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Committees
HEFCE's Board is advised by committees comprising senior HEFCE staff and external experts. For more information about the membership and terms of reference of each committee, use the expandable headings and links below.
Strategic advisory committees
These committees advise the Board on the effectiveness of its strategies. To this end they monitor the Council's progress towards its objectives as described in the business plan. They are structured around five main themes.
Teaching, quality and the student experience
HEFCE's work in learning and teaching is overseen by the HEFCE Board's Strategic Advisory Committee on Teaching, Quality, and the Student Experience.
Membership
| Professor Ruth Farwell (Chair) | Vice-Chancellor, Buckinghamshire New University |
| Professor Amanda Chetwynd | Pro Vice-Chancellor, Lancaster University |
| Martin Day | Vice Principal, ifs School of Finance |
| Maggie Galliers | Principal, Leicester College |
| Professor Anne Greenough | Head, King's College London School of Medicine |
| Professor Sue Jackson | Pro Vice-Master for Learning and Teaching, Birkbeck |
| Professor Pauline Kneale |
Pro Vice-Chancellor Teaching and Learning, Plymouth University |
| Professor Geoff Layer | Vice-Chancellor, University of Wolverhampton |
| Professor Philip Martin (co-opted) | Pro Vice-Chancellor, Sheffield Hallam University |
| Professor Patrick McGhee | Vice-Chancellor, University of East London |
| Professor Gill Nicholls | Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Surrey |
| Professor Ella Ritchie | Pro Vice-Chancellor, Newcastle University |
| Professor Elizabeth Rouse | Pro Rector Academic Development & Quality, University of the Arts |
| Professor Mary Stuart | Vice-Chancellor, University of Lincoln |
| Professor Paul White | Pro Vice-Chancellor for Learning and Teaching, University of Sheffield |
| Observers | |
|---|---|
| Anthony McClaran | Chief Executive, Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education |
| Professor Martyn Harrow | JISC Executive Secretary |
| Professor Craig Mahoney | Chief Executive, Higher Education Academy |
| Officers | |
| William Locke (Secretary) | Head of Learning and Teaching, HEFCE |
| Nicholas Dibley (Clerk) | Higher Education Policy Adviser, HEFCE |
Terms of reference
Download the TQSE_TOR as PDF (93 KB) | Download the TQSE_TOR as MS Word (60 KB)
Widening participation and student opportunity
The Widening Participation and Student Opportunity Strategic Advisory Committee advises and supports HEFCE's Board in meeting its obligations to promote and support widening access and participation and successful completion of higher education, and in taking forward strategy and co-ordination to further the cross-Council role of protecting and promoting the collective student interest.
Membership
| John Widdowson CBE (Chair) | HEFCE Board member, Principal, New College, Durham |
| Rebecca Bunting | Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Portsmouth |
| Professor Peter Bush | Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Northampton (retired) |
| Professor Anthony Forster | Vice-Chancellor, University of Essex |
| Heather Fry | Director, Education, Participation and Students, HEFCE |
| Professor Sally Glen | Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Student Experience, Leeds Metropolitan University |
| Professor Colin Mellors | Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of York |
| Professor Chris Mullard | Chairman/CEO, Focus Consultancy Ltd |
| Professor Gill Nicholls | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), University of Surrey |
| Professor Susan Piotrowski | Pro Vice-Chancellor, Canterbury Christ Church University |
| John Rushforth | Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of the West of England |
| Julian Skyrme | Head of Social Responsibility & Widening Participation, The University of Manchester |
| Wes Streeting | Head of Education, Stonewall |
| Observers | |
|---|---|
| Mary Curnock-Cook | Chief Executive, UCAS |
| James Turner | Director, Programmes and Partnerships, Sutton Trust |
| Martin Doel | Chief Executive, Association of Colleges |
| Liam Burns | National President, National Union of Students |
| Professor Les Ebdon | Director of Fair Access, Office for Fair Access |
| Secretariat | |
| Sarah Howls (secretary) | Head of Student Opportunity, HEFCE |
| Siân Griffiths (clerk) | Higher Education Policy Adviser, HEFCE |
Terms of reference
Download the WPSO terms of reference as PDF (92 KB) | Download the WPSO terms of reference as MS Word (60 KB)
Further information
If you have any questions regarding the Widening Participation and Student Opportunity Strategic Advisory Committee contact Siân Griffiths, e-mail s.griffiths@hefce.ac.uk, tel 0117 931 7333.
