Academic staff

Academic staff play a vital role in maintaining the quality and integrity of Open University validated awards. We work closely with internal and external academics to uphold rigorous standards across our validation processes.

Chairs and panel members play a critical role in our partnership and programme approval processes. Click here to access our panel member hub.

External examiners are appointed by The Open University and play a critical role in ensuring that academic performance and the standards of validated awards are maintained, and remain consistent with sector expectations. Click here to access our external examiner hub.

Academic reviewers play a fundamental role in our quality assurance process and act as the academic link between The Open University and the validated partner. Each year, academic reviewers submit a report summarising their engagement with the partner institution. This forms part of our ongoing quality oversight of validated provision. Click here to access our academic reviewer hub.