University Council – supporting and guiding the University of Southampton.
The University’s governing body is the Council, which meets six times a year. It approves the strategic plans of the University and is ultimately responsible for its finances, buildings and staff.
It approves all major development and receives regular reports from the Vice-Chancellor and the Executive Management Team, and is responsible for ensuring that audited financial statements are produced for each financial year.
The Council is made up of 5 different classes of membership:
- Class 1: Officers (5 Positions - Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer, President & Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President)
- Class 2: Members Appointed by the Council
- Class 3: Academic members of staff
- Class 4: Non-academic member of staff
- Class 5: President of the Students' Union
Council members
Class 1 Officers
- Professor Mark E Smith - President and Vice-Chancellor
- Philip Greenish CBE, BSc, HonFREng, CEng, FIET - Chair of Council
- Dame Judith Macgregor, DCMG, LVO, Vice Chair of Council
- Mr Stephen Young, BSc (Southampton) - Treasurer
- Professor Phillip Wright, BE(Hons), ME(Hons), PhD, FIChemE, CEng - Senior Vice-President
Class 2 Lay Members
Members appointed by Council being neither employees nor officers of the University, of whom at least 1 (2 desirably) shall be graduates of the University:
- Mr William Shannon (Bill), CA
- Ms Jenni Douglas-Todd
- Mr Richard Gledhill
- Ms Francesca Barnes, BA Hons (Oxon)
- Dr Alison Vincent, PhD, BSc, FREng, FBCS
- Ms Hannah Pawlby, BSc (Southampton), MSc
- Dame Madeleine Atkins, DBE, DL, FAcSS
- Mr Akshay Thakur
- Baroness Sandy Verma
Class 3 Members Appointed by Senate
Members of the Senate, appointed and any reappointments by the Senate:
Class 4 Member of the Non-Teaching Staff
1 member of the full-time staff of the University other than Academic staff to be appointed from amongst their own number by such means as the Council shall from time to time determine:
Class 5 Representative of the Union of Students
The President of the Union of Students:
- Mr Oliver Murray – SUSU President
Committees of the Council
The Council has a number of committees. The committees hold delegated responsibility for decision-making or consultation in specific areas:
- Nominations Committee
- Remuneration Committee - To view the Annual Report of the Remuneration Committee, click here
- Audit Committee
- Finance Committee
- Health and Safety Audit and Assurance Committee
- Safety and Occupational Health Committee
- Consultative Committee for Safety and Occupational Health
- University Biological Risk Management Committee
- Estates and Infrastructure Committee
- Pensions Committee
Council meeting minutes
The confirmed, unrestricted/non-confidential minutes of Council meetings are publicly available and copies can be viewed on our archive page.
Useful Downloads
Statement of the Council’s Primary Responsibilities and delegated and related matters 2022-2023
UEB Register of Interests 2022/23
Class 2 Lay Members
Class 3 Members Appointed by Senate
Class 4 Member of the Non-Teaching Staff
Class 5 Representative of the Union of Students
Mr Oliver Murray – SUSU President