Purpose of Senate
Senate is the principal body responsible for the strategic development of academic activities at the University including teaching, research, and knowledge exchange, and the regulation, governance, standards, and quality assurance of the academic work of the University.
Key responsibilities
Senate鈥檚 powers and responsibilities are established in Statute 12 of the University Statutes (Powers of the Senate) and University Ordinance 8 (Powers of the Senate).
Reporting relationships
Senate is responsible to Council for matters of academic governance and provides assurance to Council that academic governance, quality and standards are adequate and effective.
Procedural rules
Senate conducts its business in accordance with the Senate Standing Orders. Delegated authorities are set out in the Scheme of Delegation.
Membership
Ex Officio members
- Professor Phil Taylor, Vice-Chancellor & President (Chair)
- Professor Steve Brammer, Dean of the School of Management
- Professor Manuel Barcia, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement)
- Professor Ian Craddock, Dean of Engineering and Design
- Professor Duncan Craig, Dean of Science
- Dr Sabina Gheduzzi, Chair of Academic Assembly
- Angus Guerterbock, Students' Union President
- Professor Momna Hejmadi Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education)
- Mercy Martins, Students' Union Postgraduate & International Officer
- Professor Marcus Munaf貌, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost
- Kate Robinson, Librarian
- Helen Slater, Students' Union Education Officer
- Professor Cassie Wilson, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Student Experience and Sport)
- Professor Deborah Wilson, Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Professor Jianzhong Wu, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)
Elected members
The terms of office expire on 31 July, unless otherwise stated.
- Professor Sarah Bailey, term of office 2028
- Professor Richard Ball, term of office 2029
- Kristina Buha, Student Representative, term of office 2027
- Dr Teslim Bukoye, term of office 2028
- Dr Zoe Burke, term of office 2029
- Dr Juliana Calabria-Holley, term of office 2029
- Professor Ian Crawford, term of office 2028
- Dr Soheil Davari, term of office 2029
- Professor James Davenport, term of office 2029
- Professor Adrian Evans, term of office 2028
- Dr Maria Garcia, term of office 2028
- Professor Nathalia Gjersoe, term of office 2027
- Professor Marion Harney, term of office 2028
- Dr Sophia Hatzisavvidou, term of office 2029
- Dr Jo Hyde, term of office 2029
- Professor Richard Kamm , term of office 2027
- Professor Peter Lambert, term of office 2029
- Dr Sandhya Moise, term of office 2027
- Professor Sukumar Natarajan, term of office 2029
- Fulvio Pinto, term of office 2029
- Dr Fei Qin, term of office 2028
- Dr Ben Ralph, term of office 2028
- Professor Paul Shepherd, term of office 2027
- Dr John Troyer, term of office 2028
- Professor Alexander Wright, term of office 2029
Routine attendees (in attendance)
- Ian Blenkharn, University Secretary & Registrar
- Dr Chris Bonfield, Director, Centre for Learning and Teaching
- Elisabeth Day, Head of Governance
- Sam Kilgour, Head of Student Voice and Academic Engagement
- Rachel Sheer, Director of Academic Registry
- Gitte Sparding, Deputy Head of Academic Quality and Standards
- Dr Filipa Vance, Director of Research Policy, Governance and Integrity
Other members may be co-opted or invited to attend for specific meetings at the discretion of the Committee.
Version information
These Terms of Reference are reviewed by Senate annually or more frequently as needed.
- Owner: Senate
- Approver: Senate
- Date of last approval: 7 October 2026