Freedom of information

Financial regulations and financial statements can be found on the Financial Statements page of the AUB website.

Information on fees and how we spend them is available from the fees webpage by following the links to fees and financial support.

Funding and income

• Annual reports and accounts
• Fees and How we spend your fees (includes ‘where does the money come from’)

Financial statements, budgets and variance reports

• Financial Statements

Financial regulations and procedures

• Fees Payment Policy
• Financial Regulations
• Fraud Policy and Response Plan
• Financial Framework and Regulations
• Limits, Rates and Signatories

Staff pay and grading structures

• Salary Scales
• Remuneration of senior staff are included in the Financial Statement
• The University can also provide information about the ‘pay multiple’ – the ration between the highest paid salary and the media average salary of the whole of the University’s workforce, please email foi@aub.ac.uk.

Procurement and tender procedures and reports

• The purchasing and tender process is described in the Financial Regulations at Section 6.2 and Appendix IV.

Strategies and plans, performance indicators, audits, inspections and reviews.

Corporate and business plans

• Strategic Plan

Teaching and Learning Strategy

• Creative Learning Plan

Academic Quality and Standards

• Quality Assurance Handbook

External and internal audit; review information

• QAA Institutional Audit Report for the Arts University Bournemouth

Corporate relations

• Partner Institutions

Government and regulatory reports

• OFSTED (Office for Standards in Education Inspections and Teaching Quality Assessments)

Accredited courses

Many subject areas and degree programmes at the University are reviewed by their professional bodies in order to achieve accreditation by that body

BA (Hons) Architecture and Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) are RIBA and ARB accredited course

The following courses are accredited by ScreenSkills.

• BA (Hons) Animation Production
• BA (Hons) Commercial Photography
• BA (Hons) Costume
• BA (Hons) Design for Costume and Performance
• BA (Hons) Fashion
• BA (Hons) Film Production
• BA (Hons) Graphic Design
• BA (Hons) Make-up for Media and Performance
• BA (Hons) Modelmaking
• BA (Hons) Photography
• BA (Hons) Visual Communication

HEI’s compliance with its duties under the Equality Act 2010

Equality and Diversity at AUB

The remits of the Committees listed below are available in the HE Quality Assurance Handbook which is available as a download on the Wider Information Set web page.

Please email foi@aub.ac.uk for copies of constitutions and minutes from the following committees:

• Governors meetings
• Academic Board
• Equality Committee
• Learning, Teaching and Quality Committee
• Research and Knowledge Transfer Committee

Appointment committees and procedures

Student admissions

• Entry Requirements
• Admissions Policy

Procedures and policies relating to Academic Services

• The academic regulations, including the Academic Misconduct Policy and the Appeals Policy for HE courses; the Student Enrolment Policy; the Student Attendance and Engagement Policy; the Student Complaints' Procedure and the Student Disciplinary Policy are all available through the dedicated regulations page.

Procedures and policies relating to Human Resources

• Code of conduct policy – Employees
• Dignity at work policy
• Disciplinary procedure
• Grievance procedure
• Staff Benefits (further detail is included in the candidate pack for each post, which can be downloaded after registration on the recruitment microsite)

Procedures and policies relating to recruitment

• Recruitment policy
• Current Vacancies

Quality and Diversity policies

• Equality and Diversity at AUB

Complaints policy

• Students Complaints' Procedure
• Complaints regarding FOI Publication Scheme

Record management and personal data policies

• Data Protection Policy
• Acceptable Use Policy

Research policy and strategy

Find out more in our Research section.

Student services

• Academic Support
• Accommodation
• Careers service
• Chaplaincy
• Counselling
• Course content (includes facilities)
• Course Fees
• Funding
• Health including Medical Care
• Media Releases
• Prospectus
• Sports and Recreation
• Student disability statement

Services for which University is entitled to recover a fee include:

• Tuition Fees, in accordance with our Fees Payment Policy
• University Accommodation rent is detailed on the individual halls pages and can also be seen in the Residence Agreements
• Library fines are detailed on the Library website
• Photocopying and Print Charges

Library services

Information on Library services can be accessed by following this link to the Library web pages

Museum of Design in Plastics (MoDiP) and the TheGallery

The Museum of Design in Plastics (MoDiP) is a registered museum located in the library that offers a unique study, teaching and reference resource. For more information visit the MoDiP website.

TheGallery exhibits works from students, staff and alumni, as well as national and internationally touring exhibitions. For more information visit TheGallery webpages.