Senate
The Senate is the academic authority of the University and has primary responsibility for the academic work of the University, both in teaching and in research, and for the regulation and superintendence of the education and discipline of the students of the University. Senate is defined by the Charter, Statutes and Ordinances.
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The Senate is the academic authority of the University and draws its membership from the academic and Professional Services staff and the students of the institution. View the full list of Senate Membership.
The Senate Standing Orders are the written rules which regulate the proceedings of Senate.
The Standing Orders for committees are the rules on the way in which the business of those committees, in particular the Council, the Senate and their sub-committees, are conducted, for example, rules of debate, methods of voting, powers of the chair, etc. The Standing Orders for committees were approved at Council in May 2022 and have been created for all sub-committees to simplify and standardise the approach, while allowing for individual committee requirements where needed.
Please note that the minutes are usually published following formal approval at the next meeting.
2024/25
Minutes from meeting on 25 September 2024
2023/24
Meeting on 12 June 2024 - cancelled
Minutes from meeting on 24 April 2024
Minutes from meeting on 21 February 2024
Minutes from meeting on 1 November 2023
Minutes from meeting on 27 September 2023
2022/23
Meeting on 14 June 2023 - cancelled
Minutes from meeting on 26 April 2023
Minutes from meeting on 8 February 2023
Minutes from meeting on 2 November 2022
2021/2022
Minutes from meeting on 16 June 2022
Minutes from meeting on 27 April 2022
The powers of Senate are outlined in the Charter, Statutes and Ordinances (Ordinance 5A).
The Senate has delegated other decisions as defined in the Senate Schedule of Delegations and in the terms of reference of Senate Sub-Committees. Please note that these delegations are due for review and may contain out of date information that requires checking with colleagues in the Governance Services team.
It is recognised that Council retains the ultimate accountability and corporate responsibility for the decisions made on its behalf.
The Organogram 2020 of decision making sets out delegated authority visually.
Senate Sub-Committees terms of reference and membership lists are available here.