Finance Committee
We are responsible for financial strategy, budget setting, annual accounts, monitoring of investment activity and capital expenditure.
The Finance Committee is responsible to Council for the finances of the University, including:
- financial strategy
- budget setting
- annual accounts
- monitoring of investment activity
- consideration of capital expenditure
You can find out the full responsibilities of the committee in the terms of reference.
Find our deadlines for submitting papers in the 2025/26 academic year
Find out about our meeting dates.
Council appoints members to committees for a term of one year, which is subject to review.
Committee members
- Calum Mercer, Chair (Treasurer), ex-officio
- Professor Phil Taylor,, Vice-Chancellor and President, ex-officio
- Don McLaverty, Lay Member of Council, appointed by Council, term 2026
- Professor Anthony Smith, Lay member of Council, appointed by Council, term 2026
- Professor Paul Shepherd, appointed by Council, term 2026
- Helen Slater, Student Governor, term 2026
In attendance
- Professor Marcus Munafò, Deputy Vice-Chancellor & Provost
- Dr Ghazwa Alwani-Starr, Chief Operating Officer
- Helena Barrell, Governance Partner
- Ian Blenkharn, University Secretary & Registrar
- Stephanie Court, Director of Management Accounting
- Rebecca King, Director of Finance Operations
- Martin Williams, Director of Finance
Observers
- Benjamin Orford Thompson, Student Governor
- Pam Chesters, Chair of Council