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External examiners' resource page

This page provides information and guidance for external examiners about their role at Queen Mary. Queen Mary staff have a separate page on the external examiner system, which can be accessed here.

External examiners form an integral part of the quality assurance and enhancement processes at Queen Mary.  The purpose of the external examiner system is:

  • to ensure that Queen Mary's degrees are comparable in standard to those awarded by other UK universities
  • to ensure fairness and consistency in assessment procedures and student classification
  • to scrutinise the effectiveness and appropriateness of the assessment system
  • to assure the wider community of the standard of Queen Mary awards

 Key information and guidance

Queen Mary publishes a guidance document for external examiners, linked below. This contains key information about the role, and should be read in conjunction with the Assessment Handbook and Academic Regulations. A similar document is available for external members (who sit on Degree Examination Boards).

 Expenses claims

Please use the form below to claim for travel and other expenses associated with your role as an external examiner. Please note that Queen Mary is unable to refund expenses claims submitted without original copies of receipts, and will not normally refund claims received more than three months after the date of the relevant Subject Examination Board meeting.

Expenses claims should be submitted to the Exam Board Secretary.  If you have any queries please contact Alice de Havillan, Quality and Standards Officer.

 Personal details form

Queen Mary asks external examiners to submit a personal details form upon appointment. If any of your details change, please send a new form to Alice de Havillan, Academic Quality and Standards Officer, who will update your record. Queen Mary is not able to pay fees or expenses where no personal details form has been received.

Regulations and policies

The following documents Queen Mary's regulations and policies on assessment. The Academic Regulations are the definitive articulation of the principal institutional mechanisms for the articulation and management of Queen Mary's academic standards. The Assessment Handbook provides detailed policies on all matters related to assessment. The Subject Examination Board Terms of Reference  are an extract from the Academic Regulations, detailing the powers and responsibilities of SEBs.

 Reports

Queen Mary requests that external examiner reports are submitted to Alice de Havillan, Academic Standards and Quality Officer, within one month of the relevant Subject Examination Board meeting.

Please use the following link to download out External Examiner Annual Report template- QMUL External Examiner Annual Report Template [DOC 90KB]

Response to external examiners' reports

Queen Mary will acknowledge all reports received, and schools will write to external examiners responding to any substantive points raised in their reports. In addition each year the Senate will consider a summary report of issues raised by external examiners. .

Year
Annual Summary of External Examiner Reports
2024-25 External Examining, Summary Report 2024-25 [PDF 119KB]

Should you require any further information or advice with regards to any matter relating to external examiners, please contact Alice de Havillan, Academic Standards and Quality Officer. 

Any written correspondence should be addressed to:

Directorate of Governance and Legal Services (External Examiners)
Dept W, Queen Mary University of London
Mile End Road
London E1 4NS

 

 

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