People and Culture Committee
Find out more about People and Culture Committee, including terms of reference, membership, meetings and minutes.
On this page you will find:
Overview
Reports to
University Management Committee
Chair
Donna Dalrymple - Chief People Officer
Secretary
Natalie Connor | n.connor@ucl.ac.uk
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 6 October 2025, 2.00pm | 22 September |
| Monday 1 December 2025, 1.00pm | 17 November |
| Monday 9 February 2026, 3.00pm | 26 January |
| Monday 2 March 2026, 1.30pm | 16 February |
| Monday 20 April 2026, 3.00pm | 31 March |
| Monday 8 June 2026, 3.00pm | 22 May |
| Monday 20 July 2026, 3.00pm | 6 July |
Minutes
Minutes prior to 2021-22 relate to UCL Human Resources Policy Committee (HRPC).
*These minutes include a confidential section which is available, through the Committee Secretary, to members of the Committee only.
2025-26
2024-25
- Download UCL People and Culture Committee minutes from 4 June 2025
- Download UCL People and Culture Committee minutes from 2 April 2025*
- Download UCL People and Culture Committee minutes from 5 February 2025*
- Download UCL People and Culture Committee minutes from 4 December 2024*
- Download UCL People and Culture Committee minutes from 2 October 2024*
2023-24
- Download UCL People and Culture Committee minutes from 4 July 2024
- Download UCL People and Culture Committee minutes from 5 June 2024
- Minutes of the UCL People and Culture Committee from 17 May 2024 are confidential and are available, through the Secretary, to members of People and Culture Committee only
- Download UCL People and Culture Committee minutes from 29 February 2024*
- Download UCL People and Culture Committee minutes from 8 December 2023*
- Download UCL People and Culture Committee minutes from 22 November 2023*
2022-23
- Minutes of the UCL People and Culture Committee from 7 July 2023 are confidential and are available, through the Secretary, to members of People and Culture Committee only
- Download UCL People and Culture Committee minutes from 21 June 2023*
- Download UCL People and Culture Committee minutes from 1 March 2023
- Download UCL People and Culture Committee minutes from 11 November 2022
2021-22
- Download UCL People and Culture Committee minutes from 13 July 2022*
- Download UCL People and Culture Committee minutes from 16 March 2022*
- Download UCL People and Culture Committee minutes from 10 November 2021*
2020-21
- Download UCL Human Resources Policy Committee minutes from 7 July 2021*
- Download UCL Human Resources Policy Committee minutes from 31 March 2021
- Download UCL Human Resources Policy Committee minutes from 11 November 2020
Terms of Reference
Subject to any general or particular direction that may from time to time be given by the University Management Committee (UMC), the People and Culture Committee is charged by UMC:
- To ensure that rigorous and transparent employee policies, procedures and systems, in line with relevant employment legislation, are in place and are kept under review, including but not limited to recruitment, terms and conditions of employment, induction, pay, pensions, promotion, training, grievances, discipline, capability, performance management framework, employee relations and succession planning;
- To identify external and internal developments and drivers which are relevant to the University’s success to help inform its strategic people priorities;
- To encourage innovation with respect to the University’s employment policies;
- To review and develop the University’s approach to the systems for performance management and reward;
- To monitor and evaluate the University’s staff development policies and to promote relevant developmental opportunities for staff;
- To oversee the staff consultative process with the recognised trade unions and to advise UMC accordingly;
- To keep under review arrangements for monitoring staff attitudes and opinions;
- In collaboration with the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, to sponsor programmes of action in support of equality, diversity and inclusion;
- To oversee effective management of key HR risks and to ensure that they are identified, assessed and managed in line with the University’s risk management framework and risk appetite statement relating to HR risks;
- To support UMC in developing and keeping under review the institutional risk appetite for HR risks;
- To report HR risks to UMC to provide assurance that the arrangements to manage them 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 recommend major decisions relating to the HR portfolio to UMC.
Membership
- [ ] indicates that member’s second or subsequent appearance in the committee’s membership.
- * indicates that that member is serving on the committee as a deputy or nominee of another member.
Ex Officio members
Chief People Officer (Chair) - Donna Dalrymple
Vice-Provosts and Vice-Presidents, or nominee:
Vice-Provost (Education and Student Experience) or nominee - Professor Jennie Shaw
Vice-Provost (Faculties) or nominee - Professor Jennifer Hudson
Vice-Provost (Health) or nominee - Felipe Fouto*
Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation and Global Engagement) or nominee - Professor Geraint Rees
Vice-President (Advancement) or nominee - vacancy
Vice-President (External Engagement) or nominee - Martin Wedlake*
Vice-President (Operations) or nominee - Aimie Chapple
Vice-President (Strategy) or nominee - Professor Paola Lettieri
Pro-Provost (Equity and Inclusion) - Professor Alison Koslowski
General Counsel or nominee - Fiona Naughton*
Executive Director, PS Hub - Graham Keel
Director of HR Services - Joanne Wilkes
Director of Equity, Inclusion and Culture - Addeel Khan
Nominated members
Deans’ nominees
Arts and Humanities - Dr Tim Beasley-Murray
Brain Sciences - Professor Peter Fonagy
Built Environment - Professor Neil Strachan
UCL Institute of Education - Professor Victoria Showunmi
Engineering Sciences - Sara Collins
Laws - Professor Kimberley Trapp
Life Sciences - Professor Rob De Bruin
Mathematical and Physical Sciences - Donna Williamson
Medical Sciences - Kate Brooks
Population Health Sciences - Professor Jolene Skordis
Social and Historical Sciences - Katy Hamilton
Secretary
Natalie Connor