Charter, Statutes and Regulations (1998 - )
The College is an independent corporation whose legal status derives from a Royal Charter granted under Letters Patent in 1907. It was granted a new Royal Charter and Statutes by Her Majesty the Queen in 1998. These define the objects of the College as “to provide the highest specialised instruction and the most advanced training, education, research and scholarship in science, technology and medicine, especially in their application to industry; and in pursuit of these to act in co-operation with other bodies.”
The College, as constituted by this Charter, consists of the members of the Court and of the Council, the Fellows of the College, the academic, and academic-related staff, the students and other members of the College. It has the power to do any lawful thing in furtherance of its objects and has the power: to award diplomas and certificates; to acquire, own, maintain, manage and dispose of real and other property; to solicit, receive and administer grants, fees, subscriptions, donations, endowments, legacies, gifts and loans of any property whatsoever, whether real or personal; to act as trustee for and in relation to endowments, legacies and gifts; to invest any monies in accordance with the relevant law and its own Statutes; to borrow and raise money; to enter into engagements and to accept obligations and liabilities; and generally to do all other lawful acts whatsoever.
- 'Appendix to the Statutes - Discipline, Grievance and Dismissal Procedures for Academic Staff', http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/portal/page?_pageid=164,626476&_dad=portallive&_schema=PORT.... [ Details ]
- Imperial College London, Charter, Imperial College London, 1907, http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/portal/page?_pageid=164,482796&_dad=portallive&_schema=PORT.... [ Details ]
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Updated: 19 June 2006
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