Senate elections: Opportunities to stand
27 March 2023
Nominations are now open for one of 11 vacant spots on the University Senate from eligible academic colleagues.
Following a review of the Senate in July 2022, there are now two categories of membership for academic colleagues:
- Teaching & Learning (T&L) - 5 vacancies
- Research community - 6 vacancies
Elected colleagues serve on Senate for a period of three years.
About Senate
Senate is established by the Charter and is the University’s main academic administrative body. Reporting to the Council, the Senate meets 3-5 times a year.
The Senate comprises members of the University Executive Board (UEB), Deans, Heads and elected representatives of Schools, colleagues from the T&L and Research communities, as well as RUSU Officers and elected students.
The University Boards for Teaching, Learning and Student Experience, Research and Innovation, UEB, and Global Engagement, report to Senate.
Who is eligible?
The opportunity is open to academic colleagues (Grade 6 and above) on teaching intensive, teaching & research and research intensive contracts including: Heads of Department, T&L and Research Deans, SDTLs, SDATs, UTFs, Lecturers, Associate Professors, Professors, Research Division Leads, PDRAs, Research Grades 7/8/9.
How to stand for election
If you would like to stand for election to the Senate, please submit a short manifesto of no more than 250 words, including in which category you would like to stand, to l.v.sharman@reading.ac.uk by 16:00 Friday 28 April 2023.
The manifesto should detail relevant skills and experience, the reasons you would like to join the Senate, and the contribution you think you could make.
Colleagues who identify from underrepresented communities are encouraged to apply.
The election for the vacant posts will open for colleagues eligible to vote in mid May.
If you have any queries about Senate, please contact Louise Sharman at l.v.sharman@reading.ac.uk