Governance documents
Charter and Statutes
The University Charter incorporates the University as a legal entity, defining its core tenets, objects, constitution and powers.
The Statutes, Regulations and Ordinances are the bylaws of the University. They set out our objectives, powers and framework of governance.
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Decision making
The Charter and Statutes set out Council's powers and governance responsibilities; for example, establishing new departments, fixing University fees, managing property and borrowing money on behalf of the University.
Council also needs to meet the accountability and governance requirements of the Office for Students (OfS), which regulates the University's activities.
Therefore Council delegates decision-making powers to the Vice-Chancellor and the University Executive Board (UEB), who have overall responsibility for the executive management of the institution and its day-to-day running, and to Senate, which is responsible for the academic governance of the University.
In turn, Council, UEB and Senate delegate powers and responsibilities to subcommittees to progress detailed work in key areas.
The three Faculties are each governed by a Faculty Board that reports to Senate.
You can find contact information for Chairs, agendas, minutes and meeting dates on the relevant web page for each committee.