Court Agenda October 2020

Agenda for the meeting of the Court held on Wednesday, 7 October 2020 at 3.00 pm by Video Conference. 

 

Order

Agenda

Ref

1

*Welcome and Apologies

 

2

*Conflicts of Interest

To NOTE any conflicts of interest and determine any required action.

 

3

*Determination of Other Competent Business

 

To RECEIVE notification of Other Competent Business.

To DISCUSS any business arising from Items for Information.

 

4

*Chair’s Report

 

To RECEIVE a report from the Acting Chair.

 

5

 

*Minutes

 

To APPROVE the minutes of the Court meeting held on 24 June 2020.

 

To APPROVE the minutes of the Extraordinary Court meeting held on 2 September 2020.

 

Matters Arising.

 

 COURT (20) MINS 03

 

COURT (20) MINS 04

 

6

 

*Principal’s Report: Coronavirus Emergency

 

To RECEIVE an update report from the Principal on Business Continuity and Recovery.

 

 

Ordinary Business

 

7

 

7.1

 

 

7.2

*Financial Update

 

To RECEIVE an update on the draft financial outturn for the year ended 31 July 2020.

 

To RECEIVE an update to the financial forecast for 2020-21.

 

 

 

COURT (20) 21

 

 

COURT (20) 22

 

8

 

8.1

 

8.2

*Key Performance Indicators

 

 

To RECEIVE the fourth quarter KPI report 2019-20.

 

To RECEIVE a proposed suite of KPIs to be monitored by the University Court

 

 

COURT (20) 23

 

COURT (20) 24

9

*Land Development Update

 

To RECEIVE an oral update on the land development project from the Director of Campus and Commercial Services.

 

 

10

*Scottish Funding Council

 

(a) To HOMOLOGATE Chair’s action to approve the Annual Report to the Scottish Funding Council on Institutional Review Activity 2019-20

 

(b) To HOMOLOGATE Chair’s Action to approve the University Court Statement of Assurance to the Scottish Funding Council.

 

COURT (20) 25

   

 

COURT (20) 26

 

11

 

11.1

  

11.2

 

*Research Excellence Framework

 

 

To RECEIVE the Annual Report on the University’s Compliance with the Concordat on Researcher Development.

 

To RECEIVE the University Research Integrity Statement.

 COURT (20) 27

 

 

COURT (20) 28

 

Reports from Committees

 

12

*Senate

 

(a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the Senate meeting held on 1 July 2020.

(b) To RECEIVE the minutes of the Extraordinary meeting held on 9 September 2020.

(c) Matters Arising.

 

SEN (20) MINS 02

SEN (20) MINS 03

 

13

*Finance and Estates Committee

 

(a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the Finance and Estates Committee meeting held on 28 September 2020.

(b) Matters Arising.

FEC (20) MINS 03

14

*Audit and Risk Committee

 

(a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the Audit and Risk Committee meeting held on 25 September 2020.

 

(b) Matters arising

AUDIT (20) MINS 03

15

*Nominations Committee

(a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the Nominations Committee meeting held on 28 September 2020.

(b) Matters arising.

NOM (20) MINS 02

16

*Health and Safety Committee

 

(a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the Health and Safety Committee meeting held on 25 June 2020.

(b) To RECEIVE the minutes of the Health and Safety Committee meeting held on 24 September 2020.

(c) Matters arising.

H&S (20) MINS 03

H&S (20) MINS 04

17

Dates of future meetings

*Dates for Ordinary meetings of the University Court are set out below:

9 December 2020 at 3.00 pm

3 February 2021 – time tbc

31 March 2021 at 3.00 pm

23 June 2021 at 3.00 pm

 

Strategy Days – 3 and 4 February 2021.

 

18

 

Items for Information

To RECEIVE a copy of the Anti-Bribery Policy – to be placed in members’ Court Members Handbook at the Appendices.