Resources for Council

External links

The following Guide is published by the Committee of University Chairs and available through the HEFCE website:

• Guide for Members of Higher Education Governing Bodies in the UK - Incorporating the Governance Code of Practice and General Principles (March 2009)

The following guides are jointly published by the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education and the Committee of University Chairs (CUC). The have been developed specifically for Governors of UK Universities and Higher Education Colleges:

• Getting to Grips with Risk (PDF, 551 kb)
• Getting to Grips with Audit  (PDF, 320 kb)
• Getting to Grips with Estates and Infrastructure (PDF, 360 kb)
• Getting to Grips with Finance (PDF, 543 kb)
• Getting to Grips with Human Resource Management (PDF, 381 kb)

The Leadership Foundation for Higher Education's Governance site is a key resource for governors, council members and others interested in governance in higher education

Internal Resources

• Thursday 7 July 2011 University Systems Presentation to Council
• The University Acts, Charter, Statutes, Ordinance and Regulations
• The University's Scheme of Delegation and Key Decision-Making Authorities (PDF, 791 kb)

Note: some of the documents on this page are in PDF format. In order to view a PDF you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader