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:
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:
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.
Statement of the Council’s Primary Responsibilities and delegated and related matters 2022-2023
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Mr Oliver Murray – SUSU President