The Committee Secretariat services the various committees of University Council, and also those of Senate and University Executive Board.

Further details about committees, schedules and guidance notes can be found under the following tabs:

• Committees Schedule- details of the current calendar of Committee meetings
• Committees- details of each committee, including terms of reference, membership and an archive of previous minutes (where available) 

The Committee reporting structure is detailed in the Governance Structure Chart.

Guidance and Support for colleagues

If you are a University colleague and require any support or guidance the Governance and Legal Services team can support you with matters including;

• minute taking
• governance structures
• preparing meeting papers
• crafting agendas
• creating meeting action trackers
• creating new groups/boards/committees

If you wish to access any support please contact the Committee Secretary Marc Jones on jonesm1@hope.ac.uk. 

The Schedule of Committee and Management meetings are available below:

• Committee Schedule - Thematic 2025/26
• Committee Schedule - Chronological 2025/26

If there are any changes or additions to the meetings listed, please send the details to leyshoj@hope.ac.uk.

Please click on the links below to view details on each of the bodies including membership, terms of reference and an archive of minutes (where appropriate).

Committees of Council

• University Council
• University Executive Board
• Audit Committee
• Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Steering Committee
• Finance & General Purposes Committee
• Health & Safety Consultative Committee
• Joint Consultative and Negotiating Committee (JCNC) 
• Staffing Committee
• Mission & Values Group

Bodies of Senate

• Senate
• Academic Committee
• Partnership and Accreditation Committee
• Research Committee
• Research Degrees Sub-Committee
• Research Ethics Sub-Committee
• REF Steering Group
• Student Sounding Board
• School Boards and Committees

Bodies of University Executive Board