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 Name | Remit, composition and related matters | Membership (oxonly) |
|---|---|---|
| Permanent Private Hall Supervisory Committee: Subcommittee of the Education Committee | Council Regulations 15 of 2002 - Part 33 | Membership |
| Quality Assurance Subcommittee of the Education Committee | Council Regulations 15 of 2002 - Part 32 | Membership |
| Sports Strategic Subcommittee of the Education Committee | Council Regulations 15 of 2002 - Part 30 | Membership |
| Student Life Subcommittee of the Education Committee | Council Regulations 15 of 2002 - Part 38 | Membership |
| Student Fitness to Study Panel | Council Regulations 1 of 2012 | Membership |
General Purposes Committee
Planning and Resource Allocation Committee
Research and Innovation Committee
Other committees reporting directly to Council or to a committee of Council
Other committees
| Committee Name | Remit, composition and related matters | Membership |
|---|---|---|
| Benefices Delegacy | Council Regulations 2 of 2004 - Part 1 | Membership |
| Committee for the Nomination of Select Preachers | Congregation Regulations 3 of 2002 - Part 6 | Membership |
GLAM Boards
| Committee Name | Remit, composition and related matters | Membership |
|---|---|---|
| Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology | Council Regs 2 of 2019 | Membership |
| Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum | Council Regs 6 of 2019 | Membership |
| Oxford University Museum of Natural History | Council Regs 3 of 2019 | Membership |
| Pitt Rivers Museum | Council Regs 4 of 2019 | Membership |
| History of Science Museum | Council Regs 5 of 2019 | Membership |
Other bodies which report their findings to Council or to the Vice-Chancellor
| Committee Name | Remit, composition and related matters | Membership |
|---|---|---|
| Grievance Committee | Statute XII - Part F | Council Regulations 40 of 2002 | Membership |
| The Pool | Statute XII - Parts B, D and H | Council Regulations 3 of 2017 | Membership |
| Visitatorial Board Panel | Statute XII - Part C | Council Regulations 36 of 2002 | Membership |
| Appeal Court | Statute XII - Part H | Statute XI - Part B | Council Regulations 5 of 2006 | Membership |