Court Agenda 18 December 2024
The next meeting of the University Court will be held on Wednesday, 18 December 2024 at 2.15 pm in the Large Boardroom, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº campus.
All agenda items and papers may be disclosed under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 unless specifically exempted by the legislation. Where items cannot be disclosed, the relevant section of the Act is indicated.
*The agenda is divided into starred and non-starred items. Starred items are for discussion and, where appropriate, decision. Non-starred items are for noting only and will not normally be discussed. Any member wishing to discuss a paper listed for noting should contact the Secretary no later than two days before the meeting stating the reason for the request.
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*Welcome and Membership |
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*Conflicts of Interest To NOTE any conflicts of interest, and to determine any required action. |
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*Determination of Other Competent Business |
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*Minutes of the previous meeting (a) To APPROVE the Unconfirmed minutes of the Ordinary meeting held on 2 October 2024. (b) To APPROVE the Unconfirmed minutes of an Extraordinary meeting held on 27 November 2024 to progress matters concerning the Loan Refinancing. (c) Matters arising. |
COURT (24) MINS 04 COURT (24) MINS 05 |
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*Chair’s Report To RECEIVE an oral report from the Chair of the University Court. |
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*Principal’s Report To RECEIVE an oral update report from the Principal and Vice Chancellor |
COURT (24) 31 |
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Ordinary Business |
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*Strategic Report & Financial Statements 7.1 To APPROVE formally the Strategic Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 July 2024. 7.2 To CONSIDER the Letter of Representations to Ernst and Young, and to AUTHORISE the Chair to sign on behalf of the Court. 7.3 To NOTE the provisional external audit report from Ernst and Young. 7.4 To NOTE the annual internal audit report from Henderson Loggie. 7.5 To RECEIVE the Annual Report of the Finance and Estates Committee. 7.6 To RECEIVE the Annual Report of the Audit and Risk Committee. |
COURT (24) 32
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*Financial Update To RECEIVE a report on the financial position for the three months to 31 October 2024. |
COURT (24) 38 |
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*Project Galileo To RECEIVE a status update from the Interim Director of Finance. |
COURT (24) 39 |
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*Land Development To RECEIVE a report on progress with the Land Development Project. |
COURT (24) 40 |
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*Project Evolve To RECIEVE a progress report from the Chief Operations Officer. |
COURT (24) 41 |
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*Scottish Funding Council To RECEIVE reports provided to the Scottish Funding Council under the provisions of the Outcomes Framework and Assurance Model (OFAM) for Colleges and Universities 2024-2031: (a) Self Evaluation Action Plan (SEAP). (b) Research Assurance and Accountability Return (RAAR). |
COURT (24) 42 COURT (24) 43 |
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*Complaint Handling Annual Report 2022-23 To NOTE a report on formal complaints dealt with under the University’s Model Complaints Handling procedure during Session 2023-24. |
COURT (24) 44 |
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Quarterly Compliance Report 2024 To NOTE a report on areas of compliance activity from 1 April 2024 to 31 October 2024. |
COURT (24) 45 |
| Reports from Committees | ||
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*Finance and Estates Committee (a) To RECEIVE the minutes of a joint meeting of the Finance and Estates Committee and the Audit and Risk held on 10 December 2024. (b) Matters arising: To RECEIVE and APPROVE a Treasury Policy. |
AUDIT (24) MINS 04 To Follow
COURT (24) 46 To Follow
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*Senate (a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the meeting of the Senate held on 16 October 2024. (b) To APPROVE the University Annual Statement on Compliance with the Concordat on Research Integrity. (c) To APPROVE the Annual Report for the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers. |
SEN (24) MINS 03
COURT (24) 47
COURT (24) 48 |
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*Nominations Committee (a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the Nominations Committee meeting held on 25 October 2024. (b) Matters arising. |
NOM (24) MINS 03 |
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*Health and Safety Committee (a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the Health and Safety Committee meeting held on 11 November 2024. b) Matters arising. |
HSC (24) MINS 03
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*Dates of future meetings The University Court will meet in Session 2024-25 as follows: Wednesday, 19 February 2025 at 3.00 pm in the Boardroom Wednesday, 16 April 2025 – Strategy Day – all day event Wednesday, 18 June 2025 at 3.00 pm in the Boardroom Please NOTE there will be an AGM of the company at 2.45 pm on 19 February 2024. *Please NOTE that the Annual Stakeholder Event will be held on 16 April 2024 between 5.00 pm and 7.00 pm. Members will be provided with buffet catering at 4.30 pm. |
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Items for Information |
