The Senate is the academic authority of Imperial College London and draws its membership entirely from the staff and students of the university. Its role is to direct and regulate the teaching work of the university.
The Senate delegates specific functions, powers and duties to the following individual sub-committees which act on the Senate's behalf according to the Schedule of Delegation [pdf]. See also the Academic Governance Structure [pdf] diagram.
PC, RPRC and PRQC
Former Committees
Former committees
The following committees have now been disbanded. For further information regarding these committees please contact Scott Tucker, the Deputy Director (Academic Quality and Standards).
- Learning and Teaching Committee
- I-Explore Module Innovation Group
- Ed Tech Guild Strategic Oversight Group (GSOG)
- Student Support and Wellbeing Committee
- Master's Quality Committee - Business , Engineering and Physical Sciences
- Master's Quality Committee - Medicine, Life Sciences & School of Professional Development
- Short Course Quality Committee
- Engineering Studies Committee
- Medical Studies Committee
- Science Studies Committee
- Quality and Academic Review Committee
- Quality Assurance Advisory Committee
- Recruitment and Admissions Policy Committee
- Careers Advisers' Committee
- Humanities Committee
- Graduate Education Strategic Committee
- Graduate School Management and Strategy Committee
- Graduate School (Engineering and Physical Sciences) Postgraduate Quality Committee
- Graduate School (Life Sciences and Medicine) Postgraduate Quality Committee
- Graduate School (Engineering and Physical Sciences) Management Committee
- Graduate School (Life Sciences and Medicine) Management Committee
- Joint Research Degree Committee
- Strategic Education Committee
- Strategic Research Committee
- Recruitment and Admissions Strategy and Policy Committee
- Management Board
- E-Learning Strategy Committee
- Continuing Professional Development Quality Committee
- Undergraduate Admissions Committee