Corporate Governance at the University

In supporting The Hunterian in the development and delivery of its aims and objectives as a world-leading university museum service, the Board shall consult on and agree:

• design and delivery of the Hunterian Strategy
• all related policies and processes as part of the Hunterian operations
• the process of restitution decisions
• benchmarking best practice
• reviewing performance

The following details the delegated authority for the HSDB and shows how it is placed in the overall University Scheme of Delegation with escalation to Court:

This is a non-executive Board with the following membership:

• Lay Member (Chair)
• The Hunterian Leadership Team
• Chair of the Hunterian Academic Advisory Board (currently Professor Emerita of Classical Art and Archaeology, University of Glasgow)

Ex officio members:

• Chief Operating Officer and University Secretary, University of Glasgow
• Director of Library Services and/or Executive Director of Information Services, University of Glasgow
• Director of Estates, University of Glasgow
• Director and/or Philanthropy Manager External Relations, Development and Alumni Services, University of Glasgow
• Head of Museums and Collections, Glasgow Life 

Rotating memberships (3 years renewable?)

• Senior academic leaders, University of Glasgow
• Senior managers from museum sector
• Student representative, SRC, University of Glasgow (annual change)

Each Board member has a responsibility to:

• Ensure Hunterian strategy, policies and procedures are in line with university policies and ethical values
• Ensure the appropriate management of reputational risk exposure to the University
• Openly and constructively challenge where proposals and restitutions do not meet key criteria for regulatory requirements
• Activity and behaviour should embody the University’s values (click here for details)

The meetings will be scheduled 3-4 times a year and last 1.5 hours on average.

INPUTS

• Summary of proposals
• Previous Minutes and Actions

OUTPUTS

• Minutes/Decision Log
• Action Log

There are no substitutions or quorum requirements.

The HSDC will follow the UofG procedure for the management of any conflicts,  The procedure defines declaration of conflicts as a standard agenda item at the start of the meeting, the maintenance of a register of conflicts, and a process for managing all conflicts which are declared.