Senate
Senate oversees teaching and research at the University and makes academic regulations.
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Responsibilities and terms of reference
Senate provides assurance to the Board of Trustees:
- for academic quality, standards and governance
- that the University is meeting the Office for Students (OfS) conditions of registration in respect of quality and standards.
The primary responsibilities of Senate are set out in Ordinance 6.
Membership
There are over 100 members of Senate. Members include the Vice-Chancellor and President, Pro Vice-Chancellors, Deans, Heads of School, Chief Operating Officer, Registrar and University Secretary, Chief Financial Officer, Librarian, Bristol Students' Union Sabbatical Officers, and a number of elected staff and student representatives.
Download the Senate membership 2023/24 (PDF, 131kB).
Senate Secretary
- Current post-holder: Helen Cole, Senior Governance Officer
- Email: helen.cole@bristol.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0)117 45 60586
Committees of Senate
Several committees report into Senate:
Vacancies
Staff, contact your faculty office about possible Senate vacancies.
Students, contact the Students' Union Impact and Influence directorate to find out if there are any vacancies. Senate has 12 student representatives.
Meeting dates and paper submission deadlines 2023/24
Senate meets in accordance with its Standing orders (PDF, 174kB).
- Monday 9 October 2023, 2pm
(Paper deadline 26 September 2023) - Monday 4 December 2023, 2pm
(Paper deadline 21 November 2023) - Monday 5 February 2024, 2pm
(Paper deadline 23 January 2024) - Monday 22 April 2024, 2pm
(Paper deadline 9 April 2024) - Monday 17 June 2024, 2pm
(Paper deadline 4 June 2024)
Agendas and minutes
Download agendas and minutes from previous Senate meetings.
2022/23
- Agenda, 17 June 2024 (TO FOLLOW)
- Minutes, 17 June 2024 (TO FOLLOW)
- Agenda, 22 April 2024 (TO FOLLOW)
- Minutes, 22 April 2024 (TO FOLLOW)
- Agenda, 5 February 2024 (PDF, 118kB)
- Minutes, 5 February 2024 (TO FOLLOW)
- Agenda, 4 December 2023 (PDF, 123kB)
- Minutes, 4 December 2023 (PDF, 225kB)
- Agenda, 9 October 2023 (PDF, 703kB)
- Minutes, 9 October 2023 (PDF, 244kB)
2022/23
- Agenda, 19 June 2023 (PDF, 120kB)
- Minutes, 19 June 2023 (PDF, 216kB)
- Minutes, Special meeting of Senate, 19 June 2023 (PDF, 188kB)
- Agenda, 24 April 2023 (PDF, 131kB)
- Minutes, 24 April 2023 (PDF, 180kB)
- Agenda, 6 February 2023 (PDF, 100kB)
- Minutes, 6 February 2023 (PDF, 203kB)
- Agenda, 12 December 2022 (PDF, 115kB)
- Minutes, 12 December 2022 (PDF, 255kB)
- Agenda, 10 October 2022 (PDF, 131kB)
- Minutes, 10 October 2022 (PDF, 264kB)
2021/22
- Agenda, 20 June 2022 (PDF, 121kB)
- Minutes, 20 June 2022 (PDF, 170kB)
- Agenda, 25 April 2022 (PDF, 120kB)
- Minutes, 25 April 2022 (PDF, 139kB)
- Agenda, 24 March 2022 (PDF, 51kB)
- Minutes, 24 March 2022 (PDF, 171kB)
- Agenda, 7 February 2022 (PDF, 59kB)
- Minutes, 7 February 2022 (PDF, 148kB)
- Agenda, 13 December 2021 (PDF, 123kB)
- Minutes, 13 December 2021 (PDF, 155kB)
- Agenda, 11 October 2021 (PDF, 126kB)
- Minutes, 11 October 2021 (PDF, 202kB)
2020/21
- Agenda, 21 June 2021 (PDF, 173kB)
- Minutes, 21 June 2021 (PDF, 154kB)
- Agenda, 19 April 2021 (PDF, 129kB)
- Minutes, 19 April 2021 (PDF, 155kB)
- Agenda, 8 February 2021 (PDF, 141kB)
- Minutes, 8 February 2021 (PDF, 150kB)
- Agenda, 14 December 2020 (PDF, 59kB)
- Minutes, 14 December 2020 (PDF, 147kB)
- Agenda, 12 November 2020 (PDF, 50kB)
- Minutes, 12 November 2020 (PDF, 139kB)
- Agenda, 12 October 2020 (PDF, 61kB)
- Minutes, 12 October 2020 (PDF, 176kB)
Papers
University staff can download the papers from previous Senate meetings.