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Senate

• The Agenda and papers for the meeting of Senate on 28 November 2012 will be circulated to members via the UoD Dropbox on 21/22 November 2012.

Senatus Academicus

The Senate's primary responsibilities are to regulate and superintend the academic work of the University from admissions through all its teaching activities to graduation. A statement of its full powers may be found in Statute 10.

The Senate is chaired by the Principal and its membership comprises:

• the Principal
• the Vice-Principals, if any
• the Deputy Principals, if any
• two members of Academic Council elected by the Council
• the President and two other Officers of the Students' Association nominated by the Students' Association
• such other student representatives as the Court, on the recommendation of the Senatus, may from time to time determine
• a minimum number of fifty-one Professors, Readers, Senior Lecturers and Lecturers who shall be elected in accordance with such procedures, and who shall hold office for such period and on such conditions, as may be prescribed by Ordinance.
  Provided always that not less than two-thirds of the total number shall be Professors.
• such other Professors, Readers, Senior Lecturers, Lecturers and officers of the University as the Court, on the recommendation of the Senatus, may from time to time determine and who shall hold office for such period and on such conditions as the Court shall decide.

Those submitting papers for Senate must do so in doc, rtf or pdf format, for ease of electronic circulation and publication. They may be sent as e-mail attachments to the Clerk to Senate - Dr Martin Glover (See Contact Us page). More information is available about downloading files and rtf format, for those who require it.

Key	Papers	Description
	Senate Agenda Archive	Agenda & papers from previous meetings available on the staff intranet.
	Senate Minutes Archive	Minutes are accessible to all members of staff via the intranet after they have been approved at the following meeting.