Academic Governance

The following guidelines on governance issues have been approved by Council and Board. The documents should be regarded as general guidelines for good practice. Where it is appropriate to have local variation, proposals for change should be considered with the Vice-Provost/Chief Academic Officer and any significant departures will be brought to Board on an exception basis.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Faculty Dean
• Head of School
• Heads of Discipline
• Director of Teaching and Learning (Undergraduate)
• Director of Teaching and Learning (Postgraduate)
• Director of Research

Committees

• School Committee
• School Executive

Appointment Procedures

• Faculty Dean
• Head of School
• Head of Discipline

Faculty School Contacts

• Faculty School Contact 2013/2014 (PDF)

Archive Documents - Transitional Arrangements 2004-2007

• Faculty Dean - Roles and Responsibilities
• Vice-Dean - Roles and Responsibilities
• Executive Committee, Vice-Dean Groupings - Committees
• Faculty Dean - Appointment Procedures
• Vice-Dean - Appointment Procedures

A complete document of all the above Governance documentation(2005) is available here. (PDF 162.10 KB)