Honorary Degrees Board

Terms of Reference and Membership 2024

Role

To consider nominations for Honorary Degrees and Distinguished Honorary Fellowships and recommend them to Senate and Council for approval; to ensure that appropriate awards are given.

Responsibilities

1)To consider nominations for Honorary Degrees and Distinguished Honorary Fellowships.
2) To recommend nominations for Honorary Degrees and Distinguished Honorary Fellowships to Senate and Council.
3) To consider, record and address the potential equal opportunity impacts of decisions made by the Board (in accordance with the ’due regard’ provisions of the Equality Act 2010).

Reports to

The Board reports to Senate and Council in the form of reports following meetings, normally once annually.

Constitution and Membership

The constitution of the Board is as follows:

a)The President and Vice-Chancellor (Chair)
b) The Chair of Council
c) The Chair of the Alumni Association Committee
d) The Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor
e) The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Professional Services)
f) The Pro-Vice-Chancellors and Heads of College
g) The Professor of Public Engagement
h) The Public Orators
i) The Chairs of the Staff Equality Action Groups
j) The President of the Students’ Union
k) The Registrar and Secretary

l) One lay member of Council
m) One Senate member of Council

Appointments (a-k) are ex-officio and will sit on the Board for the duration of their appointment in their substantive post. Appointments (l-m) will be reviewed annually by the University Nominations Committee.

Secretariat

Governance Office.

Frequency of Meetings

Meetings normally occur once per annum.

Quorum

The quorum for the Board is 5 members. 

Review

The Terms of Reference and membership are normally reviewed annually, at the start of each academic year.