15 May 2008
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SCRUTINY | |
MINUTES | |
Thursday, 15 May 2008 at 12.15 | |
Music Room, Downing College Present: Mr Richard Stibbs (Chair); Miss Rebecca Collins (Support Officer); Dr Paul Beattie; Mr Paul ffolkes Davis; the Revd Roger Greeves; Dr Margaret Guite; Mrs Jamie Horsley; Dr Elisabeth Leedham-Green. | |
1. | Apologies Dr Catherine Pitt (Secretary); Dr Margaret Glendenning; Dr Peter Sarris; the Revd Ian Thompson; Professor David Yates. |
2. | Minutes of Meeting on 15 April 2008 Approved. |
3. (i) | Matters Arising Guest It was agreed that the Director of Development be invited to a subsequent meeting of the Board. |
4. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) | Annual Report It was reported that the draft of the Annual Report had been discussed with the University Director of Finance. The Board recommended that the University form a syndicate, including at least one individual with legal expertise, to review the Statutes & Ordinances. It was suggested that changes to the Statutes & Ordinances be highlighted in bold and that improvements are also made to the indexing system. The progress of CAMSIS/CHRIS were discussed. A formal summary will be requested for future discussion. It was agreed that the 13th Annual Report would review and provide updates on the recommendations made in the 12th Annual Report. |
5. | High Performance Computing Facility The Board discussed the progress of this project. It was noted that a Steering Committee has been appointed and is based in the Department of Physics, along with a number of administrative staff, and that a permanent home is yet to be found for the project. The Board has been invited to critically review the processes involved. |
6. | Professor Fray Tribunal The Board discussed the outcome of this tribunal and agreed that it would be referenced briefly in its report. |
7. | King Abdullah University of Science and Technology The Board discussed the new King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, a co-educational and multi-faith postgraduate University on the Red Sea. Board members highlighted areas where they may be implications for Cambridge’s activities. |
8. | Guest: Nigel Brown, external Council Member and Audit Committee Member The Board spoke with Mr Brown informally over lunch. |
9. (i) (ii) (iii) | Any Other Business The Board was recommended to obtain a copy of the business plan recently produced by Teri Willey (Cambridge Enterprise). The new Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education will be announced later this month. The Board will obtain a copy of the University’s Allocations Report for discussion at a future meeting. |
10. | Date of next meeting 11.30am on Thursday, 29 May 2008 Music Room, Downing College |
Rebecca Collins Support Officer 17 May 2008 |