Council
Council Member Biographies & Register of Interests
Council Members' Confidential Area
Membership 2025-26
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The Pro-Chancellor and Chair of Council: |
Neil Sachdev (2030) |
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The Pro-Chancellor and Vice-Chair of Council: |
Jayne Nickalls (2026) |
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The Treasurer: |
Wayne Snow (2029) |
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Ex Officio Members |
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The Vice-Chancellor and President: |
Professor Stuart Croft |
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The Provost: |
Professor Caroline Meyer |
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Appointed members |
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Up to four academic members of the Senate, appointed by the Senate: |
Professor Nina-Anne Lawrence (2026)
Professor Tim Lockley (2027)
Professor Mark Newton (2026)
Dr Gavin Schwartz-Leeper (Jan 2028)
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One member of staff from the professional services of the University appointed by the Council in 2023:* |
Sam Parr (2026) |
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Independent Members |
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Such other persons not being members of the academic staff or salaried officers or students of the University and not exceeding 10 (such that the total independent representation, including ex-officio membership, shall not exceed 13 in all), appointed by the Council: |
Yewande Akinola (2026)
Junaid Bajwa (2026)
Stef Calcraft (2028)
James Furse (2027)
Alison Hatcher (2028)
Kate Holden (31 Dec 2026)
Richard Hyde (2027)
Bernadette Kelly (31 August 2028)
Maya Prabhu (2026)
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Student Members |
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The President of the Union of Students: |
Alijah Taha (2026) |
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One student elected by the Union of Students: |
Ananya Sreekumar (2026) |
(The year after a member's name indicates that their term of office normally expires on 31 July of that year.)
University Secretary
Dr Chris Twine
In Attendance
Group Finance Director
Chief Information and Transformation Officer
Terms of Reference
In accordance with Statutes 5, 6 and Ordinance 4.4:
(1) To appoint a Chair and Vice-Chair.
(2) To appoint members of the Council as provided for under Statute 5.
(3) To appoint, after consultation with the Senate where prescribed, the Chancellor, the Pro-Chancellors, the Vice-Chancellor, the Provost, the Treasurer, the Pro-Vice-Chancellors and the Secretary to Council.
(4) Subject to the provisions of the Charter, to make Statutes and Ordinances.
(5) To approve the creation of academic posts in the University.
(6) To establish Faculties and Departments on the recommendation of the Senate.
(7) To establish degrees on the recommendation of the Senate.
(8) To disestablish any academic post except any post created by the Statutes.
(9) To determine, on the recommendation of the Senate, matters affecting the appointment, duties, promotion, and conditions of service of all members of Academic Staff.
(10) To regulate the appointment of all other members of the University staff, and to supervise the salaries and conditions of tenure of posts to which it appoints.
(11) To establish, on the recommendation of the Senate, the academic governing instruments, to prescribe their constitution and functions, and to modify or revise the same.
(12) To review the work of the University and, subject to the powers of the Senate, take such steps as it thinks proper for the purpose of advancing the charitable objectives of the University.
(13) To determine all University fees.
(14) To establish, subject to any conditions made by the founders, the general arrangements for the award of teaching fellowships, scholarships, studentships, prizes and other aids to study and research.
(15) To provide for the welfare/wellbeing of the students of the University, student support and the student experience, after taking into consideration any recommendation or report by the Senate.
(16) To take such steps as it thinks proper for supervising organisations of students and to approve any amendments to the constitution of the Students’ Union.
(17) To accept transfers of all or any part of the property, assets, liabilities and engagements of the Trustees of the University of Warwick Foundation being the Trustees for the time being under the Declaration of Trust dated the twenty-fourth day of October one thousand nine hundred and sixty-two, and any later revisions or amendments thereto.
(18) To govern, manage and regulate the finances, accounts, investments, property, business and all affairs whatsoever of the University, and for that purpose to appoint bankers and any other officers or agents whom it may seem expedient to appoint.
(19) To invest any moneys belonging to the University in such stocks, funds, fully paid shares or securities as the Council will, from time to time, think fit, whether within the United Kingdom or not or in the purchase of freehold or leasehold hereditaments in the United Kingdom including rents; provided that in the case of moneys held by the University as trustees the powers conferred by this paragraph shall be exercised subject to the provisions of the law relating to investment by trustees.
(20) To sell, buy, exchange, lease and accept leases of real and personal property on behalf of the University.
(21) To provide and maintain the buildings, premises, furniture and apparatus, and other means needed for carrying on the work of the University.
(22) To borrow money on behalf of the University and for that purpose, if the Council thinks fit, to mortgage or charge all or any part of the property of the University, whether real or personal, and to give such other security as the Council shall think fit.
(23) To enter into, vary, carry out or cancel contracts on behalf of the University.
(24) To make provision for schemes of insurance, superannuation, pensions or retirement benefits for all salaried Officers, and so far as the Council shall think fit for other employees of the University or their dependents or relatives.
(25) To select a Seal, Arms and a Mace for the University and to control the custody and use of the Seal.
(26) To delay or disallow any Regulations made by the Senate that engage matters of concern to the Council.
(27) Generally to exercise all such powers as are or may be conferred on the Council by the Charter and the Statutes, including the power to make Ordinances in the exercise of those powers of the Council.
Reporting Structure
The following Committees report directly to the Council:
Art Collection Committee
Audit and Risk Committee
University Estate and Environment Committee
Finance and General Purposes Committee
Fundraising Ethics Committee
Nominations Committee
Remuneration Committee
The following are joint Committees of the Senate and the Council:
Social Inclusion Committee (formerly the Equality and Diversity Committee)
Honorary Degrees Committee
Research Governance and Ethics Committee
Click here to see a diagrammatic representation of the Committee Structure.
Secretariat
University Secretary (Secretary): Dr Chris Twine
Head of Governance: Katharine Gray, Head of Governance Services
Assistant Secretary: Sophie Black, Governance Manager
Please use universitycouncil at warwick dot ac dot uk in the first instance to make contact with the Council Secretariat.
Timetable for Submission and Report Templates
The Secretary should be notified of items of business for the Council four weeks in advance of its meeting.
Link to Council paper submission deadlines.
Templates should be requested from the Secretariat.
Meetings
Dates of meetings of the Council can be found within the University Committee Timetable.
Link to Public Council agendas and minutes of previous meetings.
Links to Restricted Areas for Members of the Council and for Members of some of its Committees: |
Internal Links:
You may find the following links to other areas of the University website useful:
- How the University is governed
- How the University is managed
- University Strategy
- Secretary to Council's Office