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:
8 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:
4 members of the Senate, appointed and any reappointments by the Senate:
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:
The President of the Union of Students:
The Council has a number of committees. The committees hold delegated responsibility for decision-making or consultation in specific areas:
The confirmed, unrestricted/non-confidential minutes of Council meetings are publicly available and copies can be viewed on our archive page.