The Council

COUN06-M8

Minutes of the (Special) meeting of the University Council held on Tuesday 19 December 2006.

Members:

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

Vivian Dhaliwal; Peter Haslehurst; Norma Honey, Professor Richard Parry-Jones

06/125 Minutes

Minutes of the (Special) Meeting held on 27 October 2006 [COUN06-M6] were CONFIRMED, subject to one correction; the removal of the names of the student members from the note of those present.

06/126 Honorary Degrees

Pursuant 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.

06/127 Appointment of Pro-Chancellor and Vice-Chair of Council

06/127.1 Council RESOLVED to recommend to Court that Sir John Gains be appointed as Pro-

Chancellor for an initial term of three years from February 2007.

06/127.2 Council RESOLVED to appoint Sir John Gains as Vice-Chair of Council for an initial three year period from February 2007.

06/128 Human Resources Committee

Council RECEIVED a report of the meeting of Human Resources Committee held on 16 November 2006, and APPROVED the following recommendations:

(i) Revised membership of Human Resources Committee

(ii) Grievance Procedure

(iii) Revised Membership and Terms of Reference of Equal Opportunities Sub-Committee

(iv) Honorary Titles

06/129 Dates of Future Meetings

Friday, 30 March 2007
Tuesday, 24 July 2007