Honorary Degrees Committee
The Honorary Degrees Committee is a committee of the Board of Trustees. The committee recommends candidates for honorary degrees and honorary fellowships.
On this page
- Terms of reference
- Membership
- Attendees
- Committee Secretary
- Vacancies
- Meeting dates and paper submission deadlines
Terms of reference
For more details about the Honorary Degrees Committee's full responsibilities and function, see Ordinance 4 - Appendix E.
Membership
As a group, the committee members are empowered to make decisions. They can take advice from others attending the meeting.
Members and roles
The Honorary Degrees Committee has up to 8 members.
- Mr Jack Boyer, Chair of the Board of Trustees (Chair)
- Professor Evelyn Welch, Vice-Chancellor and President
- Sir Paul Nurse, Chancellor
- Professor Dame Melanie Welham, Independent Trustee
- Professor Natalie Edwards, Academic Staff Trustee
- Mrs Jilly Huggins, Professional Services Staff Trustee
- Mr Leonardo Coppi, Student Trustee
Attendees
The following individuals may attend meetings and offer advice to committee members:
- Executive Director of Global Engagement
- Assistant Director of DARO - Engagement, Global Engagement
- Chief Operating Officer, Registrar and University Secretary
They do not have the authority to make committee decisions and are not eligible to vote in meetings.
Committee Secretary
- Current post-holder: Asha Sahni, Governance Officer
- Email: asha.sahni@bristol.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0)117 45 56805
Vacancies
There are currently no vacancies.
Meeting dates and paper submission deadlines 2024/25
View paper submission deadlines
View paper submission guidance.
- Tuesday 24 September 2024, 10am