Editing Macquarie University (section)

===University Council===
The university is governed by a 17-member Council.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://universitycouncil.mq.edu.au/ |title=Macquarie University Council Website |publisher=Macquarie University |access-date=5 September 2009 |archive-date=13 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090913160657/http://www.universitycouncil.mq.edu.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The University Council is the governing authority of the university under the ''Macquarie University Act 1989''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mq.edu.au/university/governance.html |title=Macquarie University Governance |publisher=Macquarie University |access-date=20 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090910051448/http://www.mq.edu.au/university/governance.html |archive-date=10 September 2009  }}</ref> The Council takes primary responsibility for the control and management of the affairs of the university, and is empowered to make by-laws and rules relating to how the university is managed. Members of the Council include the university vice-chancellor, academic and non-academic staff, the vice president of the Academic Senate and a student representative. The Council is chaired by the chancellor of the university.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Members |url=https://www.mq.edu.au/about/about-the-university/structure-governance/council/members |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Macquarie University |language=en}}</ref>

The Academic Senate is the primary academic body of the university. It has certain powers delegated to it by Council, such as the approving of examination results and the completion of requirements for the award of degrees. At the same time, it makes recommendations to the Council concerning all changes to degree rules, and all proposals for new awards.  While the Academic Senate is an independent body, it is required to make recommendations to the university Council in relation to matters outside its delegated authority.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |url=http://senate.mq.edu.au/ |title=Macquarie University Senate |publisher=Macquarie University |access-date=20 September 2009 |archive-date=13 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090913051556/http://www.senate.mq.edu.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor ====
Macquarie's current vice-chancellor, [[S Bruce Dowton|Bruce Dowton]], took over from Schwartz in September 2012. Prior to his appointment Dowton served as a senior medical executive having held a range of positions in university, healthcare and consulting organisations. He also served as a pediatrician at the Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, and as Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. There have been five vice-chancellors in the university's history.