On Friday 1 April 2016 a meeting of the University Council was held at the University’s Medway Campus. At the start of the meeting the Chair of Council announced that the Vice-Chancellor had indicated that she intended to retire with effect from 31 August 2017 and that the process for appointing a successor would be set in motion through the appointment of a Joint Committee of Senate and Council.
Council received a presentation from Kent Union covering the activities of the Union, its achievements, its impact and its strategy for 2017-2020, and a presentation from the Partnership Development Office concerning widening participation, student engagement and success.
Council received the Equality Diversity and Inclusivity (EDI) Annual Report for 2014/2015, and welcomed the quantity and quality of information for staff and students in the report, and also received the Annual Report of the Fundraising Co-ordination Committee.