Recruitment and election of the new Senior Lay Member of the University Court Candidates announcedWe are pleased to announce that, following an open recruitment process, the following three candidates will stand for election as Senior Lay Member on the University’s governing body, the University Court.Dr Frank Armstrong Document Dr Frank Armstrong biography (172.38 KB / PDF) Document Dr Frank Armstrong candidate statement (174.29 KB / PDF) Benny Higgins Document Benny Higgins biography (106.65 KB / PDF) Document Benny Higgins candidate statement (83.75 KB / PDF) Hugh Mitchell Document Hugh Mitchell biography (123.34 KB / PDF) Document Hugh Mitchell candidate statement (102.83 KB / PDF) Open meeting with candidates – submit your questionsStaff and students are invited to an online open meeting on Monday 9 March from 12:30 to 13:30 to hear from each of the candidates and ask questions.If you would like to submit a question to the candidates in advance of the meeting, please email court@ed.ac.uk by 12 noon, Friday 6 March. Election detailsThe election will take place online from 09:00 on Wednesday 11 March to 12 noon on Tuesday 17 March. All students, staff and current University Court members will receive an email from Civica Election Services, who will run the election independently on their own voting platform. If you do not receive an email from Civica during the election period, please contact court@ed.ac.uk. BackgroundThe role of Senior Lay Member is similar to the Chair of an institution and is responsible for the overall leadership of the University's governing body, the University Court. They chair the business items at Court meetings and ensure that Court works together and conducts its business effectively and efficiently, with due consideration of legal and compliance issues. For more information on the position please see the information below. Senior Lay Member candidate brochure Appointment and Election Regulations This article was published on 2023-11-20
