| Administrative History | The Senate is responsible for the regulation and superintendence of teaching and for the promotion of research. The core functions of the Senate are broad and are specified in the Universities (Scotland) Acts as "to regulate and superintend the teaching and discipline of the University and to promote research".
The Senate is chaired by the Principal & Vice-Chancellor. Its membership includes all Vice-Principals, Heads of College, Heads of School, elected representatives of the academic and research staff of each School, representatives of the Students' Association and a number of ex officio members who hold University, College or School appointments. |
| Custodial History | Minutes and papers relating to the Senate have been collected over a substantial period of time. There has been no regular arrangment in place with regards to the transfer of material and it has been passed to Special Collections on an ad hoc basis, sometimes by members of the Senate or as part of a University department's collection of files. |