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Ordinance XXVI: Honorary Degrees and Fellows

1. The Council and the Senate shall from time to time delegate to an Honorary Degrees Committee whose constitution and terms of reference shall be approved by the Senate and the Council the power to seek nominations and invite candidates to accept honorary degrees.
2. The Honorary Degrees Committee shall report to the first available meetings of the Senate and the Council the names of intended recipients of honorary degrees who have accepted an invitation to receive such degrees.  Each recipient of an honorary degree shall be presented for admission by a member of staff on the invitation of the Registrar.
3. Council shall delegate to the Senate* responsibility for conferring the title of Fellow of The University of Nottingham upon persons who have rendered exceptional services to the University. 

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*  Amendment approved by Council 13 March 2012