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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:
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Faculty Education Committee (Humanities)
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Faculty
Education Committee (Science and Health)
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Faculty
Education Committee (Social Sciences)
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Partnerships
Education Committee
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Academic
Standards and Quality Committee
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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:
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to report to the Senate on the terms and conditions of
appointment of staff or of sections of the staff;
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to keep under review and advise the Senate on
procedure for the appointment of staff;
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to conduct the annual review of staff and to determine
and report to the Senate on:
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extensions of probationary periods;
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confirmation of appointments as permanent;
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promotion to Lecturer Grade 8, Research Officer,
Lecturer Grade 9 and Research Fellow;
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promotion to Senior Lectureships, Senior Research
Fellowships and Readerships;
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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;
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the award of discretionary increments to staff on
scales with discretionary points, subject to the availability of
such awards in any year.
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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 Arts 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
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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;
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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;
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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;
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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;
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to have oversight of the annual
Self-Assessment, Review and Evaluation process
for all aspects of UCS academic provision;
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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;
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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;
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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;
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to receive reports of external
reviews of UCS partner institutions or programmes, including QAA
reports and reports from professional, statutory and regulatory
bodies;
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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;
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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;
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to agree arrangements for the appointment of
External Examiners for all UCS provision and have oversight of the
External Examiner procedures;
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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.
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to consider and approve publicity protocols relating
to academic provision including publicity via electronic and
editorial media;
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to receive minutes, recommendations and regular
reports from the UCS Academic Board;
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to receive an annual report from
the UCS Research Committee;
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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
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To advise the Senate on matters
pertaining to the ethics of research;
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To review proposals for research involving human
participants to be carried out in the University or within the area
of its authority;
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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;
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to provide authoritative and definitive guidance to
the University on any specific ethical issue that
might affect the University;
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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
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To make recommendations and submit reports to
University Steering Group and Senate on policy and strategy
concerning the Library;
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in particular, to develop and review the Library
Strategy on an annual basis, and to submit it to University Steering
Group and Senate;
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to establish clear priorities and to monitor overall
progress to ensure that the policy objectives set by Senate are met;
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to represent users' interests in the Library and to
receive and consider reports on user satisfaction;
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to receive reports from the Librarian;
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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
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To consider applications and determine promotions of
Readers, Senior Lecturers and Senior Research Fellows to Professors;
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to consider candidates for, and to determine the award
of, the title of Writtle College Professor;
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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;
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to receive the report of the award of titles of
Honorary Professor and Research Professor;
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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:
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Have oversight of research strategy at University and
departmental levels;
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on behalf of Senate, monitor and
review progress and development of the University's research
performance with a view to sustainability and
improvement;
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on behalf of Senate, prepare the
University's submission to the Research
Excellence Framework;
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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;
-
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;
-
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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