University Committees

Council is the governing and executive body of the University with custody, control and disposition of the University's property and finances and is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the institution.  Subject to the powers of Senate, as indicated in the University Statutes, it has ultimate responsibility for all the affairs of the University.  Senate is the University's supreme governing body in all academic matters and, subject to the powers reserved to the Council, is responsible for promoting the interests of the University as a place of education, learning and research.  A series of committees exercise Council and Senate's delegated authority.

These committees are listed below. Links are provided to the committee minutes, where published, membership as stated in the University Calendar, where appropriate, and Standing Orders (wef 1 August 2012 unless otherwise stated), where appropriate. 

Council Committees

• Audit Committee
• Council Student Appeals Committee
• Finance and General Purposes Committee
• Health and Safety Committee
• Nominations Committee
• Radiation Protection Committee
• Remuneration Committee

Senate Committees

• Academic Appeals Committee
• Discipline Committee
• Education Committee 
•      Faculty of Arts and Humanities Education - Undergraduate Sub-Committee
•      Faculty of Arts and Humanities Education - Postgraduate Sub-Committee
•      Faculty of Science Education - Undergraduate Sub-Committee
•      Faculty of Science Education - Postgraduate Sub-Committee
•      Faculty of Social Sciences and Health Education - Undergraduate Sub-Committee
•      Faculty of Social Sciences and Health Education - Postgraduate Sub-Committee
•      Quality and Standards Sub-Committee
•      Student Experience Sub-Committee
• Research Committee

Joint Committees of Senate and Council

• Academic Progression Committee
• Ethics Advisory Committee
• University Executive Committee

Advisory Groups

• Board of the Faculty of Arts and Humanites - Minutes
• Board of the Faculty of Science - Minutes
• Board of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Health - Minutes

Please note that further minutes are available please contact the faculty administrator. Arts and Humanities (Clare Zon), Science (Janet Cutmore), Social Sciences and Health (Margaret Allison). 

Disbanded Committees and Advisory Boards

Note:  Museums Committee has been disbanded in its current format and, in line with the University's committee structure, has been replaced with a revised Museums Committee reporting through the Library Steering Group to the University Executive Committee.  For further details please contact the University Librarian.