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The
Council
COUN10-A1
NOTICE OF MEETING
The next meeting of
the University Council will be held on Friday
19 March 2010 at 10.15am in the Council Chamber, Administration Building
2. A
Post-Meeting Briefing on Sustainability will take place at 1.00pm.
A tour of the Sports Development Centre will take place at
2.00pm.
Dr Jennifer
Nutkins, Secretary
AGENDA
1. Business
of the Agenda
Members are reminded that a starred item is approved at this stage unless notice is given of intention to speak to it. Any member wishing to speak to a starred item, to raise an item under any other business or to challenge the unconfirmed minutes is asked to give notice to the Secretary by mid-day on Tuesday 16 March 2010.
2. Minutes
To CONFIRM the Minutes of the Meeting of the Council held on 27 November 2009 (COUN09-M7) (previously circulated).
3. Matters arising from the Minutes
3.1 Further
to minute 09/96.4, to RECEIVE a summary of background information
relating to the University’s purchase of the Quality Hotel (now Link Hotel) and
APPROVE the loan facility with
Lloyds TSB.
COUN10-P1 & COUN10-P2
3.2 To
NOTE that, on 9 December 2009, the Privy Council approved changes to the
Charter and Statutes.
3.3 Other
Matters Arising
SECTION A: Items for Discussion
4. University Strategy/Planning
COUN10-P3
To RECEIVE an update on the University
Strategy and Implementation Plans following the Executive Leadership Team Away
Day.
5.
Key Performance Indicators
COUN10-P4
To RECEIVE an update.
6. University Finance
6.1 University Budget 2009-10
COUN10-P5
To RECEIVE an update on
the University’s budget for the current year.
6.2 Financial Climate Briefing 2010-2014
To RECEIVE a presentation on
the current and medium-term financial climate.
6.3 HEFCE Recurrent Grant 2010-11
To RECEIVE a verbal report
on the HEFCE recurrent grant for the academic year 2010-11.
7. Capital
Programme
COUN10-P6
To RECEIVE a progress report and NOTE the revised Capital Plan as a framework for making decisions on individual major projects.
8.
Science and Enterprise Park
8.1 Strategy/Vision for the Science
Enterprise Park
COUN10-P7
8.2 Preferred Developer
COUN10-P8
To CONSIDER a proposal to DELEGATE
AUTHORITY to the Chair to sign a contract with the preferred developer, subject
to recommendations from Operations Committee and with the support of the
Enterprise Board and Estates Management Committee.
8.3 Lease Surrender – Holywell Park
COUN10-P9 (to be
tabled)
To APPROVE a recommendation from the Land
Strategy Group.
9. HEFCE
Consultations on the Financial Memorandum and Charities Act Regulation Changes
COUN10-P10
To NOTE the proposed changes and implications for the role and responsibilities of Council members.
10.
Audit Committee
10.1 Report of Meeting – 11
February 2010
COUN10-P11
To RECEIVE
the report from the meeting of the Audit Committee
held on 11 February 2010.
*10.2 Appointment of Internal Auditors
To NOTE
that Audit Committee has agreed to extend the appointment of KPMG as the
University’s Internal Auditors until July 2012.
*11. Matters
for Reports
*11.1 Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)
COUN10-P12
*11.2 Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching)
COUN10-P13
*11.3 Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Enterprise)
COUN10-P14
12. Chairman’s
Report
To RECEIVE a report from the Chairman.
13. Vice-Chancellor's
Report
To RECEIVE a report from the Vice-Chancellor on
the following items:
i. Recent Developments at the
University
ii. Policy
Developments for HE in the
COUN10-P15
iii. National Pay Negotiations
14. Appointment of Chair of Council
COUN10-P16
To RECEIVE an update from the
Appointment Working Group for the next Chair of Council.
SECTION B - Items for Approval
*15.
Nominations Committee
*15.1 To APPROVE
revisions to the Terms of Reference of Nominations Committee.
COUN10-P17
*15.2 To APPROVE
revisions to role and duties of the Chancellor.
COUN10-P18
*15.3 To APPROVE
the re-appointment of Ric Parker as a co-opted member of Council until 31 July
2013.
*15.4 To RECEIVE
the report from the meeting of the Nominations Committee held on 26 November
2009.
COUN10-P19
*16. Senate
COUN10-P20 & COUN10-P21 (to follow)
To RECEIVE the
reports from the meetings held on 27 January and 3 March 2010, and to:
*16.1 APPROVE
Programme Proposals
*16.2 APPROVE
the establishment of the Design Research School
COUN10-P22
*17.
Health, Safety and Environmental
Committee - Constitution
To APPROVE amendments to the constitution
of the Health, Safety and Environmental Committee to remove the post of Pro-Vice-Chancellor from the membership of
the Committee.
SECTION C - Items
for Information
*18.
Membership of Committees
COUN10-P23
To NOTE membership of Council Members on Committees.
*19. Radiation
Protection Officer’s Annual Report
COUN10-P24
To RECEIVE the Radiation
Protection Officer’s Annual Report.
*20. Reports
of Committees
To RECEIVE reports from the following Committees:
*20.1 Advancement Committee – 10 February 2010
[COUN10-P25]
*20.2 Enterprise Board – 9 December 2009 & 10
February 2010 [COUN10-P26]
*20.3 Estates Management Committee – 5 November &
14 December 2009 [COUN10-P27]
*20.4 Health, Safety and Environmental Committee –
17 February 2010 [COUN10-P28]
*20.5 Performance Monitoring Group – 19 November
and 1 December 2009 [COUN10-P29]
*20.6 Student Experience Committee – 18 November 2009 & 24 February 2010 [COUN10-P30]
*20.7 Costing and Pricing Committee – 13 January
2010 [COUN10-P31]
*21. Any
Other Business
*22. Date of Next Meeting
Thursday, 8 July 2010 (1.30pm)
Author – Miranda Routledge
Date – March 2010
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