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Council and Commitees

The following tables include all committees and University bodies which, under the University’s Statutes and Regulations, explicitly report to Council or to one of its main committees.

Links to the specific legislation are provided next to the committee name, under “Remit, composition and related matters”, followed by links to the current membership, where published. Membership lists are maintained locally and updated at least termly. Queries about membership should be addressed to the individual Committee Secretary or Main Contact given on the relevant membership page.

Current membership of Council is available on the Council website.

The committees are generally listed according to their reporting structure. To quickly search for a specific committee, press [ctrl]+f, and type in a key word from the committee name.

Main committees of Council

Divisional Boards

Committees reporting directly to a main committee of Council

Committee NameRemit, composition and related mattersMembership (oxonly) 
Permanent Private Hall Supervisory Committee: Subcommittee of the Education CommitteeCouncil Regulations 15 of 2002 - Part 33Membership
Quality Assurance Subcommittee of the Education CommitteeCouncil Regulations 15 of 2002 - Part 32Membership
Sports Strategic Subcommittee of the Education CommitteeCouncil Regulations 15 of 2002 - Part 30Membership
Student Life Subcommittee of the Education CommitteeCouncil Regulations 15 of 2002 - Part 38Membership
Student Fitness to Study PanelCouncil Regulations 1 of 2012Membership

General Purposes Committee

Planning and Resource Allocation Committee

Research and Innovation Committee

Other committees reporting directly to Council or to a committee of Council

Committee NameRemit, composition and related mattersMembership (oxonly) 
Committee on Animal Care and Ethical ReviewCouncil Regulations 15 of 2002 - Part 7 
Audit and Scrutiny CommitteeCouncil Regulations 15 of 2002 - Part 8Membership
College Contributions CommitteeCouncil Regulations 1 of 2020Membership
Continuing Education Strategic Management BoardCouncil Regulations 15 of 2002 - Part 16Membership
Oxford University Alumni BoardCouncil Regulations 2 of 2004 - Part 11 
Committee to Review Donations and Research Funding Council Regulations 15 of 2002 - Part 18Membership 
Ethical Investment Representations Review Subcommittee Council Regulations 15 of 2002 - Part 29Membership 
Finance CommitteeCouncil Regulations 15 of 2002 - Part 19Membership
Committee on Honorary DegreesCouncil Regulations 15 of 2002 - Part 21Membership
Information and Digital CommitteeCouncil Regulations 15 of 2002 - Part 22Membership 
Investment CommitteeCouncil Regulations 15 of 2002 - Part 23Membership
Curators of the University LibrariesCouncil Regulations 15 of 2002 - Part 24Membership
University Archives Subcommittee of the Curators of the University LibrariesCouncil Regulations 15 of 2002 - Part 24 
Nominations CommitteeCouncil Regulations 15 of 2002 - Part 26Membership
Senior Remuneration CommitteeCouncil Regulations 15 of 2002 - Part 28Membership
Strategic Capital Steering GroupCouncil Regulations 15 of 2002 - Part 12Membership
Nominating Committee for the  Vice-ChancellorshipCouncil Regulations 21 of 2002Membership
Gardens, Libraries and Museums BoardCouncil Regulation 15 of 2002 - Part 25Membership

Other committees

GLAM Boards

Committee NameRemit, composition and related mattersMembership 
Ashmolean Museum of Art and ArchaeologyCouncil Regs 2 of 2019Membership
Oxford Botanic Garden and ArboretumCouncil Regs 6 of 2019Membership
Oxford University Museum of Natural HistoryCouncil Regs 3 of 2019Membership
Pitt Rivers MuseumCouncil Regs 4 of 2019Membership
History of Science MuseumCouncil Regs 5 of 2019Membership

Other bodies which report their findings to Council or to the Vice-Chancellor