Council
Membership
The Chair of the Council - Dr Sally Howes (2027)
The Treasurer - Simon George (2028)
The Deputy Chair of Council & Independent Member - Jenny Watson (2028)
The Vice-Chancellor and President - Professor David Maguire
Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor - Professor Steven McGuire
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research & Innovation) - Professor Julian Blow
The Senior Independent Member of Council - Dr Andy Wood (2026)
Independent Members - David Hansom (2026), Paul Loft (2028), Dr Jonathan Paine (2027), Lisa Perkins (2028), Victoria Phillips (2028), Tom Spink (2028)
Members appointed by the Senate – Professor Jan Kaiser (2027) and Dr Kim Ridealgh (2027)
Member appointed by the Support Staff - Stacey Armes (2028)
Two UEASU Student Nominees – Olivia Hunt (2026) and Amjad Daher (2026)
Scope and Purpose
The Council is the executive governing body of the University and shall act in a way that promotes the University’s interests.
The Council shall exercise all the powers of the University; and without limiting the latter, the Council has the specific functions and powers set out in the Statutes.
Terms of Reference
Statute 2: The Functions of the Council
2.1 The Council’s functions shall be to:
2.1.1 be ultimately responsible for the affairs of the University;
2.1.2 approve the mission and vision of the University, its long-term plans and annual budgets;
2.1.3 ensure the establishment and monitoring of systems for the effective management of, and control of and accountability for the University’s affairs, property and finances and to monitor institutional performance;
2.1.4 subject to the provisions of the Charter, add to, amend or revoke the provisions of the Charter and Statutes;
2.1.5 make, revoke or amend such Ordinances as are required by the Charter or Statutes or as may otherwise be necessary for the conduct of the affairs of the University and consistent with the Charter and Statutes.
2.1.6 appoint the Vice-Chancellor and to determine the terms and conditions of that appointment.
2.1.7 dismiss the Vice-Chancellor and to determine the process through which that may take place.
2.1.8 appoint an auditor or auditors.
2.1.9 adopt the annual financial statements.
Secretariat
Registrar and Secretary, Committee Secretary and University Secretary: Ian Callaghan, email i.callaghan@uea.ac.uk
Director of Legal, Governance and Compliance: Emma Black, email emma.black@uea.ac.uk
Minutes: Governance Office, email governance@uea.ac.uk