The Senate's members must include:
- the President and Vice-Chancellor (as Chair of Senate)
- the Vice-Presidents
- the Deans of the Faculties
- the Librarian
- Executive Director of iSolutions
- Executive Director of Research & Innovation Services (or such other title as may be determined from time to time)
- Director of the Doctoral College (or such other title as may be determined from time to time)
- Senior Executive Director, Students and Infrastructure (Deputy Vice President (Operations) (or such other title as may be determined from time to time)
- Chief of Staff & Chief Strategy Officer (or such other title as may be determined from time to time);
- Chief Executive Officer of University of Southampton Malaysia Campus (or such other title as may be determined from time to time);
- Once a representative of the Technical & Experimental Staff (Level 4+) to be elected by and from among their own number
- Four representatives of the Management, Specialist and Administrative Staff from Professional Services Directorates as detailed in Senate Standing Orders, to be elected by and from among their own number
- A total of fourty-three Academic Staff drawn from across all University faculties to be elected by and from among their own number as set out in Senate’s Standing Orders
- Five registered full-time students of the University
Secretary: Academic Registrar.
The Senate is responsible for overseeing all academic matters.
Find out more about the Senate's powers, laid out in ordinance 3.4.