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Board meeting – 6 December 2024

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The 148th meeting of the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council

Date: 6 December 2024

Time: 10:00 – 13:00

Venue: via Teams

Agenda

General Business

  1. Chair’s Business – Verbal (Mike Cantlay) / To note.
  2. Chair’s Report – SFC (2024) 081 (Mike Cntlay) / To note.
  3. Minute of the meeting held 03 September 2024 – SFC (2024) 082 (Mike Cantlay) / To approve.
  4. Minute of the meeting held 20 September 2024 – SFC (2024) 083 (Mike Cantlay) / To approve.
  5. Board Action Log and Matters Arising – SFC (2024) 084 (Louisa Baker) / To note.
  6. Long Term Agenda and Dates of Future Meetings – SFC (2024) 085
    (Louisa Baker) / To note.
  7. Chief Executive’s Report (inc. Risk Register and Risk Assurance Map and Scottish Government Budget) – SFC (2024) 086 (Martin Boyle) /
    To note.

Corporate Governance & Planning

  1. SFC Corporate Governance Policies – SFC (2024) 087 (Louisa Baker) / To approve.
  2. SFC Internal Strategies, Frameworks and Policies – SFC (2024) 088 (Louisa Baker) / To note.
  3. SFC Delivery Plan 2023-24: Q2 Reporting – SFC (2024) 089 (Louisa Baker) /To note.

Access and Outcomes

  1. Pathfinder Programme Report – Presentation (Liz Shevlin) / To note.

Funding & Finance

  1. Research Excellence Framework 2029: Update – SFC (2024) 090 (Helen Cross) / To note.
  2. Innovation Infrastructure Progress: Interface & Converge – SFC (2024) 091 (Helen Cross) / To consider.
  3. Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) Funding Grant – SFC (2024) 092 (Helen Cross) / To approve.
  4. AOB – Verbal (Mike Cantlay) / To note.

Committee Minutes: For Noting

  1. Research Knowledge and Exchange Committee (RKEC): Minute of the meeting held 31 July 2024 – SFC (2024) 093 (Lesley Yellowlees) / To note.
  2. Remuneration & Nominations Committee: Minute of the meeting held 2 September 2024 – SFC (2024) 094 (Linda Hanna) / To note.
  3. Audit & Risk Committee: Minute of the meeting held 6 September 2024 – SFC (2024) 095 (David Alexander) / To note.

Reserved Item

  1. UHI Funding Proposal: Full Business Case Development – SFC (2024) 096 (Jacqui Brasted/ Richard Maconachie) / To note.

Dates of future meetings

  • Thursday 13 February 2025 via Teams.
  • Thursday 20 March 2025, venue TBC.
  • Thursday 15 May 2025, via Teams.
  • Thursday 26 June 2025, venue TBC.
  • Thursday 25 September 2025, via Teams.
  • Thursday 20 and Friday 21 November 2025, venue TBC.

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