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University executive team

Information about the University Executive Team (UET).

Led by our Vice Chancellor Professor Peter Slee, and supported by strategic leads from our different business areas, UET steers the development and implementation of strategy, policy and the successful operation of the university.

Here you can find information about the membership of UET, their objectives, reporting, and how they support the Vice Chancellor in leading the university.

Membership

All members of UET are committed to acting in the best interests of the university through collective responsibility.

UET normally meets weekly and provides leadership through: 

  • Regular monitoring of the higher education policy environment
  • Ownership and management responsibility for strategic risks
  • Determining the action to be taken by the university in response to external opportunities and initiatives
  • Monitoring and reporting on the university’s performance against the strategic planning framework
  • Reviewing key plans and policies for recommendation to Academic Board or the Board of Governors and other key committees
  • Co-ordinating the university’s planning process and the approval of annual plans proposed by Schools and Services
  • Considering and approving any restructuring or re-organisation of the university
  • Developing the annual institutional budget and future financial forecasts and recommending these to the Finance, Staffing & Resources Committee and the Board of Governors

Weekly meetings also provide the opportunity for other UET members to seek advice and to share and discuss issues relating to their individual leadership and management responsibilities.

The Vice Chancellor and members of UET submit regular briefing reports to Academic Board and the Board of Governors and its committees in accordance with agreed terms of reference for those respective decision making bodies.

Agenda, papers and minutes of meetings of Academic Board, the Board of Governors and its committees (excluding those matters exempt from publication under the Freedom of Information Act) will be published on the university’s web pages as part of our commitment to appropriate levels of transparency in decision making.

Any key day-to-day decisions will be communicated through relevant management channels, including the Senior Management Group (which comprises the members of UET, all Deans of School and every Director or Head of Service), as appropriate.

An informal record of the issues discussed is kept by the Vice Chancellor and an action list is circulated to members of UET weekly for implementation.

The Vice Chancellor is the University’s Principal Academic Officer and Chief Executive.  He is designated by the Board of Governors as the university’s ‘Accountable Officer’ with the Office for Students and operates under the Board’s delegated authority in leading the university and maintaining an overview of its day-to-day management and operation.

The Vice Chancellor chooses to discharge his leadership responsibilities in consultation with the University Executive Team.

UET therefore advises and makes recommendation to the Vice Chancellor. It is not a formal feature of the university’s constitution or governance structure, which is set out and published in our Instrument and Articles of Government.

Executive Group Structures

Our current Executive Team and Senior Management Group

Executive Group Structures

Contact

If you would like to contact one of the Executive Team then in the first instance please contact one of the Executive Assistants below:


Gemma Betts

Senior Executive Assistant and Office Manager

Responsible for: Vice Chancellor and Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic)

Pam McLaren

Executive Assistant

Responsible for: Pro Vice Chancellor (Research and Enterprise) and Pro Vice Chancellor (Recruitment and Global Engagement)

Tom Maxwell

Executive Assistant

Responsible for: Deputy Vice Chancellor (Resources)