Section 8: Functions of the Senate

(1) Subject to section 5 of this Act and subsections (3) and (4) of this section and to the provisions of this Act relating to the Visitor, it shall be the general function of the Senate to organize and control teaching in the University, admission to Post-graduate courses and other admission of students, the discipline of students and to promote research in the University.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, it shall in particular be the function of the Senate to make provision for the-
(a) establishment, organization and control of campuses, colleges, faculties, departments, schools, Institutes and other teaching and research units of the University, and the allocation of responsibility for different branches of learning;
(b) organization and control of courses of study in the University and of the examinations held in conjunction with those courses, including the appointment of examiners, both internal and external;
(c) award of degrees, and such other qualifications as may be prescribed, in connection with examinations conducted by the University;
(d) making of recommendations to the Council with respect to the award to any person of an honorary fellowship or honorary degree or the title of professor emeritus;
(e) establishment, organization and control of halls of residence and similar institutions in the University;
(f) supervision of the welfare of students in the University and the regulation of their conduct;
(g) granting of fellowships, scholarships, prizes and similar awards in so far as the awards are within the control of the University; and
(h) determination of what description of dress shall be academic dress for the purposes of the University, and regulating the use of academic dress.
(3) The Senate shall not establish any new campus, college, faculty, department, school, institute or other teaching and research units of the University, or any hall of residence or similar institution at the University without the approval of the Council.
(4) Subject to this Act and the Statutes, the Senate may make regulations for the purpose of exercising any function conferred on it either by the provisions of this section or for the purpose of providing for any matter for which provision by regulation is authorized or required by this Act or by Statute.