This Act created three bodies: the General Council, University Court and Academic Senate (Senatus Academicus).
The Senatus Academicus, chaired by the Principal, is charged with determining the programmes of teaching for the students and deciding on the regulations for awarding degrees.
The Senatus Academicus has de facto responsibility for student discipline, subject to the appellate jurisdiction of the Court.
The University Court has the power to overturn decisions made by the Senatus Academicus and all the academic staff of the University are de jure appointed by the Court, but de facto such decisions are made by the Principal and the Academic Council.
The Court maintains a significant majority of members drawn from within, or appointed by those within, the University community itself.
[10][11] As of May 2017[update] the Senior Governor is Dame Anne Pringle DCMG, who was appointed in August 2016 and is an alumna of the University.
Under the Sponsio Academica the Senate has the power to expel a student should they bring the University into disrepute.
[2][13] However, the full Senatus Academicus has not met as a governing body since 1995, with only ceremonial meetings taking place, such as graduation.
[16][2] As of 23 October 2018[update], the members of the Principal's Office were:[17] The University is divided into four Faculties – Arts, Divinity, Science, and Medicine.
These Faculty Councils, in association with the Senatus Academicus, are ultimately responsible inter alia for the approval of new undergraduate and postgraduate courses and for overseeing the monitoring of the progress of students.
The Faculty Business Committees, comprising the Faculty officers and any other co-opted members, meet in advance of each TLA committee to dispatch routine affairs and review issues arising from the implementation of policy or course proposals, highlighting issues that may need discussion in the wider forum of the TLA.[when?]