Exam paper printing
The Print Unit is responsible for the production of exam papers for the examinations sat by students in January and May-June each year. In order to ensure strict security, it is necessary for the Print Unit to operate revised opening times and security measures during production periods.
With the introduction of a new academic calendar in 2012-13, there are now two periods of the year when students are required to sit exams: the mid-year assessment period in January, and the year-end assessment period in May-June.
Exam papers are produced under secure conditions by the Print Unit in the weeks preceding the assessment periods. Whilst exam paper production is in progress, access doors are secured and the Print Unit, including the ID card section, is closed to students.
The production period for mid-year examinations is usually November - December. The production period for year-end examinations is usually March - May. In addition there is a short production period in early August for the September resits.
Start and finish dates for current production periods are shown on the right.
Production is restricted to Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 12.00 noon onwards. For the September resits, the August production period is usually one week only, with production every day (Monday - Friday) from 12.00 noon onwards. We advise that collections and deliveries to and from the Print Unit are restricted to mornings only on production days. As always, printing work can be submitted via internal mail, and deliveries of completed jobs to the relevant buildings will continue as normal.