# University Governance

**Source**: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/governance/
**Parent**: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/alumni/

Loughborough University is an independent corporation established by its Royal Charter which was granted in 1966. The University’s governing body is the Council, the members of which are also are the trustees of the University in relation to its status as an exempt charity which is regulated by OfS.

[Overview of Governance](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/governance/overview/)

[### Charter and Statutes](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/governance/statutes/)

[### University Ordinances](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/governance/ordinances/)

[### University Regulations](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/governance/regulations/)

[### Visitor and Officers of the University

Key roles in University governance](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/governance/visitor-officers/)

[### Charitable Status Information

Details about the University’s charitable status and trustees](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/governance/charitable/)

[### School structure

The structure of our Schools, and the management teams leading them](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/governance/school-structure/)

[### Senior University Appointments

Appointment procedures for senior University roles where articles of governance apply](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/governance/senior-appointments/)

[### Good Governance Declarations

The governance procedures guiding the University's operation](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/governance/goodgovernancedeclarations/)

[### Schedule of Delegation

A document that records where authority rests within the University for particular decisions made in the name of or on behalf of the University](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/governance/schedule-of-delegation/)

[### Academic Freedom

The University statement on Academic Freedom](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/governance/academic-freedom/)

[### Freedom of Speech

The Code of Practice on Freedom of Expression (Legal Services' site)](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/services/legal-services/expression/)

[### Policy on Public Statements by the University

Defining the situations in which the University will and will not make public statements on issues](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/governance/policy-on-public-statements/)

[### Office of the Independent Adjudicator

Information on the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (OIA)](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/governance/oia/)

### Related Links

- [University Council](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/committees/council/)
- [University Senate](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/committees/senate/)
- [Vice Chancellor's Office](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/services/vco/)
- [Academic Registry](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/services/registry/)
- [Schools and Departments](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/)

[University Committees - meetings and procedures](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/committees/)

[About the University - our vision and who we are](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/about/)