Uniac - April 2026

27 Theme Risk areas included Governance Effectiveness of academic and institutional governance. Industrial relations Risks to culture, performance, operational delivery, and student experience arising from strikes and marking and assessment boycotts. Office for Students General risks relating to regulatory compliance. Specific risks relating to individual conditions, and risks relating to the resourcing and implementation of anticipated additional regulatory conditions. Operational delivery Institution specific risks relating to non-digital change delivery, including the delivery of organisational restructuring Other compliance Compliance with Health and Safety, Data Protection, UKVI requirements, Consumer Protection legislation, Prevent etc. Partnerships Optimisation, management, and quality assurance of partnership relationships and portfolios in the UK and internationally (education and research). Reputation and brand Institution specific risks relating to brand perception and national and international reputation. Research Risks relating to a failure to realise research ambitions, success in securing external funding; and, increasingly, the visibility and impact of research. Staff lifecycle All aspects of the employee lifecycle: recruitment, retention, reward, performance, culture, engagement, EDI, and learning and development. This includes workforce planning and the effectiveness of engaging staff with planned organisational change. Student experience Delivery of high quality, innovative teaching and learning, and co-curricular experience. Includes the quality of the learning environment, activities to promote student belonging, and academic support, including specific activities linked to driving NSS improvements. Student outcomes Student progression, retention, and graduate outcomes Student recruitment The recruitment of the required numbers of quality home and international students, including diversification of the international student body, and PGT and PGR recruitment. Student wellbeing Student mental health and wellbeing, including provision of financial support and support services UK policy environment Broad risks relating to the UK national or regional policy environment, excluding the Office for Students

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