On 21 March 2025 the Senate approved with immediate effect a minor amendment to Regulation 34: Regulation for the Determination of Fitness to Practise (MA/SW and PGCE) to change the chair title of the Fitness to Practise Panel from Academic Director (Graduate/Undergraduate Studies) to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) or their nominee to avoid ambiguity from legacy titles.

On 12 February 2025 the Council approved with immediate effect revisions to Ordinance 7: Academic Bodies to reflect changes to the process for the appointment of Academic Heads of Department and reporting lines of the Committee on the Appointment of Heads of Department, as discussed and recommended by Senate on 29 January 2025. The Senate also approved the deletion of Regulation 30: Procedure for appointment of Heads of Joint Schools in the Faculties of Arts & Social Sciences, as this was now outdated and superseded by updates to Ordinance 7.

On 29 January 2025 the Senate approved updates to Regulation 29: Code of Practice relating to Freedom of Speech, Academic Freedom and the prevention of individuals from being drawn into terrorism consequent to the Government suspending the implementation of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023, with immediate effect.

These changes were noted by the Council on 12 February 2025.

On 29 January 2025 the Senate approved minor updates to Regulations 3, 6, 9, 11, 15, 23, 32, 34, 36, 37, 38, 40, 42 and 44 to update academic governance committee titles in accordance with the recommendations of the Academic Governance Review 2023/24 Final Report.

On 7 November 2024 the Senate approved updates to Regulation 29: Code of Practice relating to Freedom of Speech, Academic Freedom and the prevention of individuals from being drawn into terrorism consequent to HM Government suspending the implementation of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023, with immediate effect.

These changes will be noted by the University Executive Board on 11 November 2024 and by the Council on 22 November 2024.