Planning and Resources Committee (PRC)

The Planning and Resources Committee is the University's key central management committee.

Membership

Role	Name (2023-24)
President and Vice-Chancellor (Chair)	Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell
Deputy President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor	Professor Luke Georghiou
Policy Vice-President (Research)	Professor Colette Fagan
Policy Vice-President (Teaching, Learning and Students)	Professor April McMahon
Policy Vice-President (Social Responsibility)	Professor Nalin Thakkar
Policy Vice-President (Regional Innovation and Civic Engagement)	Professor Richard Jones
Vice-President and Dean (Biology, Medicine and Health)	Professor Graham Lord
Vice-President and Dean (Humanities)	Professor Fiona Devine
Vice-President and Dean (Science and Engineering)	Professor Martin Schröder
Registrar, Secretary and Chief Operating Officer	Mr Patrick Hackett
Chief Financial Officer	Ms Carol Prokopyszyn
Director of People & Organisational Development	Ms Adèle MacKinlay
Director of Estates and Facilities	Mrs Diana Hampson
Director for the Student Experience	Dr Simon Merrywest
Director of Planning	Mr Matt Atkin
Director of Legal Affairs and Board Secretariat	Ms Sinéad Hesp
One Senate member elected by the Senate	Professor Bill Sampson
Union Affairs Officer of the Students' Union	Ms Hannah Mortimer

To serve as the primary source of advice to (i) the Board and (ii) the President and Vice-Chancellor on matters relating to the development and allocation of the resources of the University
In consultation with the Senate and the Faculties, develop for endorsement by the Board, an annual planning, budgeting, performance evaluation and accountability cycle for the University
To serve as the primary source of advice to the Board on strategic planning issues, ensuring that the Board retains a current understanding of the strategic opportunities, priorities and risks confronting the University
To develop and maintain the University’s Strategic Plan for endorsement and regular review by the Board
As part of the annual planning cycle, to recommend to the Board draft operational priorities translating longer-term strategic planning into annual planning goals, targets and performance measures
To develop, for recommendation to the Board through its Finance Committee, a draft annual University Budget based on the operational priorities endorsed by the Board
To provide the Board with a detailed annual assessment of the financial, educational, research and social responsibility performance of the University against agreed goals and targets
To establish sub-committees or other advisory bodies, as appropriate, to consider specific matters in detail and to report and make recommendations to the Planning and Resources Committee

Guidance for drafting papers and reports to Committees can be found here.

An animated diagram has been created to help explain at a University-level the different governance and management committees

The Governance Team provides the secretariat for PRC, which meets regularly throughout the year. Any queries should be addressed to John Marsh