Five university wide committees and four Faculty Boards report to Council which oversees their work through summary reports, monitoring their minutes and through items referred by the committees for consideration.
Some areas of authority are delegated to Council by the Governing Body and Council's Executive Secretary provides a regular written brief to Court on items of academic significance raised at Council.
Terms of Reference
Within the general policy of the University and subject to the ultimate responsibility of the Governing Body and to the responsibilities of the Vice Chancellor, the Academic Council exercises a number of functions.
Membership
Elections are held every three years, except in the case of Early Career Academics and Heads of Department, which are held every two years and Students' Union Members, which are held annually.
Structure
- Four faculty boards - Business, Education and Health, Engineering and Science, Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Academic planning committee - Partnership Scrutiny Panel
- Learning Quality and Standards Committee - Approval and Review Group, Faculty Learning Quality and Standards Committee, Learning Innovation Group
- Student Experience Committee - Faculty Student Experience Committees, Strategy for Access and Student Success
- Research and Enterprise Committee - Faculty Research Degrees Committees
- University Research Ethics Committee - Faculty Research Ethics Committees
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University Calendar
The University Calendar 2018-19 lists Academic Council and Central Committees meetings by month.
Elections 2018/19
Elections are underway for two members of the teaching and research staff to serve on the Academic Council for the period September 2018 – August 2020. See the statements submitted by candidates. Ballot papers should be returned to Norma Powell, Student and Academic Services Directorate by close of business on Friday 15th February 2019.