Governance
Chair of Council
Peter Troughton is Chair of Council. He is Vice-Chairman of Archant Ltd, Chairman of Lowland Investment Co plc and a Non Executive Director of JOHIM Global plc.
He was appointed a Trustee of the Royal Collection in 2007 and is a trustee of the Royal Opera House Endowment Fund.
The governance structure of the University is overseen by Council and Senate.
Council
The Council is the governing body of the University. It is responsible for approving the mission and strategy of the University, monitoring institutional performance and oversight of the University's finances, estates and buildings.
Council is subject to the statutory powers of Senate with respect to academic matters, and has a general responsibility for the conduct of all the University's affairs.
The majority of members are neither staff nor students of the University. The membership and functions of the University Council are laid down in Sections 16 and 17 of the Statutes.
Senate
The Senate is responsible for regulating and directing the academic work of the University and is regarded as the supreme academic authority of the University.
The membership and functions of Senate are laid down in Sections 18 and 19 of the Statutes.
Court
The Court is the statutory body representing the interests of the University's internal and external constituencies. It does not take part in the day-to-day oversight of the University's affairs or in the decision-taking process but provides a public forum where members of Court can raise any matters concerning the University.
The Court is required to meet at least once a year.
Other statutory boards and committees
- Academic Assembly is the statutory body representing academic staff in the governance structure of the University.
- The Convocation is the statutory body representing the interests of the graduates of the University.
- The Boards of Studies are responsible to Senate for all matters relating to the organisation of education, teaching and research in the Faculty/School, including all examination matters.
Each committee is responsible for a specific function on behalf of Council/Senate (e.g. the Programmes and Partnerships Approval Committee is responsible to Senate for detailed scrutiny of full proposals for new programmes).
