Board of Governors
About the Board
The Board of Governors are the members of the Higher Education Corporation and are governors and charitable trustees. They are drawn from the private, public and voluntary sectors as well as from the staff and students of the University.
The Board has up to 23 members. A majority of its members must be independent of the University. The independent members donate their time to the University. The Vice-Chancellor is a member of the Board. There are two further staff governors, and two student governors.
Members
Members of the Board of GovernorsThe Work of the Board
The Board’s Statement of Responsibilities sets out what it is responsible for, and how it will carry out those responsibilities.
The Board has established committees to assist it in carrying out its responsibilities:
- Audit and Risk Committee
- Infrastructure and Resources Committee
- Nominations and Governance Committee
- People, Culture, Quality and Standards Committee
- Remuneration Committee
See the Committee terms of reference for information about the remit of each committee.
If you are interested in joining the Board of Governors, please contact the Clerk to the Board on governance@northampton.ac.uk.
The Board has adopted the following national governance principles, codes, and standards and conducts its business in accordance with them:
- Public Interest Governance Principles
- Higher Education Code of Governance
- Seven Principles of Public Life
The seven principles have been incorporated into the Board’s Code of Conduct for its members
The Clerk to the Board of Governors is Miriam Lakin.
Miriam can be contacted at governance@northampton.ac.uk.