Academic Quality

The Academic Quality team, part of Registry and Academic Support, offers expert guidance and professional support across Heriot-Watt’s global campuses. We play an important role in maintaining academic standards, enhancing the student learning experience, and supporting the development of high-quality academic partnerships.
The following resources provide an overview of how we manage quality, academic standards, and academic risk, and how we support continual enhancement of the student learning experience:
- Managing Quality, Academic Standards and Academic Risk – Effectiveness of HWU’s Quality Processes (PowerPoint presentation)
- Summary Paper – Processes for Managing Quality, Academic Standards and Academic Risk in Taught Programmes
- Externality in Courses and Programmes
Learn more about the key activities within each strand of our work:
Key information
Maggie King
- Job title
- Head of Academic Quality
- m.king@hw.ac.uk