Joint Student Number Planning Sub-Committee
Terms of reference
The Joint Student Number Planning Sub-committee shall advise Council, through Planning and Resource Allocation Committee and Education Committee, and Conference of Colleges on the development of the collegiate University’s student number planning policy, set by Council and endorsed by Conference. It shall:
1. maintain an overview of the current and future size and shape of Oxford’s student body, consistent with the objectives and values of the University’s strategic plan;
2. 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, including undergraduate, postgraduate, visiting and recognised students, and consider the implications of these in terms of council policy on student numbers and overall University strategy;
3. review planned and actual student numbers to detect any mismatch between colleges and divisions at undergraduate and postgraduate levels;
4. develop dialogue with particular divisions or colleges as appropriate to ensure that student number policy set by Council is not contravened;
5. consider mechanisms to encourage a match between divisional and college targets and to ensure adherence to the student number policy set by Council;
6. monitor planned and actual student numbers against funding levels set by OfS where applicable and agreements made with Oxford City Council concerning the number of students living in private accommodation;
7. monitor the number of units of accommodation provided across the collegiate University, including oversight of the annual accommodation survey;
8. liaise as appropriate with other related committees and working groups on matters relating to student number planning;
9. maintain an overview of the shape of Oxford’s student body noting areas of high or low demand and where these sit within the national and international context;
10. monitor the mix and trends of student numbers by fee status and type, and consider the implications of any change;
11. contribute to the strategic planning of the collegiate University’s size and shape and inform Council and Conference on the need for future revisions to the student number policy arising from the above.
The Sub-committee shall report to Council and Conference annually.
Members
Name | Position | Until |
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Dr David Prout |
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Planning & Resources) |
Ex-officio |
Professor Jonathan Michie |
President of Kellogg College |
TT 2025 |
Professor Martin Williams |
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) |
Ex-officio |
Professor Dave Kirk |
Junior Proctor |
Ex-officio |
Professor Freya Johnston | Hazel Eardley Wilmot Tutorial Fellow in English Language and Literature |
TT 2026 |
Professor Martin Castell | Associate Head of MPLS (Associate Head for Taught Degrees) |
TT 2026 |
Professor Helen Christian | Associate Head of MSD (Education) |
TT 2026 |
Professor Paul Irwin Crookes | Associate Head of SSD (Education) |
TT 2025 |
Professor Matthew Weait | Director of the Department for Continuing Education | TT 2025 |
Helen Ghosh | Master of Balliol | TT 2025 |
Dr Nicky Trott | Senior Tutor, Balliol | TT 2025 |
Mr Charles Alexander | Finance Bursar, Merton College | TT 2026 |
Nick Harris | Oxford SU VP PG Education and Access | TT 2024 |
Attending Officers
Name | Position |
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Dr Jane Hoverd | Dr Jane Hoverd |
Antony Willott | Director of Planning & Council Secretariat |
Charlotte Smith | Director of Conference of Colleges Secretariat |
Dr Bernard Gowers | Conference of Colleges Secretariat |
Pádraig O'Connor | Head of Humanities Education Planning and Support |
Dr Sarah McHugh | Head of Education Planning and Policy, MPLS |
Jane Dale | Head of Education Policy and Planning, MSD |
Andy Garlick | Deputy Head of Education Policy and Planning, SSD |
Mark Sandham | Deputy Head of Student Administration, OUDCE |
Dr Nadia Pollini | Director of Graduate Admissions and Recruitment |
Gillian Hamnett | Director of Education Policy Support |
Dr Saira Shaikh | Academic Registrar |
Kristoffer Tiffen | Senior Assistant Registrar (Planning) |
Genieve Boon | Senior Administrative Officer (Planning) |
Meeting Dates
Date | Time |
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08 Nov 2023 |
10.00 - 11.30 am |
14 Feb 2024 | 10.00 - 11.30 am |
08 May 2024 | 10.00 - 11.30 am |
05 Jun 2023 | 10.00 - 11.30 am |