Court
- The University Court's mission statement is: to act as an agent of the University's stakeholders in seeing that the University is well managed, properly governed and responsive to public and local interests and concerns.
- In furtherance of its mission, the Court has the following specific objectives and powers:
Objectives
- to monitor at arm's length the academic progress of the University in both teaching and research; and similarly its financial and corporate health
- to serve as a bridge between the wider community and the University
- to provide a source of ideas, influence and support from the wider community to assist the University in the pursuit of its mission
Powers
The Court is empowered:
- to ask questions about, and express an opinion on, any matter whatsoever concerning the University; and to convey such opinions to the Council (as the governing body of the University) and other University authorities
- in accordance with the Statutes of the University to co-opt a number of lay members of the Court itself
- to award honorary degrees of the University
December 2005 (updated March 2008, October 2014)
Membership 2022-23
For a full list of the Court's current members, please click here.
Meetings in 2022
A meeting of the Court is scheduled to be held at 11.00am on Friday 16 December 2022 and one to be confirmed.
Last updated - 9 August 2022 (HJP)