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Committees of the Senate

Education Committee

Faculty Education Committee (Humanities)
Faculty Education Committee (Science and Health)
Faculty Education Committee (Social Sciences)

Partnerships Education Committee

Academic Quality and Standards Committee

Student Experience Committee

Academic Staffing Committee

University Campus Suffolk Joint Academic Committee

Senate Committees which report annually

Ethics Committee
Honorary Degrees Committee
Library Committee
Professorships Committee
Research Committee
Student Conduct Panel

Structure of Senate Committees

Further information about The Senate can be found on The Senate homepage.

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Education Committee

Ex-Officio Membership

Vice-Chancellor: Professor Anthony Forster
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education): Professor Jane Wright (Chair)
Executive Dean (Humanities): Professor Lorna Fox O'Mahony
Executive Dean (Science & Health): Professor Graham Underwood
Executive Dean (Social Sciences): Professor Todd Landman
Deputy Dean (Education) (Humanities): Dr Peter Luther
Deputy Dean (Education) (Science and Health): Dr David Penman
Deputy Dean (Education) (Social Sciences): Dr Mike Jones (until 31/1/13)/Professor Roderick Main (from 1/1/14)
Dean of Academic Partnerships: to be confirmed
Dean of the Graduate School: Professor Aletta Norval
Head of Learning and Development: Dr Jo Andrews
Academic Registrar: Mr Stephen McAuliffe
President, Students’ Union: Miss Becky Fisher
Vice-President (Education), Students’ Union: Mr James Potter
Faculty Convenors
Humanities: Ms Rebecca Houlihan
Science and Health: Mr George Johnson
Social Sciences: Ms Roxana Padurariu
A Postgraduate Research Student: Ms Monica Berntsen

 

Proposed number of meetings per academic year

Five times a year

Terms of Reference

To be responsible for the development and recommendation for approval by the Senate of the University’s Education Strategy, having due regard for issues of equality and diversity, and for oversight and monitoring of the effective implementation of the strategy, including the provision of an annual report to the Senate on strategy implementation;
 
To receive reports from the Faculty Education Committees and Partnerships Education Committee, including regular reports on the delivery and implementation of the Education Strategy at Faculty and Departmental level and across collaborative partnerships;
 
To consider relevant issues related to all aspects of Education policy and practice across all University awards and to make recommendations to the Senate as appropriate;  
 
To maintain oversight of the quality of the student experience in the broadest sense, including the monitoring of internal and external student satisfaction survey outcomes, oversight of action plans resulting from surveys and to receive termly reports from the Student Experience Committee;
 
To be responsible for the University’s overall policies and procedures for research degree programmes, overseeing the continuing professional development of research students, including Graduate Teaching Assistants/Demonstrators and advanced research skills training, responding to external initiatives and developments that relate to research students and receiving regular reports from the Faculty Education Committees and Partnerships Education Committee as appropriate;

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To develop and recommend to the Senate University policy regarding the admission of students;
 
To consider and propose recommendations on the rules for progression, degree classification and award for all University programmes of study and to make recommendations for approval by the Senate; 
 
To develop and recommend to the Senate policies and procedures for maintaining the academic quality and standards of the University’s educational provision, and to ensure the systematic enhancement of academic quality and the student experience, and ensure the effective implementation of the policies approved by the Senate;
 
To be responsible for the institutional oversight of major external quality assurance audits and reviews;
 
To consider and monitor relevant issues relating to student access, transition, engagement, retention, progression and success;
 
To allocate funding related to Education initiatives as appropriate, to monitor the implementation of specific Education initiatives funded by external or internal grants, and to act as an advisory body for professional development activity in Education practice, including receiving reports on specific initiatives in professional development;
 
To consider and recommend to the Senate proposals for the establishment of new types of award of the University;
 
Under delegated authority from the Senate, to approve proposals for the introduction, review and discontinuation of all University programmes of study;
 
To appoint the Chair of the Academic Quality and Standards Committee from within the membership of the Academic Quality and Standards Committee;
 
To report after each meeting to the Senate on relevant aspects of the Committee’s areas of responsibilities and the work of its Committees, specifically:

  • Faculty Education Committee (Humanities)

  • Faculty Education Committee (Science and Health)

