11.10.17

Meeting No. 281

11.10.17

Meetings to be held on Wednesday 11th October 2017 from 2pm to 5pm in the Northampton Suite

* 1: A meeting of Senators to discuss Equality will take place in the Northampton Suite at 2.00-2.15pm. All members of Senate are invited to attend.
* 2: Senate will meet at 2.15pm-5.00pm, following the Equality and Diversity discussion.

Agenda

Members are invited to raise questions of detail with the speakers specified for a paper ahead of the meeting with a view to improving the effectiveness of the meeting. Please notify the Governance team if you wish to star an item.

Agenda item	Item	Paper¹	Main speaker(s)
Part One	Preliminary Items
*1	Apologies - To note apologies received for the meeting	Verbal	Chair
*2	Highlighted Items To agree the highlighted (*) items as the main items of business for the meeting²	Verbal	Chair
*3	Minutes To agree the minutes of the meeting held on 12th July 2017	Open	Chair
*4	Matters Arising
4.1	Item 13 - To receive an update on the Research & Enterprise Strategy Implementation Plan	Verbal	VP(R&E)
4.2	Item 15 - To receive an update on Research Students Who Teach data collection	Verbal	Dean Grad School
4.3	Item 25 - To receive the revised Student Mobility and Placements Policy	Open	DP&P
4.4	Item 30 - To receive the revised APE Policy	Open	DP&P
4.5	To note any other matters arising not covered elsewhere on the Agenda	Verbal	Chair
*5	Conflicts of Interest To note any members’ conflicts of interest pertaining to this meeting’s business	Verbal	Chair
*6	Terms of Reference and Governance Regulations To note the terms of reference of Senate and the regulations relating to Senate.	Open	Chair
*7	Membership
7.1	New Senate Members To note the Senate Membership List for 2017/18 and to welcome all new Senators	Open	Chair
7.2	Chairs & Deputy Chairs of Board of Studies 2017/18 To note the Deans who will act as Chairs of Boards of Studies and to approve the appointment of the Deputy Chairs for 2017/18	Open	Chair
*8	Items Specially Brought Forward by the ChairTo consider any issues brought forward by the Chair	Verbal	Chair
*9	Senate Calendar To note the annual calendar for Senate business	Open	Chair
*10	Students' Union Reports
10.1	Students’ Union Standing Reports To note and discuss issues brought forward by the Students’ Union. Reports from the Summer and Autumn Term are included	Open	SU President
10.2	Academic Societies Report To discuss the paper	Open	SU VP(A&D)
Part Two	Items for Approval	Paper	Main Speaker(s)
*11	Annual Assurance Report to Council To consider and agree to recommend to Council for approval the Annual Assurance Report to Council	Restricted	DP&P
*12	Senate nominees for Stage 2-level panels (student cases) To note the report and approve the list of nominated individuals	Open	DP&P
*13	Recommendation for the Award of Professor Emeritus To consider and approve the recommendation for the award	Closed	Chair
Part Three	Major Items for discussion (Education)	Paper¹	Main Speaker(s)
*14	NSS 2017 Report To note the report	Closed	DP&P
*15	Assessment Strategies Update To note the Assessment Strategies Project update	Open	Chair LEaD
*16	TEF Update To receive an update on TEF	Verbal	DP&P
*17	Student Attendance and Engagement PolicyTo consider an update on the proposed Policy	Verbal	DP&P
*18	Module Evaluation Outcomes Report – Spring 2017 To consider the report	Open	DP&P
*19	Reports from Sub-Committees and Executive Advisory Committees
19.1	Boards of Studies Minutes To note the minutes and consider any matters of concern	Part closed	BoS Chairs
19.2	Reports from the Graduate Committee, Research & Enterprise Committee, Education & Student Committee, Academic Governance Committee To receive a verbal update and consider any matters of concern	Verbal	Committee Chairs
Part Four	Other Items for discussion	Paper¹	Main Speaker(s)
*20	Research Students Who Teach Guidance Notes To consider the proposed guidance notes, including the revised templates, which will accompany the Research Students Who Teach Policy	Open	Dean Grad School
*21	Research & Enterprise Annual Report To consider the report	Restricted	VP(R&E)
*22	Outstanding External Examiner Appointments 2017/18 and New Appointments Required for 2018/19 To note the outstanding appointments and appointments due to expire and to request action from the BoS to address any remaining appointments	Closed	DP&P
*23	External Examiner Thematic Report To consider the External Examiner Themes and approve the recommendations	Closed	DP&P
*24	Unistats Return 2017/18 submissions to HESA To receive the report	Open	DP&P
*25	Undergraduate Admissions 2017/18 To note the report	Closed	DP&P
*26	Enrolment Numbers 2017/18 To note the report	Closed	DP&P
*27	Regulation 19, Assessment Regulations To note the update	Open	DP&P
Part Five	Items for Information	Paper¹	Main Speaker(s)
28	The Times & Sunday Times University League Table To note the league table	Open	VP(S&P)
29	Times Higher Education World University Rankings To note the rankings.	Closed	VP(S&P)
30	Internal Audit Reports
(i)	To receive the Internal Audit Report on Student Voice	Open	DP&P
(ii)	To receive the Internal Audit Report on Oversight of Accreditation and Professional and Statutory and Regulatory Bodies (PSRBs)	Open	DP&P
31	Research Students Who Teach To receive the revised template (Excel file)	Open	Dean Grad School
32	Minutes for Information To note minutes from the following meetings:
32.1	Council	Part closed	Chair
32.2	Senate Committees
32.2.1	Academic Governance Committee	To follow	Chair AGC
32.2.2	Senate Research Ethics Committee	Open	Chair SREC
32.3	Executive Advisory Committees
32.3.1	Research and Enterprise Committee	To follow	VP(R&E)
32.3.2	Education and Student Committee	Open	DP&P
33	Effectiveness of Senate Update To note the implementation plan	Open	Chair
34	Honorary Visiting Professors To note the appointments and re-appointments of Honorary Visiting Professors approved by Chair’s action	Open	Chair
Part Six	Concluding Items	Paper¹	Main Speaker(s)
35	Freedom of Information Review To identify any changes to the open/restricted/closed classification of papers from this meeting
	Date of next meeting - To be confirmed