The Degree Standards Project

The purpose of this five-year project is to:

• Design, pilot and deliver different approaches to the professional development of external examiners.
• Propose evidence-based and cost-effective longer-term approaches to the professional development of external examiners operating across the higher education system in England, Northern Ireland and Wales.
• Explore approaches to the calibration of standards, presenting recommendations for future work in this area.

Find out more about the development work from this project briefing.

The project benefits significantly from advice from Advance HE’s Degree Standards Project Board and the UK Standing Committee for Quality Assessment.