Calendar 2000–01

of the Senate and his unexpired period of membership is 6 months or longer, then a successor shall be elected in accordance with subparagraph ( b ) for that unexpired period of membership, but if his unexpired period of membership is shorter than 6 months, then no successor shall be elected for that unexpired period of membership. ( d ) A student member shall cease to be a member of the Senate if he ceases to be a registered student of the University or if he is suspended from pursuing full-time study at the University. 4. Subject to the Ordinance and Statutes, the Senate shall have the following powers and duties — ( a ) to promote research by members of the University; ( b ) to regulate the admission of persons to approved courses of study and their attendance at such courses; and to assign students to Colleges with due regard to the preferences of both the students and the Colleges; ( c ) to direct and regulate the instruction and teaching in approved courses of study and to conduct the examinations leading to degrees, diplomas, certificates and other awards of the University; ( d ) to consider, upon the advice of the Assembly of Fellows of each College, measures necessary for the conduct of student-orientated teaching, and to consider also measures necessary for the conduct of subject-orientated teaching; ( e ) to make, after report from the Faculties concerned, all regulations for giving effect to the Statutes and decrees relating to approved courses of study and examinations; ( f ) to appoint internal examiners after report from the Boards of the Departments concerned; ( g ) to recommend after report from the Boards of the Departments concerned external examiners for appointment by the Council; ( h ) to recommend the conferment of degrees (other than degrees honoris causa ) and to award diplomas, certificates and other distinctions; ( i ) to fix, subject to any conditions made by the donors and accepted by the Council, the times, the mode and the conditions of competition for University scholarships, bursaries and prizes, and to award the same; ( j ) to recommend to the Council the institution, abolition or holding in abeyance of all teaching posts and the assignment of teachers to a College after consultation with the Assembly of Fellows (where one has been established) of the College concerned; ( k ) to recommend to the Council external experts to serve as members of Boards of Advisers; ( l ) to report to the Council on all Statutes and Decrees and proposed changes thereof; ( m ) to report to the Council on any academic matter; ( n ) to discuss any matter relating to the University and to report its views to the Council; ( o ) to report to the Council on any matters referred to the Senate by the Council;