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 (8 External Members)
- Class 3: Academic members of staff (4 Members)
- Class 4: Non-academic member of staff (1 member)
- 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
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:
- Mr William Shannon (Bill), CA
- Mr Peter Hollins, BA
- Mr Graeme Hobbs, BSc, MSc
- 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
4 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 Benjamin Dolbear – 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:
- Standing Committee of Council
- 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
- Genetic Modification and Biosafety 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.