Education Committee

Find out more about UCL's Education Committee, including terms of reference, membership, meetings and minutes.

On this page you will find:

 

Overview

Reports to

Academic Committee

Chair

Professor Jennie Shaw - Vice-Provost (Education and Student Experience)

Secretary

Caitlin Harvey

Assistant Secretary

Rob Traynor | r.traynor@ucl.ac.uk | +44 (0)20 3108 8211 

For agendas and minutes; apologies for absence

 

Meeting dates

Scheduled meeting dates: 2025-26

The copy deadlines quoted are the latest dates by which the final papers must be received by the secretary. Please use the templates for papers submission.

Meeting dateCopy deadline
Monday 6 October 2025, 2.00pm22 September
Tuesday 9 December 2025, 2.00pm25 November
Thursday 29 January 2026, 2.00pm15 January
Thursday 26 February 2026, 2.00pm12 February
Tuesday 21 April 2026, 2.00pm1 April
Thursday 14 May 2026, 2.00pm30 April
Thursday 18 June 2026, 2.00pm4 June
Tuesday 21 July 2026, 2.00pm7 July

Scheduled meeting dates: 2026-27

Meeting dateCopy deadline
Thursday 24 September 2026, 2.00pm10 September
Thursday 12 November 2026, 2.00pm29 October
Thursday 26 January 2027, 2.00pm12 January
Thursday 11 March 2027, 2.00pm25 February
Thursday 15 April 2027, 2.00pm1 April
Tuesday 11 May 2027, 2.00pm27 April
Thursday 24 June 2027, 2.00pm10 June
Thursday 22 July 2027, 2.00pm8 July

Minutes

2025-26

2024-25

2023-24

2022-23

2021-22

2020-21

Terms of Reference

Subject to any general or particular direction that may from time to time be given by the Academic Committee, the Education Committee is charged by Council: 

  1. To consider and advise the Council, reflecting the delegation from the Academic Board under Statute 7(10), on all academic matters and questions affecting the educational policy of UCL, the organisation of teaching, examining, and courses of instruction.
  2. On behalf of Academic Board and Academic Committee, to define, monitor and review UCL strategy, policy and procedure in respect of UCL’s taught students (including undergraduate and postgraduate-taught students) relating to: 
      i. student registration; 
      ii. student attendance at, and completion of, programmes and examinations; 
      iii. UCL’s Academic Regulations governing taught programmes; 
      iv. the annual and periodic review of the academic standards and the quality of the student experience on taught programmes;
      v. the operation of UCL’s student complaints procedures for taught students and monitoring thereof by consideration of an annual report thereon; 
      vi. all aspects of the taught student experience.
     
  3. On behalf of Council and Academic Committee, to monitor and review the implementation of UCL’s Education Strategy.
  4. On behalf of Academic Committee, to approve recommendations for new programmes of study and new academic partnerships, and the amendment or termination of existing activity in these areas.
  5. To monitor the work of the subcommittees operating under the delegated authority of the Education Committee, to review recommendations that they make, and to receive and consider annual reports of their business.
  6. To oversee, on behalf of Council, the operation of UCL’s degree apprenticeship provision.
  7. To receive an annual report on the proceedings of Faculty Education Committees/equivalent bodies within Faculties, during the preceding 12 months.
  8. To submit for approval by the Academic Committee recommendations for the award and revocation of taught degrees of UCL and of the University of London.
  9. To ensure UCL’s compliance with the following conditions of the Office for Students (OfS) Regulatory Framework:
  • B1 (course delivery)
  • B2 (resources and support/effective engagement with students)
  • B3 (student outcomes)
  • B4 (relating to assessment and the maintenance of the standards of awards)
  • B5 (ensuring awards meet sector recognised standards)
  • B6 (relating to UCL’s participation in the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework).
  • C1 (policy compliance with consumer protection law)
  • C3 (student protection plan)

The Education Committee has final oversight, before Council, of the following OfS conditions: 

  • C2 (ensure cooperation with OIA student complaints scheme)
  • E5 (electoral registration)
  • F2 (student transfer arrangements) 

The Committee also has oversight of reportable events (Matters related to student and consumer protection), to be raised with the Student and Registry Services Compliance team as appropriate. 

  1. To refer to the Academic Committee such matters as the Education Committee deems to have academic standards, quality assurance, or student experience implications which require the attention of Academic Committee, including those matters arising from national surveys such as the National Student Survey, and internal sources of data such as programme evaluations and student voice reports.
  2. To report to the Academic Committee by (i) the submission of an annual report on the work of the Education Committee in the preceding 12 months, and (ii) the submission to the Academic Committee officers of the Minutes of each meeting of the Education Committee.
  3. To report to the Academic Board on the use of its delegated powers both through the minutes of its meetings and by presentation to the Board of an annual report by its Chair and of periodic reports on specific issues when requested.
  4. To consider any matters referred to or delegated to it by Academic Committee and to express opinions on such references or such other matters as seem relevant to it. 

Membership

  • [ ] indicates that member’s second or subsequent appearance in the committee’s membership.
  • *in Faculties where there is not an official Faculty Tutor role, the member of staff fulfilling equivalent duties has been co-opted.

Ex Officio members

Vice-Provost (Education and Student Experience) (Chair) - Professor Jennie Shaw

Pro-Vice-Provost (Student Academic Experience) - Professor Parama Chaudhury

Pro-Vice-Provost (Student Engagement) - Professor Kathryn Woods

Executive Director of Student Services and Registrar - Richard Stock

Director of Education Services - Zak Liddell

Director of Student Operations - Daniel Farrell

Director of UCL Institute for Higher Education Development and Support (HEDS) - Karen Barnard

Director of Strategic Planning, Office of the Vice President Strategy - Claire Foyle

Director of Digital Education, Information Services Division - Jo Stroud

Head of Liaison and Support Services, Library Services - June Hedges

Students’ Union Education Officer - Sarah Jilani

Students’ Union Equity and Inclusion Officer - Eda Yildirimkaya

Students’ Union Postgraduate Officer - Darcy Lan

Faculty Education Leads

Arts and Humanities - Ben Fowler

Brain Sciences - Dr Paul Greening

Built Environment - Professor Aeli Roberts

UCL Institute of Education - Professor Nicola Walshe

Engineering Sciences - Professor Liz Jones

Laws - Professor Olga Thomas

Life Sciences - Dr Hazel Smith

Mathematical and Physical Sciences - Dr Francesca Scott

Medical Sciences - Blathnaid Mahony

Population Health Sciences - Professor Mike Rowson

Social and Historical Sciences - Trevor Pearce

Nominated members

One member of staff of the Finance and Business Affairs Division, nominated by the Director of Finance and Business Affairs:
  • Ian Davis
One taught graduate student, nominated by the Students’ Union:
  • Yiling Liu
One undergraduate student, nominated by the Students’ Union:
  • Altay Shaw

 

Elected members

Twelve members elected by and from the Academic Board:
  • Professor Sally Day
  • Professor Paola Pedarzani
  • Professor Ulrich Tiedau
  • Professor Stan Zochowski
  • Professor Sandra Leaton-Gray
  • Dr Jennifer McGowan
  • Professor Ann Griffin
  • Dr Abel Nyamapfene
  • Professor Anne Peasey
  • Dr Sarah Correia
  • Dr Nidhi Chaudhary
  • Michael Wozniak

 

Observer

  • Megan Gerrie (Office of the Provost and President)

 

Secretary

  • Caitlin Harvey