Research and knowledge exchange
The Research and Knowledge Exchange Strategic Advisory Committee was established by the HEFCE Board in January 2013. The committee provides advice and guidance to the Executive and the Board on the development and implementation of our policies in the area of research and knowledge exchange.
(A full list of members will follow shortly.)
Leadership, governance and management
The Leadership Governance and Management Strategic Advisory Committee provides advice and guidance to the Board on the development and implementation of our policies in the area of leadership, governance and management.
Membership
| Anil Ruia (Chair) | HEFCE Board member, Director, Wrengate Ltd, Chair, University of Manchester, Board of Governors |
| Jamie Agombar | Ethical and Environmental Manager, NUS Group (coopted member) |
| Alison Allden | Chief Executive, Higher Education Statistics Agency |
| Professor Dame Glynis Breakwell | Vice-Chancellor, University of Bath |
| Professor Chris Brink | Vice-Chancellor, Newcastle University |
| Derry Caleb | Director of Estates and Buildings, University of Surrey |
| Professor Joy Carter | Vice-Chancellor, University of Winchester |
| Professor Paul Coyle | Executive Dean, Faculty of Arts and Business, University of Wales Newport |
| Karen Heaton | Director of Human Resources, University of Manchester |
| Professor Graham Henderson CBE | Vice-Chancellor, Teesside University |
| Professor Alison Hodge MBE | University of Aston |
| Dr Elaine McMahon CBE | Principal, Hull College |
| Sir Nicholas Montagu | Chair of Council, Queen Mary University of London |
| Dr Jonathan Nicholls | Registrary, University of Cambridge |
| Professor Gerald Pillay | Vice-Chancellor, Liverpool Hope University |
| John Robinson | Director of Finance, Brunel University |
| Dr Suzy Walton | Deputy Chair, Board of Governors, University of Westminster. Chartered director, scientist and occupational psychologist |
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Dr Mark Pegg | Chief Executive, Leadership Foundation for Higher Education |
| David Ruebain | Chief Executive, Equality Challenge Unit |
| Secretary | |
| Alison Johns | Head of Leadership, Governance and Management, HEFCE |
| Committee Administrator | |
| Dr Kath Thompson | Higher Education Policy Adviser, HEFCE |
Terms of reference
Download the LGM_TOR as PDF (91 KB) | Download the LGM_TOR as MS Word (61 KB)
Joint advisory committees
These committees operate jointly with other higher education funding bodies.
Joint Advisory Committee for Church Universities and Colleges
Membership
| Chair | |
|---|---|
| Right Revd Martin Wharton | Bishop of Newcastle |
| Members nominated by Providing Bodies | |
| The Revd Dr Stephen Heap | Board of Education, Church of England |
| Sue Bennett | Catholic Education Service |
| Graham Russell | Education Secretary, Methodist Church |
| Other members | |
| Professor Freda Bridge | Principal, Leeds Trinity University College |
| Professor Joy Carter | Vice-Chancellor, University of Winchester |
| Jeremy Conninx | Training and Development Agency for Schools |
| Professor Peter Lutzeier | Principal, Newman University College |
| Professor Gerald Pillay | Vice-Chancellor, Liverpool Hope University |
| Professor Muriel Robinson | Principal, Bishop Grosseteste University College |
| Barbara Smith | SCITT Representative |
| Professor Tim Wheeler | Vice-Chancellor, University of Chester |
| Secretariat | |
| Steve Egan, HEFCE | Secretary |
| Fiona Macmillan, HEFCE | Assistant Secretary |
| Victoria Jennings-Smith, HEFCE | Administrator |
Terms of reference
In the light of the statutory requirements and having regard also to the interests of the denominations and the continuing role of the churches in higher education, the Joint Advisory Committee for Church Universities and Colleges should advise HEFCE and the Training and Development Agency for Schools on any matters of special concern to institutions of a denominational character and on any other matters as requested from time to time by the Council and/or the Agency.
UK Healthcare Education Advisory Committee
The Joint Medical Advisory Committee (JMAC) was established in 1992 jointly by the UK higher education funding bodies (HEFCE, SFC, HEFCW and DENI) to advise them on medical and dental education matters. In November 2006 the name was changed to the UK Healthcare Education Advisory Committee to reflect the committee's broader healthcare remit.
