Student Number Planning Sub-Committee
Terms of Reference
The subcommittee shall report to the Planning and Resource Allocation Committee and the Education Committee to develop the collegiate University's student number planning policy on behalf of Council and shall:
- Maintain an overview of the current and future size and shape of Oxford's student body, consistent with the objectives and values of the strategic plan.
- Receive long- and short-term planned numbers for all students from divisions, the Department for Continuing Education, and the colleges, societies and Permanent Private Halls on a regular basis.
- Review planned student numbers to ensure that there is an appropriate match between colleges and divisions, and with the current policy of Council.
- Develop dialogue with particular divisions or colleges as appropriate to ensure the student number policy of Council is not contravened.
- Establish whether incentives could be introduced to encourage divisions and colleges to adhere to the student number policy of Council.
- Ensure the planned balance of student numbers within the overall student body is consistent with the levels permitted by HEFCE, and by Oxford City Council.
- Liaise as appropriate with other related committees and working groups on matters relating to student number planning.
- Inform Council on the need for future revisions to the student number policy, and, as appropriate, lead in such developments.
- Give special consideration to maintaining numbers in subjects where there is a national shortage of graduates.
The subcommittee shall report to Council annually.
Membership
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Professor William James | Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Planning & Resources), Chair |
| Professor Roger Ainsworth | St Catherine's College, Vice-Chair |
| Dr Sally Mapstone | Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) |
| Professor Shearer West | Humanities |
| Professor David Paterson | Medical Sciences |
| Professor Roger Taylor | MPLS |
| Professor Roger Goodman | Social Sciences |
| Professor Jonathan Michie | Department for Continuing Education |
| Professor Richard Carwardine | Corpus Christi College |
| Mr James Lawrie | Christ Church |
| Dr Mark Pobjoy | Chair of Senior Tutors Committee |
| Junior Proctor |
The group is also attended by the following:
- Assessor
- Student representative nominated by OUSU
- Mr Michael Sibly, Deputy Registrar
- Mr Keith Zimmerman, Director of Student Administration & Service
- Ms Nancy Braithwaite, Conference of Colleges
- Ms Helen Watson, Director of Planning and Resource Allocation
- Dr Jane Sherwood, Director of Graduate Admissions and Funding
- Senior Divisional Officer, Humanities
- Senior Divisional Officer, Medical Sciences
- Mrs Louise Sumner, MPLS, Divisional Officer
- Ms Rachel Meyrick, Social Sciences Divisional Secretary
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