Senate

Senate

Chair: The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Brian Cantor
Secretary: Dr David Duncan, Registrar and Secretary (extension 2130)
Contact for agendas and minutes: Dr Philip Evans, University Governance Officer (extension 4031)
Contact to give apologies for absence: Janet Barton (extension 2155)

Terms of Reference

Paragraph 14 of the Charter:

There shall be a Senate of the University which, subject to the provisions of this Our Charter and the Statutes and to the control and approval of the Council, shall be responsible for the academic work of the University, both in teaching and in research, for the regulation and superintendence of the education of the students of the University and for advising the Council upon all academic appointments.

Statute 12:

to express an opinion on any matter or thing pertinent to the University and its affairs;
to consider and advise upon all matters referred by the Council;
to advise the Council upon all academic appointments;
to transmit to the Council for enaction Ordinances and Regulations relating to courses of study;
to appoint internal and external examiners;
to formulate, modify and revise schemes of organisation of Boards of Studies and Schools;
to regulate, subject to the Ordinances of the University, the admission of persons to the University.

The Senate may establish Committees of its members, and may appoint as additional members of such Committees persons who are not members of the Senate, and may delegate to any such Committee any powers and functions which it is itself competent to perform.

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Constituency of Members

Ref	Constituency
1	The Vice-Chancellor
2	The Deputy Vice-Chancellor
3-6	The Pro-Vice-Chancellors
7	The Director of Information and University Librarian
8	The Head of IT Services
9-35	The Head (or named alternate) of each academic Department
36	The Dean of Hull York Medical School
37-51	Not more than fifteen persons as may be elected from amongst themselves by all members of the academic staff of the University whose terms of appointment are limited in duration only by the provision of Statutes 24 and 25
52-54	Not more than three other persons elected from amongst themselves by all those members of the academic staff of the University who are not entitled to elect members of the Senate under the preceding provisions of this Statute
55	A Provost as may be elected from amongst the Provosts of the University
56	The President of the Students' Union
57	The President of the Graduate Students' Association
58- 60	Not more than three undergraduates elected from amongst themselves by all registered students of the University
61	One graduate elected from amongst themselves by the members of the Graduate Students' Association

	In attendance:
62	The Registrar and Secretary
63	The Academic Registrar
64	The Academic Affairs Officer of the Students' Union

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Membership 2009/2010

Ref	Name	Department	Term expires (where applicable)
1	Professor Brian Cantor	-	-
2	Professor Trevor Sheldon	-	30 September 2011
3	Professor Alastair Fitter	-	31 March 2010
4	Dr Jane Grenville	-	30 September 2011
5	Dr Chris Henshall	-	-
6	Ms Elizabeth Heaps	-	30 September 2011
7	Mr Stephen Town	J B Morrell Library	-
8	Mrs Kay Mills-Hicks	IT Services	-
9	Professor Julian Richards alternate: Professor Terry O'Connor	Archaeology	30 September 2010
10	Professor Dale Sanders alternate: Professor John Sparrow	Biology	30 September 2012
11	Professor Paul Walton alternate: Professor James Clark	Chemistry	30 September 2010
12	Professor John McDermid alternate: Dr Steve King	Computer Science	30 September 2010
13	Professor Peter Simmons alternate: Professor Peter N Smith	Economics and Related Studies	30 September 2010
14	Professor Judith Bennett alternate: Professor Ian Davies	Educational Studies	30 September 2014
15	Professor Bob Slavin alternate: Professor M E Chambers	Institute for Effective Education	-
16	Professor John Robinson alternate: Professor Andy Marvin	Electronics	30 September 2011
17	Professor David Attwell alternate: Dr Richard Walsh	English and Related Studies	30 September 2011
18	Professor Dave Raffaelli alternate: Professor Colin Brown	Environment	30 September 2010
19	Professor Maria Goddard alternate: tbc	Centre for Health Economics	30 September 2013
20	Professor Christine Godfrey alternate: Professor Nicky Cullum	Health Sciences	31 August 2011
21	Professor Bill Sheils alternate: Professor Alan Forrest	History	30 September 2011
22	Professor Mark Hallett alternate: Dr Jane Hawkes	History of Art	30 September 2011
23	Professor Susan Pintzuk alternate: Professor Anthony Warner	Language & Linguistic Science	30 September 2010
24	Professor Steven Toms alternate: Professor Matthias Beck	The York Management School	30 September 2012
25	Professor Stephen Donkin alternate: Professor Paul Busch	Mathematics	30 September 2011
26	Dr Jo Wainwright alternate: Professor Nicola LeFanu	Music	30 September 2011
27	Professor Tom Stoneham alternate: Dr Michael Beaney	Philosophy	30 September 2010
28	Professor Brian Fulton alternate: Dr Sarah Thompson	Physics	30 September 2014
29	Professor Matthew Festenstein alternate: Professor Neil Carter	Politics	30 September 2013
30	Professor Sue Gathercole alternate: Professor Charles Hulme	Psychology	30 September 2012
31	Professor Lesley Stewart alternate: tbc	Centre for Reviews and Dissemination	-
32	Professor Mary Maynard alternate: tbc	Social Policy and Social Work	30 September 2011
33	Professor Roger Burrows alternate: Professor Robin Wooffitt	Sociology	30 September 2013
34	Professor Andy Tudor alternate: Professor Andrew Higson	Theatre, Film and Television	30 September 2010
35	Professor Stuart Bell alternate: Professor Stefan Enchelmaier	Law School	-
36	Professor Ian Greer	HYMS	-
37	Dr Joanna Swaffield	Economics	31 July 2010
38	Dr Niall Mackay	Mathematics	31 July 2010
39	Dr Tim Kelly	Computer Science	31 July 2010
40	Dr David Chesmore	Electronics	31 July 2010
41	Dr David Grace	Electronics	31 July 2010
42	Dr Simon Parker	Politics	31 July 2011
43	Dr James Hoggett	Biology	31 July 2011
44	Dr Sonia Mazzi	Mathematics	31 July 2011
45	Dr Beth Kewell	York Management School	31 July 2011
46	Professor Jeremy Everard	Electronics	31 July 2011
47	Dr Calvin Dytham	Biology	31 July 2012
48	Dr Christopher Fewster	Mathematics	31 July 2012
49	Dr Alan Frisch	Computer Science	31 July 2012
50	Mr Oleg Lisagor	Computer Science	31 July 2012
51	Dr Paul Mitchell	Electronics	31 July 2012
52	Dr Damien Hall	Language and Linguistic Science	28 February 2011
53	vacancy
54	vacancy
55	Dr Jane Clarbour, Provost of Goodricke College	Psychology	-
56	Mr Tim Ngwena	Students' Union	31 July 2010
57	Mr Rui Huang	Graduate Students' Association	31 October 2009
58	Mr Jason Rose	Students' Union	31 July 2010
59	tbc	Students' Union	31 July 2010
60	tbc	Students' Union	31 July 2010
61	Mr Andrew Suggitt	Graduate Students' Association	31 July 2010

	In attendance:
62	Dr David Duncan	Registrar's	N/A
63	Ms Kate Dodd	Registrar's	N/A
64	Ms Charlie Leyland	Students' Union	31 July 2009

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Terms of Reference

Paragraph 14 of the Charter:

Statute 12:

Constituency of Members

Membership 2009/2010

Associated Committees and Sub-Committees

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