Board committees

The Board of Governors has a range of committees that report into it on issues of University governance.

The following committees report into the Board of Governors:

• The Audit and Risk Committee
• The Finance Committee
• The Nominations and Governance Committee
• The Remuneration and People Committee

In addition to the above, the University Executive (UE) is the University’s operational executive body. It is chaired by the President and Vice-Chancellor and is accountable for its decisions through the President and Vice-Chancellor to the Board of Governors.

The UE serves as the primary source of advice to the Board of Governors on matters relating to the development and allocation of the University’s resources, on strategic planning issues and on the financial, educational and research performance of the University against agreed goals and targets. 

Additionally, in consultation with other relevant committees, it develops, for approval by the Board, the University’s annual planning, budgeting, performance evaluation and accountability cycle, annual revisions of the University’s Strategic Plan and an annual University budget.

The Senate, which acts as the University’s principal academic authority, also reports to the Board.