  • Faculty Education Committee (Social Sciences)

  • Partnerships Education Committee

  • Academic Standards and Quality Committee

  • Student Experience Committee

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Faculty Education Committee (Humanities)

Ex-Officio Membership

Vice-Chancellor: Professor Anthony Forster
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education): Professor Jane Wright
Executive Dean (Chair): Professor Lorna Fox O’Mahony
Deputy Dean (Education): Dr Peter Luther
Faculty Heads of Department, School and Centre:
East 15: Professor Leon Rubin
History: Dr Alison Rowlands
International Academy: Mr Richard Barnard
Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies: Professor Jonathan Lichtenstein
Philosophy and Art History: Professor Wayne Martin
Law: Professor Geoff Gilbert
Human Rights Centre: Ms Lorna McGregor
Centre for Education and Social Care:  Ms Janet Phillips
Centre for Interdisciplinary Study of the Humanities: Dr Casper Pearson
Faculty Employability Co-ordinator: Ms Rose Matthews
Faculty Convenor (nominated by the Students’ Union): Ms Rebecca Houlihan
Three student representatives nominated from within the Faculty

Proposed number of meetings per academic year

Three times a year

Terms of Reference

To be responsible for oversight and delivery of all aspects of the University’s Education Strategy within the Faculty;
 
To provide a forum for discussion of student and Education-related matters in the Faculty and to strengthen academic links between Departments, Schools and Centres within the Faculty, across the University and with collaborative partners;
 
To recommend for approval by the Academic Quality and Standards Committee proposals to establish and to discontinue all taught programmes of study within the Faculty;
 
To ensure the effective implementation within the Faculty (including for articulation arrangements, dual and multiple awards) of the University’s policies and procedures for assuring academic quality and standards, and enhancing academic quality and the student experience, and to report to the Education Committee and Academic Quality and Standards Committee as appropriate, with a focus on:

  • curriculum renewal, development and innovation;
  • student recruitment, retention, progression and attainment and links with admissions policy and entry tariff;
  • graduate employability;
  • student survey outcomes and student feedback;
  • External Examiner report outcomes.

To consider and approve Departmental and School Annual Monitoring Reports and to report relevant issues to the Education Committee and Academic Quality and Standards Committee as appropriate;
 
To receive reports from Periodic Review Panels for programmes offered by the Faculty and to make a recommendation to the Academic Quality and Standards Committee;
 
To approve, monitor and review all postgraduate research degrees offered by the Faculty and to make recommendations to the Education Committee as appropriate;
 
To report and make recommendations to the Education Committee on developments that fall outside existing rules, policies and procedures;
 
To advise the Education Committee and the Academic Quality and Standards Committee on the effectiveness of the University’s policies and procedures for assuring academic quality within the context of the work of the Faculty;
 
To report after each meeting to the Education Committee.

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Faculty Education Committee (Science and Health)

Ex-Officio Membership

Vice-Chancellor: Professor Anthony Forster
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education): Professor Jane Wright
Executive Dean (Chair): Professor Graham Underwood
Deputy Dean (Education): Dr David Penman
Faculty Heads of Department, School and Centre:
Biological Sciences: Professor Christine Raines
Computer Science and Electronic Engineering: Professor Maria Fasli
Health and Human Sciences: Professor Jo Jackson
Mathematical Sciences: Dr Abdel Salhi
Psychology: Professor Sheina Orbell (until 31.12.13)/Professor Geoff Ward (from 1.1.14)
Faculty Employability Co-ordinator: to be confirmed
Faculty Convenor (nominated by the Students’ Union): Mr George Johnson
Three student representatives nominated from within the Faculty

Proposed number of meetings per academic year

Three times a year

Terms of Reference

To be responsible for oversight and delivery of all aspects of the University’s Education Strategy within the Faculty;
 
To provide a forum for discussion of student and Education-related matters in the Faculty and to strengthen academic links between Departments, Schools and Centres within the Faculty, across the University and with collaborative partners;
 
To recommend for approval by the Academic Quality and Standards Committee proposals to establish and to discontinue all taught programmes of study within the Faculty;
 
To ensure the effective implementation within the Faculty (including for articulation arrangements, dual and multiple awards) of the University’s policies and procedures for assuring academic quality and standards, and enhancing academic quality and the student experience, and to report to the Education Committee and Academic Quality and Standards Committee as appropriate, with a focus on:

  • curriculum renewal, development and innovation;
  • student recruitment, retention, progression and attainment and links with admissions policy and entry tariff;
  • graduate employability;
  • student survey outcomes and student feedback;
  • External Examiner report outcomes.

