School Committees

Links to committees within the School.

Administration Advisory Committee

A forum for administrative staff to meet with the Head of School and discuss relevant issues. Meets once per semester.

Advisory Board

Consists of a group of people, external to the School, who provide advice to the Head of School on issues relating to the overall objectives and operation of the School, including the structure and content of the teaching program and the development of innovative teaching methods, research profile and management and strategic research directions, general resource and management issues, and research and teaching collaboration with other organisations.

Colloquium Committee

Members are drawn from across the School, to provide an effective means for soliciting visitors and other speakers, and to ensure that the full range of the School's research and interests is represented.

IT Policy Committee

Provides advice to the Head of School on the use of information technology within the School. Issues addressed by the committee include the development of the School's computing network, visibility of the School on the internet, and the use of computers for teaching and research.

Occupational Health and Safety Policy Committee

Provides advice to the Head of School on issues relating to occupational health and safety matters within the School of Physics. The School Safety Officer, who is a member of the Occupational Health and Safety Policy Committee, is responsible to the Head of School on a day-to-day basis for operational matters regarding occupational health and safety.

Professorial Advisory Committee (PAC)

Provides advice to the Head of School on all issues relating to the School. Meets twice per semester.

Research Committee

Provides advice to the Head of School on issues relating to research. This Committee ranks submissions for internal grant schemes, ranks school submissions to University grant schemes, and provides advice and support for external grant scheme applicants (eg ARC Discovery Projects).

School Management Committee

Provides advice to the Head of School on issues relating to day-to-day management of the School.

School Academic Meeting

Starting in 2010, School meetings are to be held monthly to provide information to academic staff on proposals and developments that affect teaching and research in the School.

School Board

The School Board is constituted and operated as specified by resolution of the Senate (for further information see Resolutions of the Senate - Departments, Schools and Committees 21. (1)). All staff and students are welcome to attend.

Space Committee

Advises Head of School on all aspects of physical space usage and allocation in the School.

Student Services Management Committee

The committee’s role is to provide information, commentary and advice on, and make recommendations, for the provision and development of student services in the School of Physics.

Teaching and Learning Committee

Manages the teaching program of the School of Physics, and provides advice to the Head of School on matters relating to the School’s teaching program.

Technical Services Advisory Committee

A forum for technical services staff to meet with the Head of School and discuss relevant issues. Meets once per semester.