The Powers of the Senate are laid down in the Statutes, Section 19

Membership: 2003/04

1. The Vice-Chancellor (in the Chair)
   
   
2. The Deputy Vice-Chancellors
   
   Professor P J Gregson (30.09.03)
   Professor K E McLuskie (30.09.04)
   Professor A A Wheeler (31.08.04)
   
   
3. The Deans and Associated Deans of the Faculties
   
   Engineering, Science and Mathematics:
   Professor J K Hammond
   Professor R D'Inverno
   Professor G Attard
   
   Law, Arts & Social Sciences:
   Professor A Hamlin
   Professor C Thomas
   Professor J Labanyi
   Professor R Foskett
   
   Medicine, Health and Life Sciences:
   Professor M J Arthur
   Dr I Giles
   Professor J Stevenson
   
   
4. The Heads of Schools and Directors of Research Institutes and Centres
   
   Professor N Arnell
   Dr W G Brooks
   Professor I T Cameron
   Professor R Chambers
   Professor P J Curran
   Professor A Fitt
   Professor N J Foskett
   Professor N Gaskell
   Professor W Hall
   Professor A E Kemp
   Professor J Kilburn
   Professor Dame J L Macleod-Clark
   Professor R Martin
   Professor G Mizon
   Professor P Nelson
   Professor D Payne
   Professor W G Powrie
   Professor W G Price
   Dr D Shepherd
   Professor M Simmonds
   Professor A Tropper
   Professor L Yardley
   
   
5. The Director and Heads of the four Research Divisions of the Southampton Oceanography Centre
   
   Professor P Burkill
   Mr T H Guymer
   Professor H S J Roe
   Hon Professor P P E Weaver
   Mr G West
   
   
6. The Secretary & Registrar
   Mr J F D Lauwerys
   The Director of Academic Services
   Ms S Corrall
   The University Librarian
   Dr M Brown
   The Director of Information Systems Services
   Dr K S Heard
   The Director of Student Services
   Ms M Phillips
   
   
7. Representatives of the Academic Staff from each School
   
   To 31 July 2006
   
   

   Dr N Arden	School of Medicine
   Ms S Biswas	School of Art
   Mr B Bradley	School of Psychology
   Dr R Bucks	School of Psychology
   Mr A Byrne	School of Nursing and Midwifery
   Dr E Cluett	School of Nursing and Midwifery
   Dr N J Evans	School of Physics
   Dr T Freegarde	School of Physics
   Dr P Gale	School of Chemistry
   Professor J Gibbons	School of Art
   Professor G Jones	School of Mathematics
   Dr J Klein	School of Management
   Ms J Lakomy	School of Education
   Dr S Latter	School of Nursing and Midwifery
   Dr B Mitchell	School of Medicine
   Ms S Nield	School of Law
   Dr G K Packham	School of Medicine
   Dr M Paver	School of Chemistry
   Dr P Roderick	School of Medicine
   Dr M Schwarz	School of Management
   Professor B Taylor	School of Art
   3 vacancies t.b.a.	School of Electronics and Computer Science

   
   To 31 July 2005
   
   

   Dr T Bergfelder	School of Humanities
   Dr J R Calvert	School of Engineering Sciences
   Professor I Castro	School of Engineering Sciences
   Professor C Clayton	School of Civil Engineering & the Environment
   Dr S J Ersser	School of Nursing and Midwifery
   Dr Jeremy Frey	School of Chemistry
   Dr M O Gobbi	School of Nursing and Midwifery
   Professor P M Holligan	School of Ocean and Earth Sciences
   Mrs P Jackson	School of Nursing and Midwifery
   tba (vice Professor J Marotzke)	School of Ocean and Earth Sciences
   Dr S Maslin-Prothero	School of Nursing and Midwifery
   Professor J McBride	School of Engineering Sciences
   Dr G A Niblo	School of Mathematics
   Professor M R Palmer	School of Ocean and Earth Sciences
   Mrs D Pogson	School of Nursing and Midwifery
   Dr P Reed	School of Engineering Sciences
   Dr A Ridley	School of Humanities
   Professor M Sinha	School of Ocean and Earth Sciences
   Professor H Simons	School of Education
   Dr A Smith	School of Geography
   Professor J Sykulski	School of ECS
   Professor R J Whitby	School of Chemistry
   Ms V Wright	School of Humanities
   Dr M Zwolinski	School of ECS

   
   To 31 July 2004
   
   

   Dr J A Allen	SOBS
   Professor A M Ashburn	SHPRS
   Dr P M Atkinson	School of Geography
   Professor J Bourne	School of Education
   Mr J Brown	School of Social Sciences
   Mr G Causer	School of Social Sciences
   Professor J R Chaplin	School of Civil Engineering & the Environment
   Dr G Clarke	School of Education
   Dr D Dunn	School of Humanities
   Professor S J Elliot	ISVR
   Mr P Ford	School of Social Sciences
   Professor M Glennie	School of Medicine
   Professor M J Griffin	ISVR
   Professor J L Hall	SOBS
   Ms P M Hoare	School of Art
   Professor M Kelly	School of Humanities
   Dr N Madise	School of Social Sciences
   Dr Z Matthews	School of Social Sciences
   Dr F J Myles	School of Humanities
   Dr C D O'Connor	SOBS
   Mr J A Pickering	School of ECS
   Dr S Saxby (vice Professor L Lustgarten)	School of Law
   Dr P Smith	School of Social Sciences
   Professor R J Walker	SOBS
   Professor J O Warner	School of Medicine
   Mrs B Waters	SHRPS