Membership
| Chair | |
|---|---|
| Professor Tony Weetman | Pro Vice-Chancellor, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health, University of Sheffield |
| Members | |
| Lindsay Burley | Non Executive Director of NHS Education for Scotland, and SFC Board Member |
| Professor Dame Jill Macleod Clark | University of Southampton |
| Professor David Cottrell | Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Leeds |
| Professor Farida Fortune | Dean for Dentistry, Director Institute of Dentistry Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry |
| Professor Shirley Pearce CBE | HEFCE Board member, Vice-Chancellor and President, Loughborough University |
| Professor Anne Greenough | HEFCE Board member, Head, King's College London School of Medicine Director of Education and Training, King's Health Partners |
| Professor Patrick G Johnston | Queen's University Belfast |
| Professor Mari Lloyd-Williams | Professor and Director of Academic Palliative and Supportive Care Studies Group, University of Liverpool and HEFCW Board member |
| Professor Irwin Nazereth | Dept Primary Care & Population Health, UCL |
| Professor Mary Watkins | University of Plymouth |
| Professor Steven West | Vice-Chancellor, University of the West of England |
| Professor David Reid | Head of Division of Applied Medicine, University of Aberdeen |
| Professor Paul Morgan | Dean of Medicine, Cardiff University |
| Malcolm Wright | Chief Executive, NHS Education for Scotland |
| Professor Paul Stewart | Dean of Medicine, University of Birmingham |
| Secretary | |
| David Noyce | HEFCE |
Terms of reference
- Advise the UK higher education funding bodies on the impact of NHS changes on healthcare education and research.
- Advise on the interpretation of government health departments' workforce needs in terms of educational provision.
- Monitor the joint working of government health and education departments and advise on areas that need resolution to promote the joint agenda.
- Provide advice to inform government inter-departmental meetings (in England, the Health Education National Strategic Exchange (HENSE)) on strategic decisions as well as operational issues.
- Monitor differences in health and education partnership arrangements in each of the UK administrations and promote best practice.
Report into UK NHS-university relations
UKHEAC commissioned a report into good practice in NHS/university relations across the UK. The study was undertaken by Andrew Snowden, an independent consultant with experience at senior levels within both universities and the NHS.
Download the UK HEAC study as PDF (59 KB) | Download the UK HEAC study as MS Word (111 KB)
JISC
Other standing committees
Appointments Committee
Membership
| Tim Melville-Ross | Chair of the HEFCE Board |
| Sir Alan Langlands | Chief Executive of HEFCE |
| Hugh Ross | Director of the Hehir-Ross Partnership |
| John Widdowson CBE | HEFCE Board member, Principal, New College, Durham |
| Shirley Pearce | HEFCE Board member |
| Ruth Farwell | Vice-Chancellor, Buckinghamshire New University |
| Anil Ruia | Director of Wrengate Ltd; Chair, University of Manchester |
Terms of reference
Download the Appoint TOR as PDF (73 KB) | Download the Appoint TOR as MS Word (57 KB)
Audit Committee
Membership
| Hugh Ross (Chair) | HEFCE Board Member, Director of the Hehir-Ross Partnership |
| Professor Madeleine Atkins CBE | HEFCE Board member and University of Coventry Vice Chancellor |
| John Harley | Deputy Chair, Audit Committee Chair, University of Brighton |
| Margaret Pratt | Freelance consultant |
| Clifford Shanbury | Former Audit Partner, Grant Thornton |
| Ruth Thompson | Non-executive director and university director |
| Frank Toop | University Secretary, City University |
| Dr Suzy Walton | Deputy Chairman of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA), the University of Westminster and the Internet Watch Foundation |
Terms of reference
Download the AC TOR as PDF (75 KB) | Download the AC TOR as MS Word (69 KB)
Complaints Panel
Terms of reference
The Council has an independent procedure for hearing complaints against the decisions of the Executive. A panel is created when needed with its remit to determine whether Council action or maladministration has caused injustice. It is the complainant's last resort before such allegations go to the Ombudsman. For more information contact the Clerk to the Board, Louisa Baker.
Remuneration Committee
Membership
| Tim Melville-Ross (Chair) | Chair of the HEFCE Board |
| Shirley Pearce | HEFCE Board member |
| Sara Weller | HEFCE Board member, Former Managing Director, Argos |
Terms of reference
Download the RC TOR as PDF (42 KB) | Download the RC TOR as MS Word (53 KB)
Page last updated 28 February 2013
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