Joint Committees of Council and Senate
There are two Joint Committees of Council and Senate:
Honorary Degrees Committee
Quorum
The quorum is eight, of whom at least three must be lay members.
Terms of Reference
The Committee is a joint committee of Senate and Council, to recommend candidates for honorary degrees and honorary fellowships.
Members
| Constituency | Member | Initial appointment date | End date of current term of office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Sir Eric Thomas | Ex Officio | |
| Chancellor | Baroness Hale of Richmond | Ex Officio | |
| Pro-Chancellor | Mr Roger Holmes | Ex Officio | |
| Pro-Chancellor | Dr Moger Woolley (until 31 December 2013) | Ex Officio | |
| Pro-Chancellor | Sir James Tidmarsh | Ex Officio | |
| Pro Chancellor | Dr Alison Bernays | Ex Officio | |
| Chair of Council | Mr Denis Burn | Ex Officio | |
| Pro Vice-Chancellor | Professor David Clarke | Ex Officio | |
| Pro Vice-Chancellor | Professor Guy Orpen | Ex Officio | |
| Pro Vice-Chancellor | Professor Nick Lieven | Ex Officio | |
| Dean of Arts | Professor Michael Basker | Ex Officio | |
| Dean of Engineering | Professor Nishan Canagarajah | Ex Officio | |
| Dean of Medical and Veterinary Science | Professor Clive Orchard | Ex Officio | |
| Dean of Medicine and Dentistry | Professor Peter Mathieson | Ex Officio | |
| Dean of Science | Professor Jon Keating | Ex Officio | |
| Dean of Social Sciences and Law | Professor Judith Squires | Ex Officio | |
| Chair of Convocation | Mr Bill Ray | Ex Officio | |
| Lay member of Council nominated by Bristol City Council | Councillor Simon Cook | Ex Officio | |
| Lay member of Council | Ms Dinah Moore | 01/01/2012 | 31/12/2013 |
| Registrar and University Secretary | Ms Robin Geller | Ex Officio |
Meeting dates 2013/14
- Monday 2 September 2013, 14:00
- Monday 30 September 2013, 14:00
There are no meetings for 2014.
Secretariat
Mr David Alder
Director of Communications and Marketing
Tel: (+44) 117 928 8867 (internal: x 88867)
Email: alison.dawson@bris.ac.uk
Ethics of Research Committee
Quorum
The quorum is five, to include the Pro Vice-Chancellor or Deputy University Secretary or delegated attendee, and to include a lay member.
Terms of Reference
The Committee acts as an oversight group to encourage and facilitate best practice of ethical issues. It provides a focal point for the discussion and dissemination of ethical issues and it reports to Council and Senate. The Committee will:
- maintain and implement the University’s ethical research Policy and Procedure;
- foster a research environment in which ethical issues are firmly embedded in working practices;
- advise Departmental and Faculty Ethics Committees;
- receive annual reports from Faculty Ethics Committees;
- receive annual report from Human Tissue Working Group
- receive annual report from Head of Research Governance on engagement with NHS Research Ethics Committees
- receive annual report from Ethical Review Group;
- report major items to Council as they arise;
- provide an annual report to Council.
The Committee will consider ethical issues referred to it by departmental or faculty ethics committees or by any other person or body in the University in accordance with the Ethics of Research Policy and Procedure. Examples of issues which the Committee might consider are:
- ethical status of research involving human subjects;
- ethical issues connected to advanced scientific research such as genetic modification or cloning;
- research issues relating to the environment;
- ethical concerns about donors to the University who are funding University research;
- appeals that cannot be resolved within the Faculty procedures.
Where the Committee is of the view that a current or proposed research activity or practice in the University is unethical or an ethics issue needs resolving, it will report this directly to the Vice-Chancellor and the Chair of Council for resolution.
Membership
| Constituency | Member | Initial appointment date | End date of current term of office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pro Vice-Chancellor (Chair) | Professor Nick Lieven | Ex Officio | |
| Lay member appointed by Council | Vacancy | ||
| Lay member appointed by Council | Dr Moira Hamlin | 01/01/2011 | 31/12/2013 |
| Lay member appointed by Council | Dr David Smith | 01/01/2005 | 31/12/2013 |
| Deputy University Secretary or delegated attendee | Ms Sue Paterson/Mr Matthew Morrison | Ex Officio | |
| Director of RED | Dr David Langley | Ex Officio | |
| Member from Faculty of Arts, appointed by Senate | Dr Giles Pearson | 01/08/2010 | 31/12/2015 |
| Member from Faculty of Engineering, appointed by Senate | Professor David Stoten | 01/08/2011 | 31/07/2014 |
| Member from Faculty of Medical and Veterinary Science, appointed by Senate | Dr Trish Dolan | 01/08/2010 | 31/07/2013 |
| Member from Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, appointed by Senate | Professor Ruud ter Meulen | 01/08/2007 | 31/12/2015 |
| Member from Faculty of Science, appointed by Senate | Professor Innes Cuthill | 01/08/2007 | 31/12/2015 |
| Member from Faculty of Social Sciences & Law, appointed by Senate | Professor Kelley Johnson | 01/08/2009 | 31/07/2015 |
| Co-opted member | Dr Jon Wakerley | 01/08/2010 | 31/12/2015 |
| Co-opted member | Dr Rachael Gooberman-Hill | 01/08/2011 | 31/07/2014 |
| Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) | Professor Guy Orpen | In attendance |
Meeting dates for 2013/14
- Tuesday 5 November 2013, 10:00
- Tuesday 4 March 2014, 10:00
- Tuesday 20 May 2014, 10:00
Secretariat
Dr Rachel Davies
Research and Enterprise Development
Tel: +44 (0)117 331 7332 (internal: 17332)
Email: rachel.davies@bristol.ac.uk
Committee member resources
Please visit our member resources page for access to a wealth of internal and external resources for Council and Committee members.