The Council

COUN07-M2

Minutes of the (Special) meeting of the University Council held on Friday 30 March 2007.

Members:

Sir Bryan Carsberg (Chair); Dr Memis Acar (ab); John Blackwell; Roger Boissier; Penny Coates (ab); Dr Sandie Dann; Vivian Dhaliwal (ab); Venu Dhupa; Gifty Edila; Sir John Gains; Marc Gibson; Paul Glover; Professor Neil Halliwell; Peter Haslehurst; Norma Honey (ab); Sir John Jennings (ab); Jim Mutton; Professor Richard Parry-Jones; Professor Shirley Pearce; Graham Picken; Simon Proffitt; Dr Fytton Rowland; Jackie Strong; Professor Rachel Thomson (ab); Professor Y Vardaxoglou; Professor Peter Warwick; Dr Cyril Woodruff (ab); Dr Alan Woods.

In attendance:

Professor Chris Backhouse; Professor Morag Bell; Chris Dunbobbin; Professor Peter Golding; Professor Terry Kavanagh; Professor Ken Parsons; Michael Pearson; John Town; Jon Walker; Rachel Wiggans; Peter Winter.

Apologies for absence were received from:

Dr Memis Acar; Penny Coates; Vivian Dhaliwal; Venu Dhupa; Norma Honey; Cyril Woodruff.

07/23 Minutes

The Minutes of the (Special) Meeting of Council held on 19 December 2006 [COUN06-M8] were CONFIRMED.

07/24 Honorary Degrees

COUN07-P25

Pursuant to Statute XVIII, on the recommendation of Senate and with the advice of the Honorary Degrees Committee, Council APPROVED the issuing of invitations to persons to receive Honorary Degrees at Graduation Ceremonies in 2007 onwards.

07/25 University Medal

COUN07-P26

Council APPROVED the issue of invitations to receive University Medals at Graduation Ceremonies in 2007.

07/26 Human Resources Committee

COUN07-P27

Council RECEIVED a report of the meeting of Human Resources Committee held on 13 February 2007, and APPROVED the following recommendations:

(i) Honorary Titles (Annex A refers)

(ii) New Policy - Religion and Belief (Annex B refers)

It was noted that the University’s Risk Register did not currently contain a cultural element, and would therefore need to be updated to take into account this policy.

(iii) New Policy - Sexual Orientation (Annex C refers)

(iv) Revised Procedure - Personal Titles (Annex D refers)

It was noted that the way in which the precise wording of personal titles was determined was an important issue, as such titles impacted on the way in which the University was perceived. It was AGREED that Human Resources Committee would be asked to consider whether existing procedures in this area were adequate.

07/27 Senate

COUN07-P28

Council RECEIVED reports of the (Special) Meetings of Senate held on 25 October 2006, 22 November 2006, and 7 March 2007, and APPROVED the following recommendation:

(i) Award of University Prizes (minute 07/22) and Annex A refers.

07/28 Extensions of Appointment

Council NOTED the action of the Registrar (with delegated authority) in approving, in accordance with Statute XXII and Ordinance XII, the following extension of appointment beyond retirement date:

Professor Malcolm Hill, Business School, until 1 November 2007.

07/29 Structural Deficits

Council NOTED that at its meeting on 22 January 2007, Operations Sub-Committee considered business plans for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering which incorporated additional income from HEFCE from 2007-08. These showed the departments moving out of deficit in 2007-08, and Operations Sub-Committee agreed therefore that they should be removed from structural deficit.

07/30 Lay Members’ Profiles

COUN07-P29

Council RECEIVED updated Lay Members’ profiles.

07/31 Valediction

Council recorded its thanks to Michael Pearson and Roger Boissier, for whom this had been the last meeting.

07/32 Date of Next Meeting

Tuesday, 24 July 2007