Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
University of Wales. Council
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
The University Council was established in the reorganisation of University administration by supplemental charter in 1920 following the report of the Royal Commission on University Education in Wales. It assumed the financial responsibility of the Standing Executive Committee of the Court and the University Senate and became responsible therefore for the control of University property, investments, accounts and finances. It was also responsible for the appointment of examiners; the awards of Studentships and Fellowships; the creation of new departments within the constituent colleges of the University; and the conferring of Honorary Degrees. It held its first meeting on 9 December 1920.