The Council

COUN07-M4

Minutes of the Special meeting of the University Council held on Tuesday 24 July 2007.

Members:

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

In attendance:

Professor Morag Bell; Professor Terry Kavanagh; Sir Charles McCullough; Professor Ken Parsons; Miranda Routledge; John Town; Jon Walker; Rachel Wiggans; Peter Winter.

Apologies for absence were received from:

Marc Gibson; Peter Haslehurst; Simon Proffitt; Dr Fytton Rowland.

07/61 Minutes

Minutes of the Special Meeting of Council held on 30 March 2007 [COUN07-M2] were CONFIRMED.

07/62 Membership of Council

The Chair informed members that due process was being followed to identify an appropriate replacement for Venu Dhupa as a co-opted member of Council. Proposals were expected to be brought forward to the November meeting of Council.

Action: Registrar

07/63 Senate

COUN07-P65

Council RECEIVED the report of the (Special) Meeting of Senate held on 4 July 2007 and APPROVED the following recommendations:

.1 Appointment of Prize Assessors

07/64 Human Resources Committee

(some information has been redacted due to personal data restrictions on publication)

COUN07-P66

Council RECEIVED a report of the meeting of the Human Resources Committee held on 14 June 2007 and APPROVED the following recommendations:

.1 Revised Harassment Procedures

.2 Recommendations relating to individual members

07/65 Appointment beyond Retirement Age

Council NOTED that, on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor (Chair of Senate), the Registrar (with delegated authority) had 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

Council NOTED that the Registrar (with delegated authority) had 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

07/66 Special Leave

COUN07-P67

Council RECEIVED the annual report of staff taking more than three months Special Leave.

07/67 Chair’s Action

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

- Re-appointment of Associate Deans

- Appointment/Re-appointment of Heads of Departments

07/68 Staffing

COUN07-P68

Council NOTED appointments since the Special Meeting of Council held on 30 March 2007.

07/69 Dates of Meetings in 2007/08

Council NOTED 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)

07/70 Valedictory

In her absence, Council recorded its thanks to Venu Dhupa for her contributions to the Council, and to the wider University, whilst a member of Council. The Chair would write to her on behalf of Council.

Action: Chair of Council