Health Strategy and Partnerships Committee
Find out more about Health Strategy and Partnerships Committee, including terms of reference, membership, meetings and minutes.
On this page you will find:
Overview
| Reports to | University Management Committee |
|---|---|
| Chair | Professor Ibrahim Abubakar - Pro-Provost (Health) |
| Secretary | Alex Brace 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 date | Copy deadline |
| Monday 3 November 2025, 2.00pm | 20 October |
| Thursday 12 February 2026, 11.00am | 29 January |
| Monday 18 May 2026, 2.00pm | 1 May |
Minutes
Minutes between 2021 and 2023 refer to the UCL Health Partnerships Committee.
*These minutes include a confidential section which is available, through the Committee Secretary, to members of the Committee only.
2024-25
- Download UCL Health Strategy and Partnerships Committee minutes from 8 July 2025*
- Download UCL Health Strategy and Partnerships Committee minutes from 10 February 2025*
2022-23
- Download UCL Health Partnerships Committee minutes from 15 May 2023
- Download UCL Health Partnerships Committee minutes from 30 November 2022
2021-22
- Download UCL Health Partnerships Committee minutes from 12 July 2022
- Download UCL Health Partnerships Committee minutes from 16 May 2022
- Download UCL Health Partnerships Committee minutes from 6 December 2021
Terms of Reference
Subject to any particular direction that may from time to time be given by the University Management Committee (UMC), the Health Strategy and Partnerships Committee is charged by UMC:
- To provide leadership, strategic direction and institutional coordination for the University’s major health partnerships including those involving capital projects and campus strategies;
- To oversee and shape the development of a University Health Strategy and plan;
- To guide the implementation of the University’s strategy and engagement with local, UK and international health partnerships and initiatives in collaboration with RIGE and faculties, ensuring that the University’s objectives from health relationships are realised;
- To consider emerging themes and opportunities in the external environment, and implications for the University’s strategic priorities;
- To ensure consideration of health partnerships in education and training;
- To consider strategic and cross-institutional matters relating to health partnerships and health strategy including institutional opportunities and risks arising from the Health and Life Sciences Leadership Group, RIGE and other Faculties and service areas;
- To oversee effective management of key risks for health portfolio matters and to ensure that these are identified, assessed and managed in line with the University’s risk management framework and institutional risk appetite;
- To support UMC in developing and keeping under review the risk appetite statement relating to the health portfolio;
- To report risks within the health portfolio to UMC; to provide assurance that the arrangements to manage these risks are appropriate and effective; and to escalate to UMC any significant regulatory or compliance risks with recommendations for response;
- To refer matters to UMC or other committees where they impact on the responsibility of other UMC committees or where the Chair considers the decision to be of strategic importance;
To make recommendations on health matters to UMC as required.
Membership
- *indicates that the member is serving on the committee as a deputy or nominee of another member.
- [ ] indicates that member’s second or subsequent appearance in the committee’s membership.
Ex Officio members
Vice-Provost (Health) (Chair) - Professor Ibrahim Abubakar
Vice-Provost (RIGE) or nominee - Claire Glen*
Vice-Provost (Strategy) or nominee - Professor Paola Lettieri
Vice-Provost (Education and Student Experience) - Professor Jennie Shaw
Vice-President (Advancement) or nominee - Ian Wilson*
Vice-President (Operations) or nominee - Aimie Chapple
Vice-President (External Engagement) or nominee - Henry Killworth*
Chief of Staff, Office of the President and Provost or nominee - Megan Gerrie*
Pro-Vice-Provost (International Health) - Professor John Hurst
Executive Director, Research and Innovation Services - [Claire Glen]
Director of Health Partnerships (Office of the Vice-Provost (Health)) - Dr Alice Simon
Director of the Academic Careers Office - Felipe Fouto
General Counsel or nominee - Alex Hall*
Associate Director of HR People Partnering, Life and Medical Sciences - Charles Marson
Head of Finance, Life and Medical Sciences - Ruby Ashogun
Dean, Faculty of Brain Sciences - Professor Alan Thompson
Dean, Faculty of Population Health Sciences - Professor Sam Janes [interim]
Dean, Faculty of Medical Sciences - Professor Emma Morris
Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences - Professor Gail Taylor
Direction of Operations, Faculty of Brain Sciences - Geoff Dunk
Director of Operations, Faculty of Population Health Sciences - Suzy Adcock
Director of Operations, Faculty of Life Sciences - Ben Webb
Director of Operations, Faculty of Medical Sciences - Kjell Horn
Nominated members
Faculty Representatives
Dean or nominee, Faculty of Arts and Humanities - Professor Sonu Shamdasani*
Dean or nominee, Faculty of Engineering Sciences - Professor Qasim Rafiq*
Dean or nominee, Institute of Education - Professor Li Wei
Dean or nominee, Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences - Professor Ivan Parkin
Dean or nominee, Faculty of the Built Environment - Professor Ian Hamilton*
Dean or nominee, Faculty of Laws - Professor Eloise Scotford
Dean or nominee, Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences - Professor Nick Witham
Secretary
Alex Brace
