Criteria for the Award of Honorary Fellowships
1. Honorary fellowships will normally be awarded at or after retirement to members of staff who have made a substantial, significant and sustained contribution to the life and development of the University. Such individuals will have:
- Embodied the values of the University in their daily work
- Made an impact over and above that implied by the remit of their role
- Positively changed practices, attitudes and culture across the whole University
- Been regarded as a role model by their colleagues
- Had a track record of exceptional achievement with sustained impact.
2. To retain their value, honorary fellowships will be awarded rarely and only to exceptional candidates. As such there are likely to be many years where no honorary fellowships are conferred.
3. Honorary fellowships will not normally:
- Be awarded to outgoing Vice-Chancellors of the University
- Be used as a means of recognising long service
- Be awarded to members who are still in the service of the University.
4. Honorary fellowships will usually be conferred at a degree ceremony or other University occasion.
5. Honorary fellows are granted lifetime membership of the University.
6. All members of the University are eligible to make nominations for the award of an honorary fellowship. Nominations must be made in confidence to the Clerk to Council and should set out how an individual meets the criteria detailed in paragraph 1 above.
7. Nominations for the award of honorary fellowships shall be considered by the Joint Committee on Honorary Degrees with a view to making recommendations to the Senate and the Council.
8. The Council may, on the recommendation of the Joint Committee on Honorary Degrees and the Senate, revoke an honorary fellowship.