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Minor updates to Ordinance 10

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:09:00 GMT

On 15 July 2026, the Council approved with immediate effect minor amendments to Ordinance 10: Students' Union, including:

Removal of reference to the now disestablished Faculty Boards.
Addition of reference to Finance and General Purposes Committee, where WSU Annual Report and Accounts are presented.
Update name of Finance Group where WSU Management Accounts are reviewed.
Addition of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 with reference to Warwick’s responsibilities.
Minor typos.

Updates to Regulation 6

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:34:17 GMT

On 24 June 2026, the Senate approved with immediate effect amendments to Regulation 6: Admission to the University to ensure the regulation is fit for purpose, aligned with best practice, and clearer in structure and language in line with the requirements of the Academic Regulations and Policy Framework

Updates to Ordinance 8

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:41:38 GMT

On 29 April 2026, the Council approved revisions to Ordinance 8 Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates with immediate effect, to to allow the posthumous conferral of a non-academic version of all degrees, certificates and diplomas listed in the Ordinance.

Minor update to Regulation 34

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 09:29:55 GMT

On 18 February 2026, the Senate approved with immediate effect a minor amendment to Regulation 36: Student Registration, Attendance and Progress, 4.3. to update "the University’s Good Practice Guide on Monitoring Student Engagement and Progression" to "the University’s Student Engagement and Progress Monitoring Policy".

Minor update to Regulation 34

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:05:41 GMT

On 10 February 2026, the Senate approved with immediate effect a minor amendment to Regulation 34: Determination on Fitness to Practise, (2)(a) to reflect the change of name from Director of of the Centre for Teacher Education and Director of the Centre for Lifelong Learning to Head of the Centre for Teacher Education and Head of the Centre for Lifelong Learning respectively.

Updates to Regulation 34

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:04:00 GMT

On 28 January 2026, the Senate approved with immediate effect several minor amendments to Regulation 34: Determination of Fitness to Practise, following approval of changes to the Membership of the Fitness to Practise Panel (non-MBChB) for 2025-26 by the Quality and Standards Subcommittee.

The changes will be noted by the Council on 11 February 2026.

Minor update to Regulation 42

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 12:29:00 GMT

On 11 November 2025, the Senate approved with immediate effect a minor amendment to Regulation 42: Governing Academic Appeals, 5.3 to reflect the change of name from Faculty Education Committee to Faculty Education and Student Experience Committee.

The change will be noted by the Council on 11 February 2026.

Updates to Regulation 10

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 09:59:00 GMT

On 5 November 2025, the Senate approved with immediate effect several minor amendments to Regulation 10: Examination Regulations to reflect current practice and add reference to smart watches.

The change will be noted by the Council on 26 November 2025.

Updates to Ordinance 4.4

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 10:18:34 GMT

On 10 October 2025, the Council approved revisions to Ordinance 4.4: Powers of the Council with immediate effect, to demonstrate more clearly the powers and regulatory responsibilities of Council.

Update to Regulation 23

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 10:28:00 GMT

On 1 October 2025 the Senate approved with immediate effect an amendment to Regulation 23: Regulation Governing Student Misconduct and Student Misconduct Panels to reflect that the team name of "Human Resources" has been updated to "People Team".