To consider and approve Departmental and School Annual Monitoring Reports and to report relevant issues to the Education Committee and Academic Quality and Standards Committee as appropriate;
 
To receive reports from Periodic Review Panels for programmes offered by the Faculty and to make a recommendation to the Academic Quality and Standards Committee;
 
To approve, monitor and review all postgraduate research degrees offered by the Faculty and to make recommendations to the Education Committee as appropriate;
 
To report and make recommendations to the Education Committee on developments that fall outside existing rules, policies and procedures;
 
To advise the Education Committee and the Academic Quality and Standards Committee on the effectiveness of the University’s policies and procedures for assuring academic quality within the context of the work of the Faculty;
 
To report after each meeting to the Education Committee.

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Faculty Education Committee (Social Sciences)

Ex-Officio Membership

Vice-Chancellor: Professor Anthony Forster
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education): Professor Jane Wright
Executive Dean (Chair):  Professor Todd Landman
Deputy Dean (Education): Dr Mike Jones (until 31/12/13)/Professor Roderick Main (from 1/1/14)
Faculty Heads of Department, School and Centre:
Economics: Professor Marco Francesconi
Essex Business School: Dr Gwyn Jones
Government: Professor Thomas Plumper
Institute for Social and Economic Research: Professor Heather Laurie
Language and Linguistics: Professor Roger Hawkins
Psychoanalytic Studies: Mrs Sue Kegerreis
Sociology: Professor Sean Nixon
UK Data Archive: Professor Matthew Woollard
Faculty Employability Co-ordinator: Ms Heather Doyle
Faculty Convenor (nominated by the Students’ Union):  Ms Roxana Padurariu
Three student representatives nominated from within the Faculty

Proposed number of meetings per academic year

Three times a year

Terms of Reference

To be responsible for oversight and delivery of all aspects of the University’s Education Strategy within the Faculty;
 
To provide a forum for discussion of student and Education-related matters in the Faculty and to strengthen academic links between Departments, Schools and Centres within the Faculty, across the University and with collaborative partners;
 
To recommend for approval by the Academic Quality and Standards Committee proposals to establish and to discontinue all taught programmes of study within the Faculty;
 
To ensure the effective implementation within the Faculty (including for articulation arrangements, dual and multiple awards) of the University’s policies and procedures for assuring academic quality and standards, and enhancing academic quality and the student experience, and to report to the Education Committee and Academic Quality and Standards Committee as appropriate, with a focus on:

  • curriculum renewal, development and innovation;
  • student recruitment, retention, progression and attainment and links with admissions policy and entry tariff;
  • graduate employability;
  • student survey outcomes and student feedback;
  • External Examiner report outcomes.

To consider and approve Departmental and School Annual Monitoring Reports and to report relevant issues to the Education Committee and Academic Quality and Standards Committee as appropriate;
 
To receive reports from Periodic Review Panels for programmes offered by the Faculty and to make a recommendation to the Academic Quality and Standards Committee;
 
To approve, monitor and review all postgraduate research degrees offered by the Faculty and to make recommendations to the Education Committee as appropriate;
 
To report and make recommendations to the Education Committee on developments that fall outside existing rules, policies and procedures;
 
To advise the Education Committee and the Academic Quality and Standards Committee on the effectiveness of the University’s policies and procedures for assuring academic quality within the context of the work of the Faculty;
 
To report after each meeting to the Education Committee.

