UTS reviews its policies to meet the needs of the UTS community, address sector requirements and reflect the current regulatory environment.
What's new in policies?
Recently published and being reviewed
Recently published policies
The following policies have recently been published as new or amended policies.
Policy | Update | Effective date |
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Academic Integrity Policy | New policy. | 12/12/2023 |
Campus Policy | Changes to clarify that the requirements for advertising, information and promotional materials apply to all campus users; references to staff include affiliates; and legal forms of active transport are provided for on campus. | 01/03/2024 |
Centres Policy and Centres Procedure | Full review, primarily to determine requirements for centres to be either a university centre or a faculty centre. | 19/03/2024 |
Compliance Policy and Compliance Framework (SharePoint) | Changes following a full review and alignment with updated ISO. | 19/03/2024 |
Data Breach Policy | New policy to manage suspected eligible data breaches under the MNDB Scheme. | 23/11/2023 |
English Language Policy | Approval of exemption under statements 4.6 and 4.7 reflected in appendix 1. | 01/03/2024 |
Equity, Inclusion and Respect Policy | Changes as part of a scheduled review. | 12/12/2023 |
Fraud and Corruption Prevention and Public Interest Disclosure Policy and Procedure | Rescinded and replaced with the new Whistleblowing and Public Interest Disclosures Policy and the Fraud and Corruption Management Policy. | 01/10/2023 |
Fraud and Corruption Management Policy | New policy. To support the prevention of fraudulent and serious wrongdoing activity at UTS. | 01/10/2023 |
Honorary Titles and Awards Policy | Changes to emeritus award conditions (table 4.7), confirmation of nomination form approvers and expansion of the distinguished service award categories. Changes to reflect the new Academic Integrity Policy. | 12/12/2023 |
Parking Policy | Rescission and consolidation with the Campus Policy. | 21/12/2023 |
Privacy Policy | Full review and alignment with Data Breach Policy. | 23/11/2023 |
Procurement Policy | Changes following a scheduled full review and support of the procurement uplift project. | 28/03/2024 |
Public Interest Disclosures Management Procedure | New procedure to support implementation of the Whistleblowing and Public Interest Disclosures Policy. | 01/10/2023 |
Publishing on the UTS Website Policy | Minor changes following a scheduled review. Approval authority approved as Vice-Chancellor. | 13/12/2023 |
Research Open Access Procedure | New procedure to support the Open Access Policy. | 01/02/2024 |
Support for Students Policy | New policy. | 22/12/2023 |
Short Forms of Learning Policy | Update to include reference to and definition of digital badge following its introduction as a digital credential. Addition of Microcredentials Pilot in Higher Education reference. Establishment of authorities for approval and award of certificates and digital badges. | 12/12/2023 |
Surveillance Policy | Changes following a scheduled review. | 21/12/2023 |
Teaching and Learning Open Access Procedure | New procedure to support the Open Access Policy. | 27/02/2024 |
Whistleblowing and Public Interest Disclosures Policy | New policy to implement the 2022 PID Act. | 01/10/2023 |
UTS Foundation Charter (SharePoint) | Scheduled review. Increased Foundation Board membership from a maximum of 8 to a maximum of 12. | 13/12/2023 |
Policies being reviewed or developed
The following policies are currently being reviewed or developed.
If you would like to be involved or to provide feedback, or for a list of upcoming reviews, contact the policy team.
- Academic Promotion Policy (review)
- Appointment of Distinguished Professors Procedure (review)
- Award of UTS Medals Guidelines (review)
- Child Protection Policy (review)
- Course management policies (reviewed as part of the Curriculum Modernisation)
- Facilities Hire Policy (review)
- Financial Assistance for Staff Studying at UTS Policy (review)
- Indigenous Policy and Indigenous Strategies (review)
- Information Security Policy (review)
- International Collaboration and Engagement Policy (new)
- Modern Slavery Policy (new)
- Offshore Policy (review)
- Philanthropic Fundraising Policy (review)
- Professional Experience Program Policy (review)
- Provision and Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources Policy (review)
- Sexual Harm Prevention and Response Policy (review)
- Staff Travel, Expenses and Credit Card Policy (review)
- Staff and Students with Carer Responsibilities Policy (review)
- Staff Secondments and Exchanges Policy (review)
- Student Travel and Expenses Policy (review)
- Study Time for Support Staff Policy (review)
- Sustainability Policy (review)
- Short Forms of Learning Policy (review)
- Transnational Education Policy (new)
Policy contact
Elizabeth Miller
Policy Manager
telephone 02 9514 7810
email Elizabeth.Miller@uts.edu.au