Standing committees
The University Court has a number of standing committees. To find out about the current members of each committee, take a look at the relevant section below.
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Membership
Convener
Jonathan Hewitt - General Council assessor
Members
Frank MacInnis - non-executive member of Court
Ros King - non-executive member of Court
Professor Ewan McKendrick - non-executive member of Court
Nicola Catterall - Court nominee (external member)
Jenny Stewart - non-executive member of CourtIn regular attendance
Professor Ineke De Moortel – Master of the United College
Alastair Merrill — Vice-Principal (Governance)
Andrew Goor — Finance director
Ester Rukuc - Vice-Principal (Strategy, Policy andPlanning)
Calli Hopkinson — deputy director of Finance
R Jones - Ernst & Young, external auditors
S Reid — Ernst & Young, external auditors
J Lucas — KPMG LLP, internal auditors
Margaret Sinclair — executive officer to the University Court and Senate and secretary to the committeeMeeting Dates
- Thursday 7 September 2023
- Thursday 5 October 2023
- Thursday 23 November 2023
- Thursday 15 February 2024
- Thursday 16 May 2024
Working lunches normally start at 1pm.
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Membership
Convener
Alison Johns - Non-executive member
Members
- Professor Dame Sally Mapstone FRSE - Principal
- Ray Perman – Senior Lay Member
- Adrian Greer - Chancellor’s Assessor and Deputy Chair of Court
- Dr Lorna Dargan - Non Academic Staff Assessor
- Dr Stephen Tyre - Senate Assessor (as at 1 August 2022)
- Barry Will - President of the Students' Association
In regular attendance
- Alastair Merrill — Vice-Principal (Governance)
- Margaret Sinclair — executive officer to the University Court and Senate and secretary to the committee
Meeting Dates
- Friday 1 December 2023
- Thursday 7 March 2024
- Thursday 23 May 2024
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Membership
Convener
Ray Perman – Senior Lay Member
Members
- Professor Dame Sally Mapstone FRSE — Principal
- Derek Watson - Quaestor and Factor
- Barry Will - President of the Students' Association
- Timothy Allan - non-executive member of Court
- Eve McCurrich - non-executive member of Court
- Adrian Greer - Chancellor’s Assessor, lay member of Court
- Professor Sharon Ashbrook - Senate assessor
Court members in attendance
- Deputy Principal Brad MacKay - Deputy Principal and Vice-Principal (International Strategy and External Relations)
- Cam Brown - Director of Education, Students' Association
- Professor Catherine O’Leary (as at 1 August 2022)
In regular attendance
- Professor Ineke De Moortel — Master of the United College
- Andrew Goor — Finance director
- Margaret Sinclair — executive officer to the University Court and Senate and secretary to the committee
- Dr Fiona Thompson — executive officer to the Principal’s Office
- Ester Ruskuc — Vice-Principal (Strategy, Policy and Planning)
Meeting dates
- Friday 15 September 2023
- Friday 15 December 2023
- Friday 8 March 2024
- Friday 24 May 2024
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Membership
Convener
Adrian Greer – Deputy Chair of Court, Chancellor's Assessor
Members
- Ray Perman – Senior Lay Member
- Tim Allan – non-executive member of Court
- Jenny Stewart – non-executive member of Court
- Moira Maguire – Court nominee (external member)
In regular attendance
- Professor Dame Sally Mapstone FRSE - Principal
- Margaret Sinclair - executive officer to the University Court and Senate and secretary to the committee
Meeting dates
- Friday 24 November 2023
- Friday 24 May 2024
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Academic
Meeting dates
- November 2023 (to be confirmed)
- May 2024 (to be confirmed)
Members
- Professor Clare Peddie - Vice Principal Education (Proctor), Principal's Office lead
- Dr Malcolm Petrie – Trade Union Nominee
In attendance
- Nicola Milton - Head of Education Policy and Quality
- Professor Frank Lorenz Muller - Assistant Vice-Principal (Dean of Learning and Teaching) and Provost
- Ros Campbell - Academic Policy Officer (Quality) - Clerk
Health and Safety
Meeting dates
- Tuesday 19 September 2023
- Wednesday 17 January 2024
- Thursday 4 April 2024
- Wednesday 5 June 2024
Members
- Frank MacInnis - Non-executive member
- Alastair Merrill – Vice Principal (Governance)
- Mike Gettingby - Chief Legal Officer and senior management lead
- Hugh Graham – Head of EHSS
- Dr Malcolm Petrie – Trade Union Nominee
- Alex Duncan – Trade Union Nominee
In attendance
- Margaret Sinclair
Investments and treasury
Meeting dates
- September 2023 (to be confirmed)
- January 2024 (to be confirmed)
- April 2024 (to be confirmed)
- June 2024 (to be confirmed)
Members
- Andrew Goor — Chief Financial Officer and Management lead
- Jenny Stewart — non-executive member of Court
- Jonathan Hewitt – General Council assessor
- Miranda Richards — associate, external member
- Jessica Cameron — alumni and external manager
- Calum Graham — alumni and external manager
In attendance
- Calli Hopkinson - deputy director of Finance
- Lesley Duncan - Head of Financial Reporting
- Stuart Halliday - Senior Finance Assistant (minutes)
- Gillian Sinclair - Senior Financial Accountant
People and Diversity Assurance Group
Meeting dates
- Wednesday 20 September 2023
- Wednesday 13 December 2023
- Wednesday 15 May 2024
Members
- Iain Anderson (convenor) – General Council assessor
- Dr Morven Shearer – Senate assessor
- Alex Duncan – Trade Union nominee
- Moira Maguire - Court nominee (external member)
- Dr Rebekah Widdowfield –
Vice-Principal (People and Diversity) - Caitlin Ridgway – Director of Wellbeing and Equality-Students' Association
- Mairi Stewart – Director of Human Resources
- Dr Shruti Narayanswamy – Entrepreneurial Education Developer (CEED)
In attendance
- Director of Organisation and Skills Development Services
- Margaret Sinclair
- Sukhi Bains – Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)
Ethics and Research Integrity
Meeting dates
- Tuesday 24 October 2023
- Tuesday 23 April 2024
Members
- Professor Tom Brown - Vice-Principal (Research) and Principal's Office lead
- Alastair Merrill - Vice-Principal (Governance)
- November 2023 (to be confirmed)