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Partnerships Education Committee

Ex-Officio Membership

Vice-Chancellor: Professor Anthony Forster
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education): Professor Jane Wright
Dean of Academic Partnerships (Chair): to be confirmed
Associate Dean of Academic Partnerships: to be confirmed
Dean of the Graduate School or nominee: Professor Aletta Norval
One Deputy Dean (Education): to be confirmed
Deputy Academic Registrar (Academic Standards and Partnerships): Ms Claire Nixon
Head of the Office for International Affairs: Mr Ivan Hutchins
Partner representatives: South Essex College, Writtle College, The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, Kaplan Open Learning, Colchester Institute
Partner student representatives: South Essex College, Writtle College, The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, Kaplan Open Learning, Colchester Institute

Proposed number of meetings per academic year

Three times a year

Terms of Reference

To be responsible for the oversight and delivery of the University’s Education Strategy within the context of the University’s collaborative partnerships;
 
To provide a forum for discussion of student and Education-related matters across the University’s collaborative partners and to strengthen academic links between the University’s Departments, Schools and Centres and partner institutions;
 
To recommend for approval by the Academic Quality and Standards Committee proposals to establish and discontinue all taught collaborative provision;
 
To ensure the effective implementation across the University’s collaborative provision of the University’s policies and procedures for assuring academic quality and standards, and enhancing academic quality and the student experience, and to report to the Education Committee and Academic Quality and Standards Sub-Committee as appropriate, with a focus on:

  • curriculum renewal, development and innovation
  • student recruitment, retention, progression and attainment and links with admissions policy and entry tariff;
  • graduate employability;
  • student survey outcomes and student feedback;
  • External Examiner report outcomes.

To consider and approve Annual Monitoring Reports related to collaborative provision and to report relevant issues to the Academic Quality and Standards Committee;
 
To receive reports from Periodic Review Panels related to collaborative provision and to make recommendations to the Academic Quality and Standards Committee;
 
To approve, monitor and review all postgraduate research degrees offered by partner institutions that lead to a University of Essex award, to consider new partner institutions for the delivery of research degrees and to make recommendations to the Education Committee as appropriate;
 
To approve, monitor and review all international partnership arrangements involving progress arrangements (with recognition of credit), articulation arrangements, dual or multiple awards and validation arrangements, and to make recommendations to the Education Committee as appropriate;
 
To report and make recommendations to the Education Committee on developments which fall outside existing rules, policies and procedures;
 
To advise the Education Committee and the Academic Quality and Standards Committee on the effectiveness of the University’s policies and procedures for assuring academic quality within the context of the University’s collaborative provision;
 
To establish panels for the approval of new partner institutions, for the review of institutions, to consider institutional validation and institutional review reports and to make recommendations to the Education Committee;
 
To report after each meeting to the Education Committee.

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Academic Quality and Standards Committee

Ex-Officio Membership

Vice-Chancellor: Professor Anthony Forster
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education): Professor Jane Wright
Deputy Dean (Education) (Humanities): Dr Peter Luther
Deputy Dean (Education) (Science & Health): Dr David Penman
Deputy Dean (Education) (Social Sciences): Dr Mike Jones (until 31/12/13)/Professor Roderick Main (from 1/1/14)
Dean of Academic Partnerships or nominee: to be confirmed
Dean of the Graduate School or nominee: Professor Aletta Norval
Deputy Academic Registrar (Academic Standards and Partnerships): Ms Claire Nixon
One member of the Senate elected by academic members of the Senate for a 3 year term
One member of University staff with experience of the Quality Assurance Agency (co-opted as appropriate) 
Faculty Convenors:
Humanities: Ms Rebecca Houlihan
Science and Health: Mr George Johnson
Social Sciences: Ms Roxana Padurariu

One Students’ Union Sabbatical Officer (to be nominated by the Students’ Union): Mr James Potter

Chair to be appointed by the Education Committee from within the membership of the Academic Quality and Standards Committee

Proposed number of meetings per academic year

Five times a year

Terms of Reference

To support the development and maintenance of the University’s policies and procedures for assuring academic quality and standards, and enhancing academic quality and the student experience, including determining and shaping policy and procedures for the development, validation, monitoring, periodic review and termination of all University taught programmes of study and regarding admissions policy and entry tariff;
 
On behalf of the Education Committee, to approve as appropriate proposals and recommendations from the Faculty Education Committees and Partnerships Education Committee to establish, revalidate (after Periodic Review) and discontinue taught programmes of study and to report all decisions to the Education Committee;
 
On behalf of the Education Committee, to approve, monitor and review all University of Essex awards offered by the University's partner institutions (except those that fall within the remit of the UCS Joint Academic Committee); and to make recommendations to the Education Committee and to partner institutions on best practice and on the enhancement of the quality of collaborative education;
 