   
   

8. Representatives of the research staff (12)
   
   

   Dr G Clough	School of Medicine
   Mr S Dyne	ISVR
   Dr M Field	School of Psychology
   Mrs K Fill	School of Education
   Dr K Gunn	School of Physics
   Dr J Hopkinson	School of Nursing and Midwifery
   Dr K McPherson	SHPRS
   5 vacancies t.b.a.	From the Faculty of ESM

   
   
9. Representatives of the Professional and Administrative Staff (3)
   
   

   Mr S Messinger	Student Services
   Ms M Murphy	Academic Services
   Mrs E M Robertson	Academic Services

   
   
10. The Chairs of Senate Committees not otherwise in membership
    
    

    Research Policy Committee:	Professor A A Wheeler*
    Education Policy Committee:	Professor K E McLuskie*
    Quality and Standards Committee:	Professor A A Wheeler*
    Academic Resources Committee:	Ms S Corrall*

    
    
11. The Prinicipals of such of the Institutions affliliated to the University as Senate shall designate from time to time
    
    

    King Alfred's College:	Professor P H Light
    University College Chichester:	Mr P Robinson

    
    
12. Five student members
    
    

    The President of the Students Union:	Mr A Basin
    Vice-President (Education & Welfare):	Ms L Crouch
    Three elected members:	Mr P Derrick
    	Mr B Hudson
    	Mr J Walsh

    
    By invitation
    
    Dr M McCaig
    Mr P Reader
    
    Secretary
    
    Mrs S Carey-Kent
    
    Note: The letters in brackets in the list above refer to the categories of membership in Statutes 19, 1; an asterisk indicates that a member has already been listed in a previous category. A date after the name of a member of Senate indicates that the term of appointment will end at that time: on 31 July unless otherwise stated.

Committees and Boards of the Senate:
Terms of Reference and Membership

Colleges Research Degrees Committee
Terms of Reference
The Colleges Research Degrees Committee is a joint College/University committee which reports to the University Research Support Sub-Committee. Its role is to:

1. make decisions on the admission, candidature, progress and examination of all research candidates in the Accredited Colleges, within the academic areas approved for this purpose by the University and the Academic Planning Sub-Committee;
2. develop and monitor appropriate quality assurance procedures in accordance with the University's Research Environment Statement and the Regulations and Code of Practice governing such candidature;
3. report to the Research Support Sub-Committee on these and other related issues.

Constitution
A Chair appointed by the University
Four other University representatives from the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences (including Education)
Two representatives from each of the Accredited Colleges;
The Chair to be elected by the Committee for a term of two years on a rotating basis
Secretary: Ms M Murphy

Appeals Committee
Terms of Reference
To consider and determine appeals by students on taught courses under the Regulations governing Appeals as approved by the Senate.

Membership
The Vice-Chancellor or a Deputy Vice-Chancellor (in the Chair)
The Dean of a Faculty other than that of the appellant
A member of academic staff who is also a member of Senate selected from a panel of eight nominated annually by the President of the Students' Union: Professor N J Cook, Professor J K Hammond, six vacancies
A sabbatical officer of the Students' Union: tba
Secretary: Ms T McGoldrick


The Research Degrees Appeals Committee
Terms of Reference
To consider and determine appeals by postgraduate research students under the Regulations governing Appeals as approved by Senate.

Membership
The Vice-Chancellor or a Deputy Vice-Chancellor (in the Chair)
The Dean of a Faculty other than that concerned
A member of the academic staff who is from a Faculty other than that concerned
A postgraduate student who is from a Faculty other than that concerned, appointed by the President of the Students' Union
An external member, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor
Secretary: Ms T McGoldrick

Committee of Discipline
Terms of Reference
To consider such cases of serious misconduct by students as may be referred to it by the Chair of the Committee of Discipline and to report to the Vice-Chancellor and Senate the action taken concerning them.

Membership
A Chair and Deputy Chair, nominated by Senate
Four members appointed by Senate: Professor C Debattista, Professor R Pringle, Dr M Zwolinski, Dr P Lanchester
Three students nominated by the Students' Union
Secretary: Director of Student Services

Military Education Committee
Terms of Reference

1. To advise Senate on University matters relating to the University Royal Naval Unit, non-academic aspects of the RN Engineering Sponsorship Scheme, the Officer Training Corps, the University Air Squadron and to act as a liaison committee between the University and these units.
2. To encourage co-operation with other service units in the area.
3. To represent the University in the activities of the Council of Military Education Committees.

Membership
Professor W G Price (in the Chair)
The Vice-Chancellor; the Deputy Vice-Chancellors; the Officer-in-Charge, University Royal Naval Unit; the Officer Commanding, University Air Squadron; the Commanding Officer, Training Corps
A member appointed by Council: Dr P Lewin
Three members appointed by Senate: Professor E Rogers (2004), 2 vacancies
Two representatives of the University of Portsmouth and of the Southampton Institute of Higher Education: Dr M Asteris, Mr A Slater, Dr D Johnson and one vacancy; one representative of Bournemouth University: Mr J Nicholson
One representative of the Students' Union: vacancy
One student representative from each of the service units: three vacancies
Director of Studies (RN), RNESS: Cdr P Morris RN
Academic Director of Studies, RNESS: vacancy
Secretary: Mrs S Carey-Kent