University Council
In accordance with the Charter and Statutes, the University’s governing body is the Council. The Council is ultimately responsible for ensuring there is effective management in place for the institution and for agreeing its future development.
In order to provide independent oversight the Chair and the majority of Council members are external or 'lay' members, ie they are not members of University staff.
The Council meets four times each year and also holds a strategic away day at the start of each new academic session.
Terms of reference
The Council's terms of reference are set out in its Statement of Primary Responsibilities, which also provides details about the way in which it undertakes reviews of its own effectiveness and delegates authority.
Find out more
University Council Chair
- Ms Denise Jagger
Pro-Chancellor
chair-of-council@york.ac.ukWho to contact
- Dr Adam Dawkins
Head of Governance and Assurance
for agendas and minutes
adam.dawkins@york.ac.uk
01904 326424
Event dates
Afternoon events will be held on Tuesdays at 15:00 followed by a dinner at 18:00 in H/G21
- 28 July 2020
All meetings take place on Wednesdays at 09.00 in room RCH/103, Ron Cooke Hub
- 29 July 2020
2020-2021
Afternoon events will be held on Tuesday at 15:00 followed by a dinner at 18:00 in HG/21
- Monday 9 November 2020
- Tuesday 2 March 2021
- Tuesday 25 May 2021
- Tuesday 27 July 2021
All meetings take place on Wednesday at 09:30 in room RCH/103, Ron Cooke Hub
- Tuesday 10 November 2020
- Wednesday 16 December 2020
- Wednesday 03 March 2021
- Wednesday 26 May 2021
- Wednesday 28 July 2021
Away day
- Thursday 15 October 2020 - 09:30-16:00 RCH/103