Council: Annual Agenda 2025-26

Standard Items on every Agenda

• Chair’s Report
• Financial Update (except October)
• Audit and Risk Committee Report
• Capital Framework Progress Report (except October)
• Health, Safety and Environment Report
• Vice-Chancellor’s Report
• Matters for Report:
  • Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education and Student Experience)
    Student Recruitment; matters relating to Learning, Teaching and Student Experience
  • Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Report
    EDI Compliance; matters relating to EDI
  • Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation)
    Research Grants and Contracts; matters relating to Research and Innovation
  • Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sport)
    Sporting Excellence and Opportunity
• Risk Management (except October)
• Office for Students Reportable Incidents
• Reports from Committees
• Honorary Degree and University Medal invitations
• List of documents to which the Common Seal has been attached 

15 October 2025

Standard Items

• Chair’s Introduction/Duties and Responsibilities of Members
• Update on Core Plans – celebration of achievements and priorities for following year
• Student Recruitment
• National Student Survey
• Membership of Council Committees
• Overview of Year’s Forthcoming Business
• Notification of Senior Academic Appointmentt

27 November 2025

Standard Items

• Review of University KPIs for the previous year
• Financial Statements, including Statement of Corporate Governance
• Academic Quality and Standards Assurance Report
• Annual Report on Senior Staff Remuneration
• Prevent Duty
• Audit and Risk Committee Annual Reports including Internal Audit
• Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement
• Note dates of Graduation Ceremonies  

26 March 2026 

Standard Items

• Update on Enabling Projects
• University Budget 2025/26 and Financial Forecasts
• Revised Capital Framework
• Annual Health, Safety and Environment Report
• Annual Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Compliance Report
• Annual Report from the Radiation Protection Officer
• Annual Report on Academic Partnerships
• Annual Report on Philanthropy

02 July 2026

Standard Items

• Update on the Higher Education External Environment
• Implementing and Resourcing the University Strategy
• Approval of Office for Students estimated out-turn for 2025/26, University Budget 2026/27 and Financial Forecasts for the period ending 31 July 2031
• Loughborough Students’ Union Annual Report
• Outcome of Office for Students Prevent Duty Assessment
• Student Complaints Annual Report 

Items/themes expected during the year (exact timeline not yet determined)

• Financial strategy
• Estate masterplanning

Assistant Secretary to Council
August 2025