Senate

Purpose

What Senate does

The University's Senate, which reports to the Board of Governors, is responsible for overseeing the standards of the University's awards and for the development of its academic activities. Specifically, it is responsible for the following key functions, reporting to and advising the Vice-Chancellor and the Board of Governors accordingly:

• To consider the development of the University's academic activities and the resources needed to support them.
• To award degrees, diplomas, certificates and other distinctions.
• To administer the arrangements for the conferment of its awards on individual students who have satisfied the requirements.
• To maintain and enhance the policy, procedural and regulatory framework required to support the University's academic activities.
• To maintain academic standards and the approval in principle, validation and review of the University's taught programmes.
• To monitor the University's academic performance in the context of key internal and external requirements.
• To approve the University's quality assurance procedures.
• To maintain the University's academic portfolio and the content of the curriiculum.
• To maintain oversight over the University's collaborative provision arrangements and procedures.
• To set criteria for the admission of students.
• To set the policies and procedures for the assessment and examination of academic performance.
• To appoint and remove External Examiners.
• To maintain procedures for the award of qualifications and honorary academic titles.
• To maintain procedures for the appointment of Professors, Associate Professors, Visiting Professors, Professors Emeritus/Emerita and Visiting Fellows.
• To maintain procedures for good conduct and student discipline including the expulsion of students.   

This list is not exhaustive and Senate is also responsible for advising on other matters referred to it by the Vice-Chancellor, the Board of Governors or the Senior Management Team.