Collections Committee

Terms of reference

1. To meet at least three times in each year in order to consider aims and objectives (both long- and short-term), and recommend policy in relation to development and exploitation of the University's collections of items of historical and artistic interest.
2. To provide advice and expertise relating to acquisition and the management of the collections.
3. Actively to assist with the procural of adequate resources with which to carry out the policies thus established, and to scrutinise and make observations on the annual estimates prepared by the University Archivist.
4. To report to the Court in relation to all of the above areas of activity.
5. To pursue the preservation of the historic collections for University and public benefit

Membership

• Lord G Penrose (Chairman of Court)
• Professor S Chapman (Principal & Vice-Chancellor)
• Professor R J M Craik (Deputy Principal, Learning & Teaching)
• Professor A Harley (Head of School, Textiles & Design)
• Ms A Jones (University Archivist)
• Ms A Edgar (Curator)
• Mr S Eltringham (President, Students Association)
• Mr M Durie (Court Appointment)
• Dr J Hansen (Court Appointment)
• Dr A Myers (Lay Member)
• Professor Emeritus G Palmer (Lay Member)
• Professor M McCoustra (Staff)
• Ms M McMillan (Staff)
• Mr M Timmins (Staff)

Convener: Mr M Durie

Clerk: Ms A Jones (A.E.Jones@hw.ac.uk, 0131 451 3219)

In attendance at the meeting: Ms H Taylor