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

3. 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
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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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
external examiners comment on whether assessment policy is realised in programmes