To ensure that quality assurance and enhancement policy and practice meets the requirements and needs of all University validated provision and of external agencies, and to make recommendations to the Education Committee as appropriate;
 
To assess the overall effectiveness of the policies and procedures for assuring academic quality and standards, and enhancing academic quality and the student experience in supporting the University’s Education Strategy, with a focus on:

  • curriculum renewal, development and innovation;
  • student retention, progression and attainment and the impact of entry tariff and admissions policy;
  • graduate employability;
  • student survey outcomes and student feedback; and
  • External Examiner and professional, accrediting and statutory body reports, receiving regular reports from the Deputy Deans (Education), the Dean of Academic Partnerships and the Dean of the Graduate School;

To monitor and assess the impact of the work of the Office of the Independent Adjudicator and to make recommendations as appropriate to the Education Committee;  
 
To receive an annual report on academic appeals, academic complaints and academic offences in order to identify emerging issues and trends relating to academic quality and standards and to recommend action as appropriate to the Education Committee;  
 
To consider documents from external bodies, specifically but not exclusively the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA), concerning academic quality and standards issues and the implications for provision leading to University of Essex awards and to co-ordinate a University-level response where required;
 
On behalf of the Education Committee and related to all University awards, to ensure that the University identifies and disseminates systematically examples of good practice in Education, to oversee the conduct and development of sound pedagogic practice and to advise the Education Committee accordingly;
 
To report after each meeting to the Education Committee on relevant matters of policy and practice related to all University awards.

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Student Experience Committee

Ex-Officio Membership

Vice-Chancellor: Professor Anthony Forster
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education): Professor Jane Wright
Academic Registrar (Chair): Mr Stephen McAuliffe
Deputy Academic Registrar (Systems Administration): Mr Richard Stock
Director, Communications & External Relations or his/her nominee: Ms Vanessa Potter
Director, Campus Services or his/her nominee: Mr Peter Church
Director of Employability: Mr Dave Stanbury
Director of Estate Management: Mr Simon Neale
Director of Information Systems: Mr Richard Murphy
Director of Student Support: Ms Rachel Fletcher
Director of Sport: Mr David Williams
The Librarian: Mr Robert Butler
Deputy Dean (Education) (Humanities): Dr Peter Luther
Deputy Dean (Education) (Science & Health): Dr David Penman
Deputy Dean (Education) (Social Sciences): Dr Mike Jones (until 31/12/13)/Professor Roderick Main (from 1/1/14)
President of the Students’ Union or his/her nominee: Miss Becky Fisher
Students’ Union Vice-President (Education) or Students’ Union Vice-President (Welfare): Ms Chantel Le Carpentier
Chief Executive, Students’ Union: Mr Craig Stephens
One member of Students’ Union permanent staff (nominated by the Students’ Union): Mr Paul Abernethy
Southend Campus Co-ordinator: Ms Zoe Manning
Loughton Campus representative: to be confirmed

Proposed number of meetings per academic year

Three times a year

Terms of Reference

To provide strategic oversight of the student experience and the enhancement and development of the student lifecycle from enquiry to alumni;
 
To be responsible for maintaining oversight of policy or policies in support of the extra-curricular elements of the student experience and to provide a mechanism to maximise links between the Professional Services and the delivery of the University’s Education Strategy;
 
To be responsible for monitoring and reporting on the provision of services to students, receiving and considering reports from relevant services and making recommendations as appropriate to the Education Committee;
 
To approve and monitor on behalf of the Education Committee and Senate implementation of Professional Services strategies that have an impact on the student experience and delivery of the Education Strategy;
 
To approve and monitor the implementation of strategy and policy relating to extra-curricular initiatives in support of graduate employability;
 
To receive an annual report on student complaints in order to identify emerging issues and trends and to recommend action as appropriate to the Education Committee; 
 
To consider student satisfaction survey outcomes as appropriate and to make recommendations to the Education Committee;
 
To monitor matters relating to equality and diversity within the overall consideration of the student experience and to make recommendations to the Education Committee as appropriate;
 
To receive reports as appropriate in order to inform and support University strategy and policy;
 
To report after each meeting to the Education Committee as appropriate.

