Constitution and Nominations Committee

Terms of reference

The full Terms of Reference of the Constitutions and Nominations Committee can be found in the following document:

 CNC Terms of Reference and Membership (PDF , 191kb)

Membership

Membership of Constitution and Nominations Committee

• Denise Jagger (Chair) (Chair of Council and Pro-Chancellor) Ex Officio
• Professor Charlie Jeffery (Vice-Chancellor and President) Ex officio
• Professor Saul Tendler (Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost) Ex officio
• Mr Philip Carpenter (Pro Chancellor and Chair of Remuneration Committee) Ex officio
• Mr Chris Thompson (Pro-Chancellor, Treasurer and Chair of Finance Committee) Ex officio
• Mr David Watson (Chair, Audit and Risk Committee) Ex officio
• YUSU President Ex officio
• GSA President Ex officio

All of the above plus the following members for the meeting(s) which address the Honorary Associations aspect of the remit:

• 3 members of academic staff appointed by the Senate:
  • Professor Ian Hamilton, Department of Health Sciences (until 31 July 2025)
  • Professor Richard Ogden, Department of Language and Linguistic Science (until 31 July 2025)
  • Vacancy

In attendance

• Director of External Relations, Ms Joan Concannon
• University Secretary, Dr Adam Dawkins
• Secretary to the Committee: Senior Governance and Assurance Officer, Dr Philip Evans

Meeting dates

Constitution and Nominations Committee meeting dates 2022-23

• 22 November 2022, 13:30-15:00
• 21 February 2023, 13:30-15:00
• 16 May 2023, 13:30-15:00
• 18 July 2023, 15:30-15:00

Nominations

The criteria, deadline and process for submitting honorary degree nominations are available via the External Relations webpage.