External Examiners play a critical role in supporting the maintenance of academic standards and overseeing the assessment process. The University appoints External Examiners for all provision that leads to our award, including activity delivered through validation and partnership.
The External Examiner - Policy outlines the University’s approach to the appointment of External Examiners and the role, powers and responsibilities the University assigns to its External Examiners.
The External Examiner - Guide is for our current External Examiners and aids them with their role and responsibilities as an External Examiner.
External Examiners can find student policies and regulations on our website.
External Examiner Inductions
External Examiner City Induction sessions take place twice per academic year, usually around November/December and April-May. Dates are confirmed with newly appointed External Examiners closer to the time. The slides from the last induction session in November 2024 are available.
In addition to the City Induction, the Programme Team arrange a separate School Induction with newly appointed External Examiners to provide details about the programme(s)/module(s).
External Examiner Annual Report
External Examiners are required to submit an Annual Report at the end of each academic year, within two weeks of the assessment board. This is done via an online survey accessed below and this link is updated each academic year:
External Examiner - Annual Report Template 2023-24
The External Examiner - Annual Report Preview of Questions 2023-24 document can be viewed by External Examiners throughout the academic year to help them focus attention on the areas City would like to hear about.
If you need to access the Annual Report Template from 2022-23 please contact us (details below).
External Examiner Payment
Once an External Examiner submits their Annual Report, it triggers a notification to process the annual payment which is received at the end of the calendar month, or the following calendar month depending on the payroll deadline.
The External Examiner - Expenses Form should be used for External Examiners to reimburse any expenses incurred in the process of undertaking their role.
The Foreign Currency Wire Transfer Request Form should be used by any External Examiners who wish to be paid into a foreign bank account.
RISES Programme
RISES Role and Responsibilities
RISES External Advisor Annual Report
Contact Us
City, University of London staff can access more External Examiner information on the Staff Hub under the Quality Manual.
External Examiners Team: exexadmin@city.ac.uk
External Examining (Research)
Find further information on external examining for research on our Doctoral Researcher policies page.
Please note that following our merger, the policies on our website are the previous City policies. All policies are subject to review and re-development as part of the integration within City St George’s, University of London.