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Academic Staffing Committee

Please note that the Academic Staffing Committee is currently subject to review

Ex Officio

The Vice-Chancellor: Professor Anthony Forster
The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research ): Professor David Sanders
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education): Professor Jane Wright
Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Professor Jules Pretty (Chair)
Executive Dean (Humanities): Professor Lorna Fox O'Mahony
Executive Dean (Science and Health): Professor Graham Underwood
Executive Dean (Social Sciences): Professor Todd Landman

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Appointed

Dr Michaela Giebelhausen
Dr Elizabeth Kuti

Dr Lorna McGregor
Dr Lynne Pettinger

Terms of Reference

In the following terms of reference ‘staff’ means all Academic and Research staff:

  1. to report to the Senate on the terms and conditions of appointment of staff or of sections of the staff;

  2. to keep under review and advise the Senate on procedure for the appointment of staff;

  3. to conduct the annual review of staff and to determine and report to the Senate on:

  1. extensions of probationary periods;

  2. confirmation of appointments as permanent;

  3. promotion to Lecturer Grade 8, Research Officer, Lecturer Grade 9 and Research Fellow;

  4. promotion to Senior Lectureships, Senior Research Fellowships and Readerships;

  5. the award of additional increments for staff who have not reached the top of their scale, subject to the availability of such awards in any year;

  6. the award of discretionary increments to staff on scales with discretionary points, subject to the availability of such awards in any year.

  1. to report to the Senate at any time on any matter relating to the staff, including such matters as may be referred to it by the Senate.

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University Campus Suffolk Joint Academic Committee

Appointed by the University of East Anglia

Ex Officio

Director of Partnerships (Joint Chair): to be confirmed
Director of University Services: Ms Alison Rhodes

Three members appointed by the Senate:
Head of School of Education and Lifelong Learning: Professor Nigel Norris
Professor of Management, Norwich Business School: Professor Naresh Pandit
Head of School of Nursing and Midwifery: Professor Valerie Lattimer/Head of the School of Allied Health Professionals: Professor Jacqueline Collier (alternating)

Appointed by the University of Essex

Ex Officio Members

Dean of Academic Partnerships (Joint Chair): To be confirmed
Academic Registrar: Mr Stephen McAuliffe

Three members appointed by the Senate:
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education): Professor Jane Wright
A Deputy Dean (Education) nominated by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education): to be confirmed
Academic member of staff to represent postgraduate research provision: to be confirmed

Appointed by UCS

Ex Officio Members

Provost: Professor Mike Saks
Deputy Provost (Professional Services): Mr Richard Lister
Director of Academic Development
: Ms Christine Dobson
Director of Academic Services (The Academic Registrar): Ms Jen Mackness
UCS Head of Quality Enhancement: Dr Mark Lyne
Head of School of Applied Social Sciences; to be confirmed
Head of School of Art
s and Humanities: Ms Chrissie Harrington
Head of School of Business, Leadership and Enterprise: Professor David Weir
Head of the Graduate School: Dr Penny Cavenagh
Head of School of Science Technology and Health: Professor Brendan Noble
Head of School of Nursing and Midwifery: Ms Carol Smith
President (Education and Engagement), UCS Union: Mr Ben Adofo

Appointed by UCS Learning Network Centres
One senior representative from each Centre:
UCS Bury St Edmunds: Mr Phil Thirkettle
UCS Great Yarmouth: tbc
UCS Lowestoft: Mr Phillip Belden
UCS Otley: Ms Angela Carter
UCS Suffolk New College: Ms Christine Walters

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In Attendance

The UCS Head of Academic Partnerships: Ms Fiona Fisk
UCS Director of Planning and Partnerships: Mrs Susan Spencer
Deputy Academic Registrar (Academic Standards and Partnerships):  Ms Claire Nixon
The Head of the Partnerships Office, University of East Anglia: Ms Sally Walker

Terms of Reference

  1. To consider all matters related to the quality and standards of academic provision of UCS and to make recommendations to the the Education Committee of the Senate of the University of Essex and the Learning and Teaching Committee of the Senate of the University of East Anglia accordingly;

  2. to prescribe and keep under review the quality assurance policies and procedures to be followed by UCS to satisfy the requirements of the two Universities;

