The Council

COUN07-A4

NOTICE OF MEETING

The next (Special) meeting of the University Council will be held on Tuesday 24 July 2007 immediately following the close of the Ordinary Meeting in the Council Chamber, Administration Building 2.

Mr J M Town, Registrar

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 Registrar by mid-day on Monday 23 July .

2. Minutes

To confirm the Minutes of the (Special) Meeting of the Council held on 30 March 2007 (COUN07-M2 previously circulated).

3. Matters arising from the Minutes

SECTION A: Items for Discussion

4. Membership of Council

To receive a verbal report regarding the co-opted vacancy (vice Venu Dhupa) from 1 August 2007.

SECTION B - Items for Approval

*5. Senate

COUN07-P66

To receive reports of the (Special) Meetings of Senate held on 4 July 2007 and to approve the following recommendations:

.1 Appointment of Prize Assessors (minute 07/72 and Annex A refers)

6. Human Resources Committee

COUN07-P67

To receive a report of the meeting of the Human Resources Committee held on 14 June 2007 and to approve the following recommendations:

.1 On the recommendation of Senate, Revised Harassment Procedures (Annex A)

.2 Recommendations relating to individual members (Annex B)

*7. Appointment beyond Retirement Age

To note that, on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor (Chair of Senate), the Registrar (with delegated authority) has approved, in accordance with Statute XXII and Ordinance XII, the following extensions of appointment beyond retirement date:

Bruce Scott, Computing Services, from 1 July 2007 to 30 September 2007

David Hoare, Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, 0.1FTE
from 1.8.07 to 30.9.07

Patricia Jackson, WEDC, from 1 October 2007, for two years

Vic Roulstone, Electronic and Electrical Engineering, 0.5 FTE from 15 July 2007 for 6 months

To note that the Registrar (with delegated authority) has approved, in accordance with Statute XXII and Ordinance XII, the following appointments beyond retirement date:

Professor Robin Hudson, Mathematical Sciences, 0.2 FTE from 1 June 2007 for three years

SECTION C - Items for Information

*8. Special Leave

COUN07-P68

To receive the annual report of staff taking more than three months Special Leave.

*9. Chair’s Action

To note that the Chair of Council and the Vice-Chancellor (with delegated authority) have taken action on behalf of Council to approve:

- Re-appointment of Associate Deans

- Appointment/Re-appointment of Heads of Departments

Full details are available from the Assistant Secretary upon request. A full list will be circulated with the Council agenda in November.

*10. Staffing

COUN07-P69

To note appointments since Meeting of Council held on 30 March 2007.

*11. Dates of Meetings in 2007/08

To note the dates for meetings in 2007/08 as follows:

Wednesday, 28 November 2007 (am)
Friday, 18 January 2008 (pm)
Friday, 28 March 2008 (am)
Tuesday, 22 July 2008 (pm)

12. Any Other Business

13. Date of Next Meeting

Wednesday, 28 November 2007 (am)

14. Valedictory

To give thanks to the staff and lay members for whom this will be the last meeting.