People Committee

Description

People Committee is one of the main committees of the University's Council. It is responsible for personnel and equality matters connected with the employment of the University's employees.

The agendas for its meetings are available for University members to download on OxIntranet.

Membership and meetings

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Membership as at Michaelmas term (MT) 2026 is as follows:

Name	Conditions of appointment	Until beginning of
Professor David Doyle	A Chair, who shall be a member of Congregation appointed by the Vice-Chancellor	MT 2029
Professor Ben Bollig	one member of Council appointed by Council	MT 2029
Professor Andrew Farmery	the Senior Proctor	ex officio
Professor Caroline Warman	the Junior Proctor	ex officio
Professor Jeff Tseng	the Assessor	ex officio
Dr Andy Bell	the Chair of the Committee of Senior Tutors	ex officio
Professor Dan Grimley	the head of the Humanities division	ex officio
Professor Jim Naismith	the head of MPLS	ex officio
Professor Gavin Screaton	the head of MSD	ex officio
Professor Timothy Power	the head of SSD	ex officio
Richard Ovenden	The Head of Gardens, Libraries, and Museums	ex officio
Rupert McNeil	one external member appointed by Council	MT 2028
Professor Martin Conway (Humanities)	the Associate Head (People) from each division	ex officio
Professor Tommaso Pizzari (MPLS)		ex officio
Professor Helen McShane (MSD)		ex officio
Professor Giles Wiggs (SSD)		ex officio
Co-opted (The committee may co-opt up to six additional members on condition that the range of interests and concerns in the faculties, departments, and academic services of the University, and in the colleges, societies, and Permanent Private Halls, is as fully reflected within the total membership of the committee as is reasonably practicable.)
Emma Marron	Oxford Lifelong Learning	TT 2028
Dr Sara Ratner	Research staff representative	HT 2027
Rachel Davies	GLAM	MT 2027
Professor Tim Soutphommasane	Chief Diversity Officer	MT 2029
Professor Proochista Ariana	NDM and Deputy Chair	MT 2029
Secretary: Dr Markos Koumaditis, Director of Human Resources

Regulations

Regulations of People Committee

Contact

Dawn Saxon, Assistant Secretary to People Committee

[email protected]

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Date of meeting
Michaelmas term 2026
Week -2	Thursday 24 September
Week 2	Thursday 22 October
Week 7	Thursday 26 November
Hilary term 2027
Week 2	Thursday 28 January
Week 7	Thursday 4 March
Trinity term 2027
Week 2	Thursday 6 May
Week 10	Thursday 1 July

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