Board meeting – 15 May 2025
The 151st meeting of the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council
Date: 15 May 2025
Time: 09:30 – 14:00
Venue: Via Microsoft Teams
Agenda
General Business
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- Welcome and Chair’s Business – Verbal (Cara Aitchison) / To note
- Declarations of Interest – Verbal (Cara Aitchison) / To note
- Minute of the meeting held 20 March 2025 – SFC (2025) 036 (Cara Aitchison) / To approve
- Board Action Log – SFC (2025) 037 (Louisa Baker) / To approve
- Interim Co-Chairs’ Report – SFC (2025) 038 (Cara Aitchison) / To note
- Chief Executive’s Report – SFC (2025) 039 (Francesca Osowska) / To note
- Post Schools Education and Skills Reform Update – SFC (2025) 040 (Lynne Raeside) / To note
Funding, Finance & Operations
- University Final Funding Allocations for AY 2025-26 – SFC (2025) 041 (Tiffany Ritchie) / To approve
- College Final Funding Allocations for AY 2025-26 – SFC (2025) 042 (Tiffany Ritchie) / To approve
- University of Dundee: Update – Verbal (Francesca Osowska) / To discuss
- High Engagement Institutions Update – Presentation (Jacqui Brasted) / To discuss
Corporate Governance & Planning
- Board Effectiveness Review: Final Report – SFC (2025) 043 (Louisa Baker) / To approve
- SFC’s Approach to Conflicts of Interest – SFC (2025) 044 (Louisa Baker) / To approve
- Delivery Plan 2024 25: Q4 and Year-End Report – SFC (2025) 045 (Louisa Baker) / To note
Assurance and Outcomes
- Final Report on Outcome Agreement and Plans for Case Studies Publication – SFC (2025) 046 (Jacqui Brasted) / To note
Any Other Business
- Any Other Business – Verbal (Cara Aitchison) / To note
Items for Noting
- Net Zero and Sustainability Delivery: Annual Update – SFC (2025) 047 (Martin Boyle) / To note
- SFC Health and Safety Annual Report – SFC (2025) 048 (Martin Boyle) / To note
- Long Term Agenda and Dates of Future Meetings – SFC (2025) 049 (Louisa Baker) / To note
- Finance Committee: Minute of the meeting held 31 January 2025 – SFC (2025) 050 (Mhairi Harrington) / To note
- Finance Committee: Minute of the meeting held 26 February 2025 – SFC (2025) 051 (Mhairi Harrington) / To note
- Finance Committee: Minute of the meeting held 18 March 2025 – SFC (2025) 052 (Mhairi Harrington) / To note
Dates of Future Meetings
- Thursday 19 June 2025, BE-ST Hamilton
- Thursday 25 September 2025, via Teams
- Thursday 20 and Friday 21 November 2025, venue TBC
SFC Strategic Plan 2022-27
Building a connected, agile, sustainable tertiary education and research system for Scotland.