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Council

Council is the Governing Body of the University. The Chair of Council is Quentin Woodley and the Secretary is Mike Shore-Nye, Registrar and Secretary.

The University Governance Services team oversee the coordination and running of Council and Senate and other high level meetings.

The Register of Members' Interest 2025-26 can be found here - Council Register of Interests 2025-26

Reference information

Council member resources including minutes of Council meetings

Meeting dates

2025-2026

Thursday 9 October
Activity: Induction day

Wednesday 22 October
Activity: Briefing day

Thursday 23 October
Activity: Council 
Time (subject to change): 1000
UEB date (for papers requiring UEB consideration): Thursday 11 September
Paper submission date (for all other papers): Thursday 18 September

Tuesday 9 December
Activity: Council
Time (subject to change): 1000
UEB date (for papers requiring UEB consideration): Thursday 24 October
Paper submission date (for all other papers): Thursday30 October

2026

Wednesday 25 February
Activity: Briefing day

Thursday 26 February
Activity: Council 
Time (subject to change): 0930
UEB date (for papers requiring UEB consideration): Thursday 15January
Paper submission date (for all other papers): Thursday 15 January

Wednesday 29 April
Activity: Joint Meeting of Council and Senate
Time: TBA

Thursday 30 April
Activity: Council 
Time (subject to change): 0930
UEB date (for papers requiring UEB consideration): Thursday 5 March
Paper submission date (for all other papers): Thursday 23 April

Wednesday 3 June
Activity: Council 
Time (subject to change): 0930
UEB date (for papers requiring UEB consideration): Thursday 16 April
Paper submission date (for all other papers): Thursday 23 April

Wednesday 8 July
Activity: Council 
Time (subject to change): 0930
UEB date (for papers requiring UEB consideration): Thursday 28 May
Paper submission date (for all other papers): Thursday 4 June

Council minutes

2025/26

  • 22 October 2025 (Briefing Day)
  • 23 October 2025
  • 9 December 2025 (Strategic Briefing)
  • 9 December 2025
  • 25 February 2026 (Briefing Day)
  • 26 February 2026
  • 29 April 2026 (Briefing Day)
  • 29 April 2026 (Joint Meeting of Council and Senate)
  • 30 April 2026
  • 3 June 2026

2024/25

2023/24

2022/23

2021/22

2020/21

2019/20

2018/19