University Court

Members of the University Court 2012/2013

Biographical information is available by clicking on an individual's name below

• Rector: Rt Hon Charles Kennedy MP
• Principal: Professor Anton Muscatelli (Estates Committee, Finance Committee, Human Resources Committee, Nominations Committee, Remuneration Committee)
• Chancellor's Assessor: Mr Murdoch MacLennan
• Assessor of the City of Glasgow Council:  Cllr Matt Kerr
• Five General Council Assessors:
  • Mr David Anderson (Remuneration Committee) (Human Resources Committee)
  • Mr Brian McBride 
  • Mr Alan Macfarlane (Human Resources Committee) (Nominations Committee)
  • Mr David Ross Convener of Court (Remuneration Committee) (Nominations Committee) (Finance Committee)  
  • Mr Kevin Sweeney (Audit Committee)  
  The General Council is a statutory body comprising all the graduates of the University of Glasgow.  
• Seven Senate Assessors:  
  • Professor Christine Forde (Human Resources Committee)‎
  • Dr Marie Freel (Estates Committee)   
  • Professor William Martin (Estates Committee)
  • Dr Alan Owen (Human Resources Committee, Nominations Committee)
  • Professor Miles Padgett (Finance Committee)
  • Professor Adrienne Scullion (Finance Committee)
  • Dr Donald Spaeth (Human Resources Committee)
• Two Employee Representatives:
  
  • Ms Susan Ashworth
  • Ms Margaret Anne McParland  
• President of Students’ Representative Council: Mr James Harrison (Estates Committee) (Finance Committee)
• ‎Assessor of Students’ Representative Council: Mr Donald Mackay
• 5 Co-opted members:
  • Mr Kenneth Brown (Finance Committee)
  • Mr Peter Daniels (Estates Committee, Finance Committee)
  • Dr Robin Easton‎ (Health, Safety & Environment Committee, Nominations Committee)
  • Ms Margaret Morton (Estates Committee) 
  • Professor Michael Scott Morton  

The Secretary of Court is Mr David Newall.

The role of the Court

The Court is the governing body of the University, and is sometimes compared to the Board of Directors of a company. Its powers have been defined over a number of years, commencing in 1858 when the Court was first established, and are set out in a series of Acts of Parliament, the Universities (Scotland) Acts 1858-1966, and subsidiary regulations and ordinances.

The Court has ultimate responsibility for the deployment of resources in the University and for the strategic plans of the institution. It also has a monitoring role in relation to the overall performance of the University, and it holds the Principal accountable for the effective and efficient management of the University. It is responsible for the well-being of staff. With the Senate, it is responsible for the well-being of students and for the reputation of the University. The Court has 25 members and meets in full session five times a year.