Strategic Capital Steering Group

The Strategic Capital Steering Group (SCSG) establishes the strategy for investment in the University’s physical estate. It allocates funding to functional estate projects from the Strategic Capital Fund, usually with a value over £15m, and oversees the gateway approval process, obtaining approval from Finance Committee and Council for expenditure on strategic projects. It is also responsible for recommending to Finance Committee development proposals for functional estate by the joint venture, Oxford University Property Development. 

Membership as at MT 2025 will be as follows

  Name Conditions of Appointment Until
[1] Vacant Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Planning and Resources) who shall chair the Group ex officio
[2] Professor James Naismith the head of MPLS division ex officio
[3] Professor Daniel Grimley the head of Humanities division ex officio
[4] Professor Gavin Screaton the head of Medical Sciences division ex officio
[5] Professor Timothy Power the head of Social Sciences division ex officio
[6] Richard Ovenden the head of Gardens, Libraries and Museums

ex officio

[7] Professor Anne Trefethen Chair of Information and Digital Committee ex officio
[8] Professor Roger Goodman Chair of BESC, who shall be the interim chair of the Group ex officio
[9] Vacant One of three external members appointed by Council, not being members of the Audit and Scrutiny Committee  
[10] Vacant One of three external members appointed by Council, not being members of the Audit and Scrutiny Committee  
[11] Philip Campbell  One of three external members appointed by Council, not being members of the Audit and Scrutiny Committee MT 2026
[12] Simon Boddie Chief Financial Officer ex officio
[13] Professor Raphael Hauser Assessor ex officio
[14] Philip Parker/Yong Shen Estates Bursar TBC
[15] Dr Adham Farah Early Career Research Representative MT2027
Secretary: Planning and Council Secretariat (Hazel Jessop)

 

Date Time Paper Deadline
22 September 2025 (items postponed) 1400 - 1700 10 September 2025
20 October 2025 1400 - 1700 6 October 2025
17 November 2025 1400 - 1700 3 November 2025
15 December 2025 1400 - 1600 3 December 2025
2 February 2026 1400 - 1700 21 January 2026
2 March 2026 1400 - 1700 18 February 2026
30 March 2026 1400 - 1700 18 March 2026
14 May 2026 1400 - 1700 4 May 2026
15 June 2026 1400 - 1700 3 June 2026
16 July 2026 1400 - 1700 3 July 2026

 

 

SCSG Review Group meetings will be held on MS Teams and last for up to one hour.

 

Date Time
8 September 2025 1000
6 October 2025 1600
3 November 2025 1500
1 December 2025 1100
19 January 2026 1500
16 February 2026 1000
16 March 2026 1000
30 April 2026 1600
1 June 2026 0930

2 July 2026

1000

 

 

Regulations


For the regulations of the Strategic Capital Steering Group, please click here:

Regulations

Contact us


Hazel Jessop

Planning and Council Secretariat

hazel.jessop@admin.ox.ac.uk