  3. to maintain an overview of the quality of the student experience for all UCS students, including the monitoring of internal and external student satisfaction survey outcomes; to receive annual reports on complaints, academic appeals and student discipline;

  4. to receive proposals for new taught and research degree programmes, to oversee the approval process and to make recommendations to the Education Committee of the Senate of the University of Essex and the Learning and Teaching Committee of the Senate of the University of East Anglia as appropriate;

  5. to have oversight of the annual Self-Assessment, Review and Evaluation process for all aspects of UCS academic provision;

  6. to receive reports of course re-approval of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and to make recommendations to the Education Committee of the Senate of the University of Essex and the Learning and Teaching Committee of the Senate of the University of East Anglia on the continuation or discontinuation of programmes as appropriate;

  7. to receive annually at the last Joint Academic Committee meeting of each academic year, a formal assessment of and report on progress with regard to the PGR student experience;

  8. to receive reports of institutional reviews of UCS partner institutions, and to make recommendations to the Education Committee of the Senate of the University of Essex and the Learning and Teaching Committee of the Senate of the University of East Anglia as appropriate;

  9. to receive reports of external reviews of UCS partner institutions or programmes, including QAA reports and reports from professional, statutory and regulatory bodies;

  10. to review annually UCS's strategy for growth in student numbers and the growth of the institution as a whole including UCS admissions, progression, retention and achievement data;

  11. to make recommendations to the Education Committee of the Senate of the University of Essex and the Learning and Teaching Committee of the Senate of the University of East Anglia on new institutional partners for UCS in terms of the maintenance of quality and academic standards;

  12. to agree arrangements for the appointment of External Examiners for all UCS provision and have oversight of the External Examiner procedures;

  13. to monitor the development of staff at the Learning Network Centres to ensure they have opportunities for appropriate training and Continuing Professional Development that reflect the Higher Education ethos and focus of University Campus Suffolk and to receive a regular report on progress at the second meeting of the academic year.

  14. to consider and approve publicity protocols relating to academic provision including publicity via electronic and editorial media;

  15. to receive minutes, recommendations and regular reports from the UCS Academic Board;

  16. to receive an annual report from the UCS Research Committee;

  17. to receive an annual report from the Partnerships Management Group.

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Quoracy

The quorum for meetings of JAC shall be not less than half of the members, rounded up to a whole number.

All appointed or elected members of the Joint Academic Committee are entitled to vote on any matter put to a vote at a meeting of the Committee. No resolution may be deemed to be carried that is not supported by the majority of University of East Anglia and University of Essex members present at the meeting. In the event of disagreement within the JAC between its University members which cannot be resolved at the meeting, then the Chair will defer and seek resolution outside of the meeting. It should be noted that the decision of one University (ie the University of East Anglia Senate or the University of Essex Senate) cannot be implemented in respect of any course leading to a joint award without the approval of the other.

Senate Committees which report annually

Ethics Committee

Ex Officio

Vice-Chancellor: Professor Anthony Forster
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research): Professor David Sanders (Chair)
A Deputy Dean (Education) nominated by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research): to be confirmed
Head of Occupational Health and Safety: Ms Claire Saunders
Information Manager: Mrs Sara Stock
Research Governance and Planning Manager: Ms Sarah Manning-Press
Vice-President (Education)or the Ethics and Environment Officer, of the Students' Union: Mr James Potter

Appointed Members

Ms Libby Bishop
Dr Tony Elston
Ms Dawn King
Professor Wayne Martin
Professor Sabine Michalowski
Professor
David Pevalin
Ms Auriol Stevens
One vacancy

Terms of Reference

  1. To advise the Senate on matters pertaining to the ethics of research;

  2. To review proposals for research involving human participants to be carried out in the University or within the area of its authority;

  3. to review proposals for research involving human participants to be carried out by staff and students of the University in places other than the University. Where there is no Ethics Committee at the other institution, the University's Ethics Committee will act; where a committee exists at the other institution, the University's Ethics Committee must be notified and will determine whether or not to be involved;

  4. to provide authoritative and definitive guidance to the University on any specific ethical issue that might affect the University;

  5. to make an annual report to the Senate.

