Board meeting – 25 June 2026
The 162nd meeting of the Scottish Funding Council
Date: Thursday 25 June 2026
Time: 10:00 – 14:00
Venue: Via Teams
Agenda
General Business
- Welcome and Chair’s Business – Verbal (Cara Aitchison) / To note
- Declarations of Interest – Verbal (Cara Aitchison) / To note
- Minute of the meeting held 14 May 2026 and Board Action Log – SFC (2026) 034 (Cara Aitchison) / To approve
- Minute of the meeting of the SFC Board Sub-Group held 12 June 2026 – SFC (2026) 035 (Cara Aitchison) / To approve
- Chair’s Report and Chief Executive’s Report – SFC (2026) 036 (Cara Aitchison/ Francesca Osowska) / To note
Strategy and Transformation
- Transformation: People, Reform, Target Operating Model – SFC (2026) 037 (Jacqui Brasted) / To discuss
- SFC Strategic Plan – SFC (2026) 038 (Francesca Osowska) / To discuss
Financial Stewardship
- Update on Other Programme Funds – SFC (2026) 039 (Tiffany Ritchie) / To discuss
- College Funding Allocation Model Review Update – SFC (2026) 040 (Helen Cross) / To note
- Institutions Requiring Additional Support – SFC (2026) 041 (Tiffany Ritchie) / To discuss
- University of Dundee: Compliance with Conditions of Funding – Verbal (Cara Aitchison/ Richard Maconachie) / To note
Any other Business
- Any other business – Verbal (Cara Aitchison) / To note
Items to note (not intended for discussion)
- SFC Board Long Term Agenda – SFC (2026) 042 (Louisa Baker) / To note
Closed Session of the Board
- Closed Session of the Board – Verbal (Cara Aitchison) / To discuss
Dates of future meetings (subject to change due to Ministerial availability):
Thursday 24 September 2026, Forth Valley College (TBC)
Thursday 19 November 2026 (Board Dinner), Edinburgh Napier University (TBC)
Thursday 10 December 2026, Royal Society of Edinburgh (TBC)
SFC Strategic Plan 2022-27
Building a connected, agile, sustainable tertiary education and research system for Scotland.