It is underpinned by the Office for Students (OfS) Advice and Guidance, which sets out precepts to guide higher education institutions in monitoring and improving the quality of their provision and their support for students.  

Academic Board

The ICR’s Academic Board is responsible for all academic and teaching matters and for ensuring that the ICR has a rigorous and responsive quality assurance framework in place.

The ICR’s Research Degrees Committee and Taught Courses Committee report to the Academic Board on academic and teaching matters and quality assurance regarding the ICR’s research degrees and taught course programmes respectively. 

Academic Framework

The ICR’s approach to quality assurance is set out in its academic framework, which covers 

• the principles guiding its approach;
• its key quality assurance mechanisms;
• the requirements of the University of London;
• its use of the academic infrastructure.

The guiding principles include engagement with students through appropriate representation, consultation and feedback; input by external peers; and the pro-active management of the research environment. 

The Academic Framework is led by the Academic Dean (Professor Clare Isacke) and supported by the Registry.  

For further information contact the Registry Team.