Planning and Resource Allocation Committee (PRAC)

The Planning and Resource Allocation Committee (PRAC) is a main committee of Council that is responsible for divisional and service budget setting, and allocating money to other important functions of the University. The Committee also oversees student number planning, fee setting, value for money initiatives, and other activities that impact on income and expenditure. PRAC sets the budget for IT capital expenditure, approves spending from the Minor Capital Plan. The Committee is responsible for drafting and overseeing the University’s five-year strategic plans.

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Membership as at MT 2024 will be as follows

Name Conditions of appointment Until beginning of
Dr David Prout, Queen's Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Planning & Resources), who shall be chair of the committee Ex-officio
Professor Thomas Adcock, St Peter's Senior Proctor Ex-officio
Professor Conall Mac Niocaill, Exeter  Junior Proctor Ex-officio
Professor Benjamin Bollig, St Catherine's and St John's  Assessor Ex-officio
Dame Helen Ghosh, Master of Balliol College Chair or Vice-Chair of the Conference of Colleges Ex-officio
Charles Alexander, Merton Chair of the Committee of Estate Bursars Ex-officio
Professor Dan Grimley, Merton Head of the Division of Humanities (or nominee) Ex-officio
Professor James Naismith, Jesus Head of the Division of MPLS (or nominee) Ex-officio
Professor Gavin Screaton, Clinical Medicine Head of the Division of Medical Sciences (or nominee) Ex-officio
Professor Tim Power, St Antony's Head of the Division of Social Sciences (or nominee) Ex-officio
Professor Frances Platt, Merton  One of five persons appointed by Council from among the members of Council specified in section 4 (15)-(25) of Statute VI MT 2027
Professor Alex Schekochihin MT 2025
Professor Charles Godfray, Balliol  MT 2025
Professor Geraldine Johnson, Christ Church MT 2027
Professor Patricia Daley, Jesus MT 2025
Vacancy Two external persons appointed by Council each of whom may be members of Council specified in section 4 (7)–(10) of Statute VI HT 2027
Vanessa Howlison MT 2027
Professor Graham Taylor (interim) Chair of the Buildings and Estates Subcommittee Ex-officio
TBC One student member representative, selected by the Council of the Oxford University Student Union from among the student member representatives on Council Ex-officio
Professor Michael Bonsall, St Peters Co-opted Members MT 2025
TBC MT 2025
TBC MT 2025
Secretary: Planning and Resource Allocation Section (Mr Kristoffer Tiffen)

 

Attending Officers



Name Position
Gill Aitken Registrar
Dr Saira Shaikh Academic Registrar
Professor Martin Williams Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education)
Professor Anne Trefethen Pro-Vice-Chancellor (People & Digital)
Professor Patrick Grant Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)
Simon Boddie Chief Financial Officer

 

Attendees (Other)



Name Position
Kristoffer Tiffen Secretary
Antony Willott Director of PACS
Charlotte Taylor Director of Financial Planning and Analysis
Alexander Vincent  Divisional Registrar (Humanities)
Tracy Gale Divisional Registrar (MPLS)
David White Divisional Registrar (SSD)
Chris Price Divisional Registrar (MSD)
Richard Ovenden Head of Gardens, Libraries, & Museums (GLAM)
Professor Matthew Weait Director of the Department for Continuing Education
Paul Goffin Director of Estate Services

All meetings begin at 10.00am and end at 1pm.

The intention to submit a paper to PRAC should be notified to the PRAC secretariat (kristoffer.tiffen@admin.ox.ac.uk) at least one week before the deadlines for papers given below.

Michaelmas Term 2024

Week Date Deadline for Papers
1st Tuesday 15 October Thursday 3 October
5th Tuesday 12 November Thursday 31 October
10th Tuesday 17 December Thursday 5 December

Hilary Term 2025

Week Date Deadline for Papers
1st Tuesday 21 January Thursday 9 January
5th Tuesday 18 February Thursday 6 February
10th Tuesday 25 March Thursday 13 March

Trinity Term 2025

Week Date Deadline for Papers
1st Tuesday 29 April Thursday 17 April
5th Tuesday 27 May Thursday 15 May
10th Tuesday 1 July Thursday 19 June

Documents


Regulations


For the regulations of the Planning and Resource Allocation Committee, please click here:

Regulations

Contact us


Kristoffer Tiffen

Planning and Council Secretariat

01865 (2)80756

kristoffer.tiffen@admin.ox.ac.uk