The Board of Trustees is the governing body of the University and comprises fourteen members: nine independent (including the Chair) from outside the University and the Colleges; the Vice-Chancellor; and four Heads of Colleges. It exercises guardianship over the University’s assets and resources, and ensures their effective management, control and use.

The members of the Board are:

Chair

• Dame Jenny Abramsky

Independent members

• David Beever
• Abdul Bhanji
• Emma Burns
• Steven Fogel
• His Honour Judge Grainger
• Edward Hartill
• Maxwell Hutchinson
• Suzanne McCarthy

The Vice-Chancellor

• Professor Geoffrey Crossick

Heads of Colleges

• Professor David Latchman
• Professor Jonathan Freeman-Attwood
• Professor Sir Richard Trainor
• Professor Peter Kopelman
  
  

Functions, Constitution and Dates of Meetings 

The following document sets out the functions and constitution for the Board of Trustees, and the dates of meetings in the 2011-12 session.

Functions, Constitution and Dates of Meetings  [4pgs, 59KB]

Minutes of recent meetings

Minutes of meetings of the Board of Trustees will appear here once they have been confirmed. 

Please note:  Some papers for consideration by the Board of Trustees/Collegiate Council, and sections of the recorded minutes, may be withheld from publication under the exemptions provided in the Freedom of Information Act 2000. A provisional exemption will be applied in the preparation of the minutes and referenced in the text.  In the event of a request being made for information withheld in the published minutes the University will take the required steps around the exemption, such as carrying out a public interest test, in making its response in accordance with the Act.

Board of Trustees October 2011  [PDF pgs, KB]
Board of Trustees July 2011  [PDF 10pgs, 143KB]
Board of Trustees May 2011  [PDF 8pgs, 145KB]
Board of Trustees March 2011  [PDF 13pgs, 133KB]
Board of Trustees January 2011  [PDF 13pgs, 146KB]
Board of Trustees November 2010  [PDF 11pgs, 129KB]
Board of Trustees October 2010   [PDF 8pgs, 116KB]
Board of Trustees July 2010   [PDF 12pgs, 133KB]
Board of Trustees May 2010   [PDF 11pgs, 118KB]
Board of Trustees March 2010   [PDF 13pgs, 116KB]
Board of Trustees January 2010  [PDF 12 pgs, 121KB]
Board of Trustees December 2009  [PDF 13 pgs, 117KB]
Board of Trustees October 2009  [PDF 12 pgs, 117KB]
Board of Trustees July 2009  [PDF 14 pgs, 140KB]
Board of Trustees May 2009  [PDF 14 pgs, 114KB]
Board of Trustees March 2009  [PDF 11 pgs, 120KB]
Board of Trustees January 2009  [PDF 12 pgs, 140KB]
Board of Trustees November 2008  [PDF 14 pgs, 130KB]
Board of Trustees October 2008  [PDF 15 pgs, 150KB]