Information on Senate membership and Senate election procedures. Senate membership Senate has positions for approximately 300 members. These are divided into: 100 elected academic staff members (non-professorial) 100 elected academic staff members (professorial) 30 elected student members Up to 80 ex-officio members (including Heads of Schools, Heads of College, Vice-Principals, Assistant Principals, and College academic staff nominees such as College Deans). Senate is convened by the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Peter Mathieson. Senate membership 2023/24 Document Senate Membership 2023/24 (43.95 KB / XLSX) Senate elections Senate elections are held under the Senatus Academicus (Senate) Elections Regulations. Elections for academic staff roles are held annually in semester 2. Document Senate Election Regulations (260.34 KB / PDF) Election of student members of Senate is managed by the Edinburgh University Students' Association. The Senate Election Regulations enact University Ordinance 212: Composition of the Senatus Academicus. Document Ordinance 212: Composition of Senatus Academicus (43.62 KB / PDF) Senatus Assessors on Court The Senatus elects from its membership two Senatus Assessors to serve on the University Court. The following Senate members are the current Senatus Assessors on Court: Professor Richard Blythe (2022-2026) Dr Shereen Benjamin (2022-2026) An Academic Staff Member is elected to Court by academic staff, and if not already a Senate member, becomes an ex officio member of Senate. The position is currently held by Professor Tobias Kelly (2022-2026). Senate Privacy Notice Document Senate Privacy Notice (423.82 KB / PDF) This article was published on 2024-07-29