Council
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Council is the Governing Body of the University. The Chair of Council is Quentin Woodley and the Secretary is Mike Shore-Nye, Registrar and Secretary.
The University Governance Services team oversee the coordination and running of Council and Senate and other high level meetings.
The Register of Members' Interest 2025-26 can be found here - Council Register of Interests 2025-26
About Council
- Constitution
- Powers
- Council Scheme of Delegation
- Statement of Primary Responsibilities
- Council Standing Orders
- Who we are
Council Committees
- Academic Governance, Education and Student Experience Committee
- Audit and Risk Committee
- Council Standing Committee
- Finance and Investment Committee
- Governance and Nominations Committee
- Remuneration Committee
- Research and Innovation Committee
Reference information
Council member resources including minutes of Council meetings
Meeting dates
Meeting dates
2025-2026
Thursday 9 October\ Activity: Induction day
Wednesday 22 October\ Activity: Briefing day
Thursday 23 October\ Activity: Council \ Time (subject to change): 1000\ UEB date (for papers requiring UEB consideration): Thursday 11 September\ Paper submission date (for all other papers): Thursday 18 September
Tuesday 9 December\ Activity: Council\ Time (subject to change): 1000\ UEB date (for papers requiring UEB consideration): Thursday 24 October\ Paper submission date (for all other papers): Thursday30 October
2026
Wednesday 25 February\ Activity: Briefing day
Thursday 26 February\ Activity: Council \ Time (subject to change): 0930\ UEB date (for papers requiring UEB consideration): Thursday 15January\ Paper submission date (for all other papers): Thursday 15 January
Wednesday 29 April\ Activity: Joint Meeting of Council and Senate\ Time: TBA
Thursday 30 April\ Activity: Council \ Time (subject to change): 0930\ UEB date (for papers requiring UEB consideration): Thursday 5 March\ Paper submission date (for all other papers): Thursday 23 April
Wednesday 3 June\ Activity: Council \ Time (subject to change): 0930\ UEB date (for papers requiring UEB consideration): Thursday 16 April\ Paper submission date (for all other papers): Thursday 23 April
Wednesday 8 July\ Activity: Council \ Time (subject to change): 0930\ UEB date (for papers requiring UEB consideration): Thursday 28 May\ Paper submission date (for all other papers): Thursday 4 June
Council minutes
Council minutes
2025/26
- 22 October 2025 (Briefing Day)
- 23 October 2025
- 9 December 2025 (Strategic Briefing)
- 9 December 2025
- 25 February 2026 (Briefing Day)
- 26 February 2026
- 29 April 2026 (Briefing Day)
- 29 April 2026 (Joint Meeting of Council and Senate)
- 30 April 2026
- 3 June 2026
2024/25
- 30 October 2024 (Briefing Day)
- 31 October 2024
- 10 December 2024 (Strategic Briefing)
- 10 December 2024
- 26 February 2025 (Briefing Day)
- 27 February 2025
- 28 February 2025 (Council Strategic Briefing)
- 28 May 2025 (Joint Council and Senate Meeting)
- 28 May 2025 (Faculty of ESE Strategic Away Day)
- 29 May 2025
- 10 July 2025
2023/24
- 18 October 2023 (Briefing Day)
- 19 October 2023
- 23 November 2023 (Away Day)
- 12 December 2023
- 28 February 2024 (Briefing Day)
- 29 February 2024
- 18 April 2024 (Away Day)
- 22 May 2024 (Strategic Away Day)
- 23 May 2024
- 11 July 2024
2022/23
- 13 October 2022
- 24 November 2022 (Away Day)
- 8 December 2022
- 22 February 2023 (Briefing Day)
- 23 February 2023
- 13 April 2023
- 18 May 2023
- 6 July 2023
2021/22
- 25 November 2021 (Away Day/Approval of Financial Statements)
- 9 December 2021
- 17 February 2022
- 7th April 2022
- 19 May 2022
- 7 July 2022
2020/21
- 17 October 2019
- 19 November 2020 (approval of financial statements)
- 24 February 2021
- 15 April 2021
- 20 May 2021
- 8 July 2021
2019/20
- 17 October 2019
- 21 November 2019 (Away Day and approval of financial statements)
- 12 December 2019
- 27 February 2025
- 16 April 2020
- 21 May 2020
- 09 July 2020
2018/19
- 18 October 2018
- 22 November 2018 (Away Day and approval of financial statements)
- 13 December 2018
- 28 February 2019
- 04 April 2019
- 23 May 2019
- 11 July 2019