’ Handbook is revised annually and contains information on external examiners:

• appointment, extension and reallocation of duties of examiners,
• function, rights and responsibilities of examiners,
• annual report,
• fees and expenses (see links below).

The handbook also contains useful contacts within Schools and Faculties, maps and travel directions.

University General Examination and Assessment Regulations (GEAR)

The University’s General Examination and Assessment Regulations for taught courses (GEAR) provides information on:

• assessment, progression and awards
• examination boards
• the University's academic misconduct policy, assessment of students with a disability and appeals procedure.
  

External Examiner’s Report

The annual report from external examiners provides the opportunity to comment on the academic standards of the university’s awards and on the assessment processes.  Reports are used as part of the university’s quality assurance processes and the university greatly values the contribution of its external examiners and serious consideration is given to all issues raised.

Templates 
External examiner's annual report template (word version)

Guidance
Guidance about completing the annual report template

Submitting your report
Please submit your report to the Registry by attaching it to an email addressed to:

Externalexaminers@brighton.ac.uk

Your submission will be acknowledged.  You can also submit your claim forms for fees and expenses by email.  But please note that receipts for all expenses should also be sent with expense claims.

How is my report considered by the University?
The University has an external examiner reporting and response process for consideration of reports.  Further details of how your report is considered, and the feedback you should receive on your comments, is included in the External Examiners’ Handbook.

Claim forms

When should I claim?
External examiners should claim fees annually, following submission of their annual external examiner’s report. Please note that the University does not automatically pay fees to external examiners and a claim for each year of tenure should be completed.

Claims for expenses can be submitted as appropriate. 
 
Templates:
Claim for annual fees (word version)
Claim for annual fees (pdf version)
Claim for expenses (word version)
Claim for expenses (pdf version)

Where do I send the claims form to?
You should send forms directly to the School for which you are an external examiner.  Details will be sent to you or refer to the External Examiners’ Handbook.  

When will my claims be paid?
Claims must be checked initially by the School and then sent to Registry for authorisation. Payments will be made to the account indicated on your claim at the end of the month. Claims need to be received by the Finance Department by the first week of the month if they are to meet this deadline, but please allow at least a week on top of this for your claim to be checked and authorised. Please refer to the External Examiners' Handbook for further details.

Induction for new external examiners

The University holds an induction workshop for new external examiners annually in February.  The day provides an introduction to the role of the external examiner at the University of Brighton, the University's examination and assessment regulations and there is an opportunity to meet University staff over lunch.

The next workshop will be held on Wednesday 20th February 2013.

Details of the next workshop and an application form will be made available to download closer to the event.

Workshop documents - 2012

(i) The role of the external examiner at the University of Brighton
(ii) The University's examination and assessment regulations

Invitation
Programme
Application form
Feedback form