24 May 2007

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
SCRUTINY

MINUTES

Thursday, 24 May 2007 at 12.00pm

New SCR, Selwyn College

Present: Mr Nick Downer (Chair); Dr Elisabeth Leedham-Green
(Secretary); Miss Emma Easterbrook (Support Officer); Dr Margaret
Glendenning; Mr Roger Greeves; Mr Frank King; Mr Michael Kuczynski; Dr Catherine Pitt; Dr
Peter Sarris; Mr Richard Stibbs; and Mr David Yates.

1.

Apologies

Dr Nick Holmes.

2.

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

Guest: Vice-Chancellor Alison Richard

Governance: Green
papers to be published on Council web-site to assist transparency; and
composition of Regent House under review

Finance and Management
Strategy: Endowment policy is improving; resources allocation process
has been re-implememted; and papers to be drafted on financial and international
strategy

Communities of Cambridge:
working arrangements with Colleges are improving; committed to including
alumni community; and international strategy implemented

Education and Research:
consulation with Faculties about Tripos system taking place; and need to
develop Humanities further to compete for research institutes

Communications: Alumni
body encouraging development in US; and need to continue building our
strategic approaches

The Vice-Chancellor also
commented on her role, the role of PVCs, the development of the Registrary,
HEFCE, college teaching, the 800^th campaign, access targets, and
security.

3.

Minutes of Meeting on 10 May 2007

Approved with one
amendment.

4.

(i)

Matters Arising

Membership: New members
have been published in the Reporter

5.

Green Paper

-           
Response by 22 June 2007

-           
Amendments suggested and noted by the Board

6.

Environment (Jonathan Shanklin)

-           
Enquiries made by Margaret Glendenning to be
followed up

7.

JBS Executive Education Limited

-           
Michael Kuczynski reported on the JBS
Executive Education Limited

8.

Annual Report

-           
Group to visit Professor Tony Minson and Dr Andrew
Reid

-           
Nick Downer to circulate subjects to be
covered by the Board

9.

Any Other Business

 None.

10.

Date of next meeting

Thursday,
7 June 2007 at 12.00pm

New SCR, Selwyn College

Emma Easterbrook

Support Officer

7 June 2007