"The University Register" is an entirely student run organisation, and is administrated by an editorial board. The board is constituted of twelve students who are elected each year by regular contributors to the paper, with each board member serving a one-year term. Typically, it is the Editor-in-Chief who makes most of the day to day policy decisions for the paper, with big issues going before the board for approval; however, leadership styles of past EICs have varied widely from year to year. Some EICs have only served as figureheads to the organisation, with most policy decisions being made by the Editorial Board. However, other EICs have been known to use the board just as an advisory group. In any case, while it is the collective power of the Editorial Board which determines the direction of the organisation, it is the executive power of the Editor-in-Chief who carries the paper in that direction.