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Honorary Degrees Committee

Please note that the Honorary Degrees Committee is currently subject to review

Library Committee

Ex Officio

The Vice-Chancellor: Professor Anthony Forster
A Deputy Dean (Education) nominated by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) (Chair)
The Librarian: Mr Robert Butler
The Deputy Librarian: Mr Nigel Cochrane
The Director of Information Systems: Mr Richard Murphy

Nominated/Representative/Elected Member

One representative from each Faculty, nominated by the Education Committees,
Humanities: Professor John Gillies
Social Sciences: Professor Sean Nixon
Science & Health: to be confirmed
Academic Partnerships: Mr Allan Hildon
Southend Campus: to be confirmed
Two student members: Vice-President (Education), Mr James Potter and Postgraduate Students' Officer, to be confirmed

Terms of Reference

  1. To make recommendations and submit reports to University Steering Group and Senate on policy and strategy concerning the Library;

  2. in particular, to develop and review the Library Strategy on an annual basis, and to submit it to University Steering Group and Senate;

  3. to establish clear priorities and to monitor overall progress to ensure that the policy objectives set by Senate are met;

  4. to represent users' interests in the Library and to receive and consider reports on user satisfaction;

  5. to receive reports from the Librarian;

  6. to make an annual report to the Senate.

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Professorships Committee

Please note that the Professorships Committee is currently subject to review

Ex Officio

The Vice-Chancellor: Professor Anthony Forster (Chair)
Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Professor Jules Pretty
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research): Professor David Sanders
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education): Professor Jane Wright

Appointed Members

Four Professors:
Professor Jerry Coakley
Professor Elaine Fox

Professor Marina Warner
one vacancy

Terms of Reference

  1. To consider applications and determine promotions of Readers, Senior Lecturers and Senior Research Fellows to Professors;

  2. to consider candidates for, and to determine the award of, the title of Writtle College Professor;

  3. to report to the Senate on decisions to appoint Readers, Senior Lecturers and Senior Research Fellows to Professors, and to award the title of Writtle College Professor, taken in accordance with the committee's procedures;

  4. to receive the report of the award of titles of Honorary Professor and Research Professor;

  5. to approve Professorial appointments at University Campus Suffolk (UCS).

Research Committee

Ex Officio

Vice-Chancellor: Professor Anthony Forster
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research): Professor David Sanders (Chair)
Director of the Research and Enterprise Office: Dr Janice Pittis
Academic member of staff to represent postgraduate research provision: to be confirmed

Appointed Members

Professor Marco Francesconi
Professor Hani Hagras
Professor Eddy Higgs
Professor Debi Roberson
Professor Christine Temple
Professor Graham Underwood

Terms of Reference

The Committee will:

  1. Have oversight of research strategy at University and departmental levels;

  2. on behalf of Senate, monitor and review progress and development of the University's research performance with a view to sustainability and improvement;

  3. on behalf of Senate, prepare the University's submission to the Research Excellence Framework;

  4. establish and promote models of good practice for the management of research at departmental level, and to ensure that all departments have suitable structures in place;

  5. advise departments on the strategic use of the centrally-provided research funds available to them, and receive annual reports from departments on their strategic research investments and the outcomes;

  6. make an annual report to Senate on departments' research performance, and any other research-related matters of which it wishes Senate to be aware.

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Student Conduct Panel

Ex Officio

The Vice-Chancellor: Professor Anthony Forster
Student Conduct Officer: Ms Penny Brearey-Horne (Chair)

Nominated/Representative/Elected Members

One student member selected by random method approved from time to time by the Senate

Appointed Members

Fourteen members of academic staff

Mr Graham Avery
Mr Roy Bailey
Mr Richard Barnard
Ms Ilaria Boncori

Mr Darren Calley
Ms Fiona Elsted
Mr Allan Hildon
Dr Jody Mason
Mr Barry Pryer

Dr Stuart Snaith
Dr Matthew Taylor
Dr Lisa Wade
Mrs Audrey Woraker
one vacancy

Terms of Reference

To report annually to the Senate, on all cases reported to it by the Student Conduct Officer during the preceding academic year, and to comment as it thinks fit on the overall consistency of the resolutions of the several Committees appointed by the Student Conduct Officer.

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Structure of Senate Committees

Further information about The Senate can be found on The Senate homepage.

Link to the searchable Committee Database

 

 

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