Graduate Panel

Terms of Reference

  1. Advise Council's Education and Research Committees on all aspects of the University's strategy and policy for the education and training of PGT and PGR students;
  2. In conjunction with Fees Policy Group and PRAC, provide guidance on matters relating to graduate funding and fees;
  3. Maintain an overview of the policies, regulations and codes of practice governing graduate progression (especially transfer and confirmation), assessment and achievement within the University;
  4. Monitor relevant performance indicators relating to PGT and PGR students, with particular reference to: graduate admissions, reports on GSS, assessment outcomes, withdrawal rates, suspensions and extensions, submission and completion rates;
  5. Maintain an overview of the role and contribution of graduate students to research, with particular reference to the REF, to relevant metrics, and to the support and supervision of PGR students and their research.

The Graduate Panel would report jointly to Education Committee and to Research Committee. The Graduate Panel would receive reports from: University Skills Group and maintain close contact with the Graduate Admissions Committee. It would also relate to Divisional Graduate Studies Committees (or their equivalents) and to Divisional Research Committees

Membership 2012-13

NameAddress
Dr S. Mapstone, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) University Offices, Wellington Square
Professor I. Walmsley, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) University Offices, Wellington Square
Dr H. Dorkins, Senior Proctor University Offices, Wellington Square
Dr H. Spencer, Assessor University Offices, Wellington Square
Professor M. Bockmuehl, Humanities Keble College
Professor R. Goodman, Head of Social Sciences Division Hayes House, 75 George Street
Dr P. Baird, Dean of Graduates, MPLS Division Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road
Dr D. Gill, Medical Sciences Division RDM Clinical Laboratory Sciences, John Radcliffe Hospital
Dr A. Stokes Department for Continuing Education
Professor R. Ballaster, Chair, University Graduate Skills Group Mansfield College
Professor  S. Harrison, Chair, Graduate Admissions Committee Faculty of Classics
Dr N. Trott, Chair, Graduate Committee of Conference College Balliol College
Professor Sir M. Taylor, Warden of Merton Merton College
Dr S. Bhagwat, Senior Tutor Linacre College
Mr C. Gray, OUSU Vice-President (Graduate Affairs) Oxford University Student Union
Professor L. McAlpine, CETL Director Oxford Learning Institute
Mr K. Zimmerman, Director of Student Administration and Services University Offices, Wellington Square
Dr J. Sherwood, Director of Graduate Admissions and Funding Graduate Admissions and Funding Office, University Offices, Wellington Square
Mr D. Gibson, Director of Education Policy Support University Offices, Wellington Square
Mrs P. O'Connor, Head of Education Policy Development University Offices, Wellington Square

Agendas and Minutes

Hilary Term 2013 Agenda Minutes
Week 9 Meeting 15 March    
Week 2 Meeting 22 January Business deferred to a later meeting 

 

Michaelmas Term 2012 Agenda Minutes
Week 9 Meeting  7 December  MT12 WK9 Agenda (117kb)  
Week 2 Meeting 16 October Business deferred to a later meeting 

 

Trinity Term 2012 Agenda Minutes
Week 2 Meeting 1 May Business deferred to a later meeting 
Week 9 Meeting 22 June  TT12 WK9 Agenda (5kb)  TT12 WK9 Minutes (24kb)
Hilary Term 2012 Agenda Minutes
Week 2 Meeting 24 January HT12 WK2 Agenda (43kb) HT12 WK2 Minutes (48kb)
Week 9 Meeting 16 March Business deferred to a later meeting 

Past agendas and minutes

Meeting
 Agenda
 Minutes
Michaelmas Term 2011 Week 2 18 October
MT11 WK2 Agenda (13kb) MT11 WK2 Minutes (57kb)
Michaelmas Term 2011 Week 9 9 December MT11 WK9 Agenda (8kb) MT11 WK9 Minutes (35kb)
Trinity Term Week 2
10 May Business deferred to a later meeting.  
Trinity Term Week 9
1 July TT11 WK9 Agenda (13kb) TT11 WK9 Minutes (52kb)
Hilary Term 2011 Week 2
25 January HT11 WK2 Agenda (32kb) HT11 WK2 Minutes (135kb)
Hilary Term 2011 Week 9 18 March Business deferred to a later meeting  
Michaelmas Term 2010 Week 2 19 October Business deferred to a later meeting  
Michaelmas Term 2010 Week 9
 10 December
 MT10 WK9 Agenda (130kb)
MT10 WK9 Minutes (116kb)
Trinity Term 2010 Week 2
 4 May
 TT10 WK2 Agenda (66kb)
TT10 WK2 Minutes (206kb)
Trinity Term 2010 Week 9
 25 June
 Business deferred to a later meeting
Hilary Term 2010 Week 2
 26 January
 Business deferred to a later meeting
Hilary Term 2010 Week 9
 19 March
 Business deferred to a later meeting
Michaelmas Term 2009 Week 2
 20 October
 MT09 WK2 Agenda (66kb)
MT09 WK2 Minutes (172kb)
Michaelmas Term 2009 Week 9
 11 December
 Business deferred to a later meeting
Trinity Term 2009 Week 2
 5 May
 TT09 WK2 Agenda (64kb)
TT09 WK2 Minutes (76kb)
Trinity Term 2009 Week 9
 26 June
 Business deferred to a later meeting
Hilary Term 2009 Week 2
 27 January
 Business deferred to a later meeting
Hilary Term 2009 Week 9
 20 March
 Business deferred to a later meeting
Michaelmas Term 2008 Week 2
 21 October
 MT08 WK2 Agenda (68kb)
MT08 WK2 Minutes (124kb)
Michaelmas Term 2008 Week 9
 12 December
 Business deferred to a later meeting
Trinity Term 2008 Week 2
 29 April
 TT08 WK2 Agenda (70kb)
TT08 WK2 Minutes (149kb)
Hilary Term 2008 Week 2
 22 January
 HT08 WK2 Agenda (70kb)
HT08 WK2 Minutes (91kb)
Michaelmas Term 2007 Week 2
 16 October
 MT07 WK2 Agenda (73kb)
MT07 WK2 Minutes (167kb)
Trinity Term 2007 Week 4
 14 May
 TT07 WK4 Agenda (6kb)
TT07 WK4 Minutes (148kb)
Michaelmas Term 2006 Week 2
 17 October
 MT06 WK2 Agenda (69kb)
MT06 WK2 Minutes (226kb)
Trinity Term 2006 Week 2
 2 May
 TT06 WK2 Agenda (70kb)
TT06 WK2 Minutes (88kb)
Hilary Term 2006 Week 2
 24 January
 HT06 WK2 Agenda (5kb)
HT06 WK2 Minutes (89kb)


HT06 WK2 Supplementary Agenda (4kb)