University structure

Meetings dates for the Board of Governors Committee Structure, Academic Board Committee Structure, Subsidiary Company Structure, University of Hertfordshire Charitable Trust and The University Court can be found on the University Calendar.

Corporate governance

The Board of Governors has overall responsibility for running the University.

• Membership of the Board of Governors
• A-Z index of Committee Structure for the Board of Governors

The Office of the Vice-Chancellor oversees the day-to-day running of the University.

• More about the Office of the Vice-Chancellor
• Key staff in the Office of the Vice-Chancellor

The Academic Board is responsible for academic quality and standards, academic policies, research and scholarships.

• Membership of the Academic Board
• A-Z index of Committee Structure for the Academic Board

We also have an Executive Structure across the University.

• More about the Executive Structure

The University Court advises the University on developing its objectives and considers our impact on the wider community. The Court is a non-executive body (it is not part of the formal governance structure).

• Terms of Reference, Composition
• Membership

A number of Subsidiary Companies also form part of the University. These Companies provide a range of services to students and staff and the wider community.

• Subsidiary Company structure

UH Trust is a charitable company limited by guarantee, registered under company number 08272294.

• Core information about UH Trust
• Core information about the University of Hertfordshire Charitable Trust

Internal structure and administration

The University is organised across several Schools of Study, 6 Research themes and a number of administrative professional Strategic Business Units (SBUs).

Schools of Study

You'll find state-of-the-art facilities, academic excellence and unique engagement with the worlds of business, commerce and the public sector in all our Schools of Study:

• Creative Arts
• Education
• Health and Social Work
• Hertfordshire Business School
• Humanities
• Hertfordshire Law School
• Life and Medical Sciences
• Physics, Engineering and Computer Science

The University is also a member of the Hertfordshire Higher Education Consortium.

Research themes

6 inspiring research themes reflect our interdisciplinary strengths in some of the key global challenge areas of the 21st century. Find out more about our groundbreaking research and view key projects, news and public engagement:

• Food
• Global Economy
• Health and Wellbeing
• Heritage, Cultures and Communities
• Information and Security
• Space

Strategic Business Units

Administration at the University is organised across 9 non-academic Strategic Business Units (SBUs):

• Academic Registry
• Office of the Dean of Students
• Enterprise and Business Development
• Estates, Hospitality and Contract Services
• Finance
• Human Resources
• Library and Computing Services
• Marketing and Communications
• Office of the Vice-Chancellor