Collaborative Timetabling

Collaborative timetabling is being introduced through the University's Timetabling Project to align various timetabling process across the three Faculties to produce a consistent, fair, clash free timetable for both students and staff. A dedicated Faculty scheduling team will work closely with Humanities Schools to determine how taught activities are to be delivered, along with staffing availability and expected course combinations. Once this information is combined, the Faculty scheduling team will be able to determine when and where a taught activity can be scheduled, taking into account other factors such as the University estate. The aims of the project include:

  • Ensuring a clash-free timetable for staff and students by increasing the transparency of students' options choices and programme structures and working more closely across each Faculty.
  • Delivering a finalised and settled timetable earlier in the year. This saves staff time in not having to re-write a timetable in late summer.
  • Reducing the number of unnecessary mid-term changes to timetables, reducing the disruption of planned activities for students.
  • Giving all students and staff complete, accurate and up-to-date personal timetables.
  • Ensuring fair access to all of our available Estate for all areas.
  • Creating a repository of timetable data to be used each year with only specific required changes made to each new submission (for example, changes to a programme structure). This reduces the amount of time required to be spent on data input by Teaching and Learning staff.

Please visit the University's Timetabling Project webpage for further updates and FAQs.