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At the meeting of the University Court on 14 December:

• Court noted a report on the University’s ongoing planning and response activity to the Covid-19 pandemic, and noted reports on performance against Strategy 2020 KPIs and on next steps with the communication and implementation of the new University Strategy
• The Learning & Teaching and Research & Innovation strategies approved by Academic Board were noted, along with an update on the development of the Internationalisation Strategy
• A report on the University’s current financial position was noted and the University’s annual accounts for 2019/20 were approved
• The annual report from the Audit & Risk Committee was noted, and the University’s Risk Appetite Statement was approved
• A report on the University’s REF submission was noted, and revised Disciplinary and Grievance Policies were approved
• Reports on Brexit preparations and Outcome Agreement development were noted, as was a report from the Chair of the Remuneration Committee
• An update on ENSA activities was noted, as was the Top Risks monitoring report
• The Minutes of the Academic Board meeting on 27 November were noted, as were reports from the meetings of Court’s sub-committees

Approved minutes of Court meetings are available here.

Open minutes of the December 2020 meeting will be published after their approval at the March 2020 meeting.