Governance

Honorary Degrees

Membership:

Chair: Vice-Chancellor and President (ex officio), Professor Karen Cox

Members: 
Chancellor (ex officio), Dr Gavin Esler

Chair of the Council (ex officio), Dame Ursula Brennan (to 31.7.2023)

Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost (ex officio), David Nightingale

Public Orator (ex officio) one of: 
Dr Oliver Double (to 31.7.2022)
Professor Darren Griffin (to 31.7.2020)
Professor Dan Lloyd (to 31.7.2022)
Dr Todd Mei (to 31.7.2021)
Dr Louise Naylor (to 31.7.2021)
Professor Toni Williams (to 31.7.2021)

Four members of Council: 
Bob Scruton (to 31.7.2021)
Sarah Gibson (to 31.7.2021)

tbc

Four members appointed by Senate: 
Professor Simon Kirchin (to 31.7.2022)

Dr Peter Nicholls (to 31.7.2022)
Professor Sally Sheldon (to 31.7.2022)
Professor Alex Stevens (to 31.7.2022)

President of the Students’ Union (ex officio), Josh Frost.

Secretary: Dr Sinead Critchley, Director of Governance and Assurance, (Secretary to Council).

Quorum:  one third of total actual membership with a lay majority.  The Committee has 5 lay and 8 University members making a total of 13 so Quorum = 5 (with at least 3 lay members).  (Approved by Council in December 2005)

Frequency of meetings: 1-2 p.a.

Terms of Reference:

Proposals for the conferment of honorary degrees shall be considered by a Joint Committee of the Council and the Senate. (Ordinance 27.2)

Procedure for the Revocation of Honorary Degrees.

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