Senate Committees

The University of Northampton is governed by two sets of committee structures which ensure that that academic quality and standards are upheld. The Board of Governors oversees the governance of the University, whilst Senate oversees the academic quality operations of the University which affect the student experience. The procedures and principles that these committees operate under can be found in the Committee Handbook.

Minutes and papers for Senate committees (unless identified as confidential to the committee in question) can be obtained upon request from validations@northampton.ac.uk.

The University operates the following Senate committees in 2025/26. For most of them, their Terms of Reference can be accessed as annexes of the Committee Handbook.

• Senate
• Academic Quality and Standards Committee
• Research and Knowledge Exchange Committee
• Student Experience Forum
• Faculty Academic Committees (one for each Faculty)
• Faculty Student Experience Forums (one for each Faculty)
• Partnerships Committee
• Apprenticeships Committee
• Knowledge Exchange Sub-committee
• Research Degrees Committee
• Research Ethics Committee