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External Examiners’ Conference Context Professor Jerry Roberts Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research & Enterprise 18 May 2017

Institutional Context Legacy going back to 1862 Advancing Knowledge, Transforming Lives Core principles of Quality, Institutional Sustainability and One Team 76 in Guardian University Guide 351-400 in World’s Top 980 universities (THE World University Rankings) and Top 200 in Europe Green Gown Award winner 2016 for Sustainability Reporting c: 23,000 students and 2,900 staff

Institutional Context Faculties: Faculty of Arts and Humanities Faculty of Business Faculty of Health and Human Sciences Faculty of Science and Engineering Plymouth University Peninsula School of Medicine and Dentistry Academic Partnerships Over 20 partner colleges in the UK 80 partnerships in 30 countries

Institutional Context Commitment to excellence in teaching and learning 73% of academics with a teaching qualification / 12th highest in UK 58% of academic staff PhD qualified Clusters of world-leading research Research-led teaching, with a focus on practical ‘real world’ learning REF 2014 almost 2/3 of submissions graded world-leading or internationally excellent top for output in Clinical Medicine Enterprise and Employability: placements, internships and volunteering 12,000 students in placements Over 20,000 hours of volunteering by students in 2015-16

Institutional Context Students as Partners students involved at every level, including in quality assurance and enhancement Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Strategy aim to ‘provide an excellent learning and stimulating student experience, where students are at the heart of all our considerations’ Assessment Policy 2014-20 external examiners comment on whether assessment policy is realised in programmes

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