Court Agenda 17 December 2025

The next meeting of the University Court will be held on Wednesday 17 December 2025 at 2:30pm in the Large Boardroom, �鶹ӰԺ campus.

All agenda items and papers may be disclosed under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 unless specifically exempted by the legislation. Where items cannot be disclosed, the relevant section of the Act is indicated.

*The agenda is divided into starred and non-starred items. Starred items are for discussion and, where appropriate, decision. Non-starred items are for noting only and will not normally be discussed. Any member wishing to discuss a paper listed for noting should contact the Secretary no later than two days before the meeting stating the reason for the request.

Order	Agenda	Ref
1	*Welcome and Membership
2	*Conflicts of Interest To NOTE any conflicts of interest, and to determine any required action.
3	*Determination of Other Competent Business
4	*Minutes of the previous meeting (a) To APPROVE the Unconfirmed minutes of the Ordinary meeting held on 22 October 2025. (b) Matters arising	COURT (25) MINS 04
5	*Chair’s Report To RECEIVE an oral report from the Chair of the University Court.
6	*Principal’s Report To RECEIVE an oral update report from the Principal.	COURT (25) 35
	Ordinary Business
7	*Strategic Report & Financial Statements 7.1 To CONSIDER and to APPROVE the acceptance of a Liquidity Support Loan under terms offered by the Scottish Funding Council. 7.2 To RECEIVE an update on financial projections for 2025-26 and 2026-27 in base case and downside scenarios, the related impact on covenants, and management conclusion on whether there is a material uncertainty in relation to Going Concern. 7.3 To APPROVE the Strategic Report & Financial Statements for the year ended 31 July 2025, including the Going Concern assessment. 7.4 To RECEIVE a report from Ernst & Young on matters arising from its audit of the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 July 2025. 7.5 To CONSIDER the Letter of Representations to Ernst and Young and to AUTHORISE the Chair to sign on behalf of the University Court. 7.6 To NOTE the annual internal audit report from Henderson Loggie. 7.7 To RECEIVE the Annual Report of the Finance and Estates Committee. 7.8 To RECEIVE the Annual Report of the Audit and Risk Committee	COURT (25) 36 COURT (25) 37 COURT (25) 38 COURT (25) 39 COURT (25) 40 COURT (25) 41 COURT (25) 42 COURT (25) 43
8	*Change Programme 8.1 To RECEIVE a report on the ‘line of sight’ to achieve savings set out in the budget forecast 2025-26 and 2026-27. 8.2 To NOTE the letter of engagement and the agreed Terms of Engagement with KPMG.	COURT (25) 44 COURT (25) 45
9	*Strategy 2026-31 To RECEIVE an update on the development of the �鶹ӰԺ Institutional Strategy for 2026-2031 and DISCUSS the draft Strategy-in-Action.	COURT (25) 46
10	*Governance 10.1 To CONSIDER the draft Internal Audit report and findings on the University’s alignment with the key learnings from the Gillies Report. 10.2 To RECEIVE an assessment of the University’s compliance with the Scottish Code of Good HE Governance (2023).	COURT (25) 47 COURT(25) 48
11	*Performance Report To RECEIVE the performance report provided to the University Court under agreed performance reporting arrangements.	COURT (25) 49
12	*Risk Management 12.1 To CONSIDER and APPROVE an updated University Risk Management Policy. 12.2 To RECEIVE the University Risk Register and accompanying commentary.	COURT (25) 50 COURT (25) 51
13	*Land Development To RECEIVE an oral report on progress with the Land Development Project.
14	*Scottish Funding Council To RECEIVE reports provided to the Scottish Funding Council under the provisions of the Outcomes Framework and Assurance Model (OFAM) for Colleges and Universities 2024-2031: (a) Self Evaluation Action Plan (SEAP). (b) Knowledge Exchange and Innovation Framework return (KEIF).	COURT (25) 52 COURT (25) 53
15	*Quality Assurance 15.1 To RECEIVE information on the Tertiary Quality Enhancement Review (TQER) in advance of �鶹ӰԺ’s TQER in 2026-27. 15.2 To RECEIVE the QAA Visit Report: �鶹ӰԺ and ITM Institute of Hospitality Management.	COURT (25) 54 COURT (25) 55
16	*Annual Report on Academic Appeals To RECEIVE a report on Academic Appeals progressed in academic session 2024-25.	COURT (25) 56
17	*Annual Report on Complaint Handling To RECEIVE a report on Complaints progressed under the University Complaint Handling Procedure during Academic Session 2024-25.	COURT (25) 57
	Reports from Committees
18	*Finance and Estates Committee (a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the meeting of the Finance and Estates Committee held on 9 December 2025. (b) Matters arising: Integrated Facilities Management Tender Process To CONSIDER and APPROVE a recommendation concerning the Integrated Facilities Management Tender process.	FEC (25) MINS 05 COURT (25) 58
19	*Audit and Risk Committee (a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the meeting of the Audit and Risk Committee held on 9 December 2025. (b) Matters arising.	AUDIT (25) MINS 05
20	*Senate (a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the meeting of the Senate held on 13 October 2025. (b) Matters arising.	SEN (25) MINS 04
21	*Nominations Committee To RECEIVE a report and recommendations arising from a meeting of the Nominations Committee held on 10 November 2025.	NOM (25) MINS 02
22	*Equality and Diversity Committee (a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the Health and Safety Committee meeting held on 25 September 2025. (b) Matters arising.	EDC (25) MINS 04
23	*Senior Management Remuneration Committee (a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the Senior Management Remuneration Committee meeting held on 10 November 2025. (b) Matters arising.	SMRC (25) MINS 02
24	*Dates of Future Meetings The University Court will meet to conduct Ordinary business on the following dates in Session 2025-26: Wednesday, 18 February 2026 – Strategy Day – full day Wednesday, 22 April 2026 at 3.00 pm in the Boardroom Wednesday, 24 June 2026 at 3.00 pm in the Boardroom
25	Items for Information