Senate
Senate
Senate is our senior academic board and is responsible to Council for: general issues relating to the research, scholarship and teaching of our courses; taking appropriate action to safeguard the standards and quality of our awards; considering the development of our academic activities and the resources needed to support them; and for general advice on other matters that Council or the Vice-Chancellor may refer to them.
Senate is chaired by the Vice-Chancellor and membership includes senior academics and professional service employees, representatives of the University’s teaching body, and Students’ Union representatives. Senate is supported by the University Secretariat. For queries please contact Dr Emma Tomsett, University Secretariat Manager and Senate Secretary (extension 3186). Proposed agenda items should be sent to the Secretary at least two weeks before the meeting to enable the agenda to be set in good time.
Senate meetings and sub-committees
Meeting dates for Senate during 2022-2023 are: 21 September 2022, 7 December 2022, 22 March 2023, and 7 June 2023. Members may access Senate paperwork by logging in to their Board Effect Platform.
The work of Senate is delegated to various sub-committees. Please see the University Committees document for full details of constitutions and terms of reference.
Academic Planning Committee (APC) is chaired by the Senior Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education and Digital) and is responsible for the development of the University’s academic taught portfolio and its formal strategic educational partnerships. This includes approval of business cases for new courses and - through the work of the University Partnerships Board (UPB) – new partnerships as well as oversight of changes to existing courses and partnerships.
APC meets as required throughout the academic year. For queries please contact Ciara Walsh, Committee Officer and Secretary (extension 3186).
For queries relating to partnership activity please contact Mrs Shabana Hussain, Senior Registry Officer and UPB Secretary (Extension 3571).
Education Committee is chaired by the Senior Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education and Digital) and has responsibility for issues relating to learning, teaching and the assessment of our academic taught portfolio of courses. This includes putting into operation the educational aspects of our strategic plan Impact 2022, monitoring of other plans including our Access and Participation Plan, maintenance of quality and academic standards, and oversight of all aspects of the student journey.
Meeting dates during 2022-2023 are: 5 October 2022, 9 November 2022, 18 January 2023, 15 March 2023, and 10 May 2023. For queries please contact Wendy Binmore, Committee Officer and Secretary (Extension 3186).
Research and Enterprise Committee is chaired by the Vice-Chancellor and has responsibility for monitoring and reviewing research performance across the University, identifying priority areas for research and enterprise effort and activity, and monitoring the research student environment. This includes preparation for our submission to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) exercise.
Meeting dates during 2022-2023 are: 12 October 2022, 2 November 2022, 15 February 2023, and 17 May 2023. For queries please contact Kate Heyworth, Research Governance and Excellence Manager, or Ciara Walsh, Committee Officer and Secretary (Extension 3186).
2022 - present:
2018 - 2021:
- 15 December 2021
- 22 September 2021
- 9 June 2021
- 24 March 2021
- 16 December 2020
- 23 September 2020
- 25 March 2020
- 18 December 2019
- 18 November 2019
- 25 September 2019
- 5 June 2019
- 13 March 2019
- 5 December 2018
- 26 September 2018
- 6 June 2018
- 14 March 2018
2014 - 2017:
- 13 December 2017
- 7 June 2017
- 22 March 2017
- 14 December 2016
- 21 November 2016
- 28 September 2016
- 8 June 2016
- 9 March 2016
- 16 December 2015
- 10 June 2015
- 18 March 2015
- 17 December 2014
- 11 June 2014
- 19 March 2014
2010 - 2013:
- 11 December 2013
- 5 June 2013
- 13 March 2013
- 12 December 2012
- 6 June 2012
- 14 March 2012
- 7 December 2011
- 8 June 2011
- 16 March 2011
- 8 December 2010
If you require minutes prior to this date please contact the Governance and Quality Team in the Academic Registry.
Additional information
If you would like more information on the way in which Senate and its sub-committees operate, or would like to explore the role of different members on a committee, please consult the Committees Handbook. For a diagram of the University’s deliberative committee structure please see the University Committees document.
