Terms of Reference and membership

Purpose

A confidential forum for the Principal, Heads of School and relevant Senior Officers to informally discuss and contribute to University-wide strategy, initiatives and issues.

Any member can suggest an agenda item as long as it has University-wide relevance.

Examples of items from recent discussions:

Teaching and Learning, Student Experience, Research and REF, input to the Strategic Plan, the Survey Strategy, planning for learning and teaching and research under coronavirus restrictions.

Historical note:

Academic Strategy Group was set up in 2009 following the reorganisation of the Senate Committees that resulted in there no longer being a forum in which the Principal and all Heads of School could meet.

Meetings

3 times a year:

• End of summer - to discuss NSS results
• October/November
• February/March

Composition

Academic Strategy Group meetings comprise the Heads of Schools, and those responsible for the management and leadership of the University and delivering its major strategies.

Members

Principal (Chair)

Senior Vice-Principal (Deputy-Chair)

Heads of School and Deans of Edinburgh Medical School

Head of the Office of Open Learning

In attendance (attending if topics of interest)

Heads of College

Heads of Professional Services Groups

The Principal will normally convene the meetings, the Senior Vice-Principal will be the Deputy Chair.

Other members of staff will be invited to attend as required.