Welcome

Senate website

Welcome to the website for the governing body of the University of Sydney, the Senate.

The Senate is the governing authority of the University of Sydney and has the functions conferred or imposed on it by or under the University of Sydney Act 1989 (as amended). The Senate of the University oversees all major decisions concerning the conduct of the University, including staff appointments and welfare, student welfare and discipline, financial matters and the physical and academic development of the University. It awards all degrees and diplomas and is responsible to the Parliament of NSW.

• Above: Senate meets in the Senate Room in the Quadrangle, photo copyright David White.

This website provides the following information about Senate, its functions and its Committees:

• Senate:
  - Frequently asked questions
  - Governance
  - University Statutes & Senate Rules & Resolutions
  - Membership of Senate
  - Elections of Fellows of Senate
  - Senate meeting dates & deadlines
  - Senate agenda & minutes summaries
  - History of Senate
  - Picture galleries
  - Graduation ceremonies
• Senate committees
• What's new
• Honorary Awards

If you have any queries about Senate, please contact the Registrar (phone: +61 2 9351 3003 or or the Senate Office (phone +61 2 9351 3268 or

Feedback on the Senate website can be emailed to , Senate Office.

Dr William Adams
Registrar and Secretary to Senate

Acknowledgements

The following are thanked for their valued contribution to and support of the ongoing development of the Senate website: Director, Corporate Services, Judith Russell; Secretariat staff Sally Paynter, Megan Kemmis, Mark Smith and especially David Bradbury; Manager, Archives and Record Management Services Tim Robinson, Reference Archivists Julia Mant and Nyree Morrison; University Art Collection and Gallery Senior Curator Louise Tegart and Curatorial Assistant Katie Yuill; Chancellor's Assistant Liz Cartwright; and Robert Woodley, Mitchell Pictures, State Library of NSW.