Governance
How Southshore is led and held to account.
Governing Council, Academic Board / Senate, Executive Management Council, Graduate School Advisory Board, Appointments & Promotions Committee, Research, Ethics & Innovation Committee, Faculty Boards, Student Representative Council, and supporting committees.
Academic Board / Senate
The senior academic authority, responsible for curriculum, standards and academic policy.
Learn more →Appeals & Disciplinary Committee
Independent panel that hears student and staff appeals, disciplinary matters and grievance resolutions.
Learn more →Appointments & Promotions Committee
Committee overseeing senior academic and professional appointments, promotions, and tenure decisions.
Learn more →Deans & Faculty Leadership
Faculty Deans and departmental heads who lead academic schools and drive discipline-specific strategy.
Learn more →Executive Management Council
The senior executive body responsible for day-to-day leadership and operational delivery.
Learn more →Faculty Boards
School-level boards that oversee programme development, student experience and academic operations within each faculty.
Learn more →Finance, Audit & Risk Committee
Advisory body monitoring financial health, audit compliance and enterprise risk management.
Learn more →Governing Council
The supreme governing body of the University, with oversight of strategy, finance and risk.
Learn more →Graduate School Advisory Board
Advisory body guiding postgraduate programmes, research training and the academic direction of the Graduate School.
Learn more →Quality Assurance & Accreditation
Committee responsible for academic quality, institutional accreditation and continuous improvement.
Learn more →Research, Ethics & Innovation Committee
Strategic body that drives research priorities, innovation partnerships and upholds the highest standards of research ethics and integrity.
Learn more →Student Representative Council
Elected student body that articulates student voice in governance, policy and campus life decisions.
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