Council meeting dates

The 2025 Council and Committee meeting dates are shown below:
| 7 February 2025 | Special Council Meeting |
| 13 February 2025 | People and Culture Committee |
| Nominations and Governance Committee | |
| Chancellor's Committee | |
| 14 February 2025 | Finance and Infrastructure Committee |
| Risk Committee | |
| 28 February 2025 | Council |
| 14 March 2025 | Council Strategic Workshop |
| 28 March 2025 | Special Council Meeting |
| 10 April 2025 | People and Culture Committee |
| Nominations and Governance Committee | |
| Chancellor's Committee | |
| 11 April 2025 | Finance and Infrastructure Committee |
| Risk Committee | |
| 2 May 2025 | Council |
| 12 June 2025 | People and Culture Committee |
| Nominations and Governance Committee | |
| Chancellor's Committee | |
| 13 June 2025 | Finance and Infrastructure Committee |
| Risk Committee | |
| 4 July 2025 | Council |
| 14 August 2025 | People and Culture Committee |
| Nominations and Governance Committee | |
| Chancellor's Committee | |
| 15 August 2025 | Finance and Infrastructure Committee |
| Risk Committee | |
| 29 August 2025 | Council |
| 26 September 2025 | Council Strategic Workshop |
| 16 October 2025 | People and Culture Committee |
| Nominations and Governance Committee | |
| Chancellor's Committee | |
| 17 October 2025 | Finance and Infrastructure Committee |
| Risk Committee | |
| 31 October 2025 | Council |
| 27 November 2025 | Governance Workshop |
| 28 November 2025 | Council |
The 2026 Council and Committee meeting dates are shown below:
| 12 February 2026 | Chancellor’s Committee Nominations & Governance Committee People & Culture Committee |
| 13 February 2026 | Finance & Infrastructure Committee Risk Committee |
| 27 February 2026 | Council |
| 27 March 2026 | Special Council Meeting (Final Accounts) Strategic Workshop |
| 16 April 2026 | Chancellor’s Committee Nominations & Governance Committee People & Culture Committee |
| 17 April 2026 | Finance & Infrastructure Committee Risk Committee |
| 1 May 2025 | Council |
| 11 June 2026 | Chancellor’s Committee Nominations & Governance Committee People & Culture Committee |
| 12 June 2026 | Finance & Infrastructure Committee Risk Committee |
| 3 July 2026 | Council Meeting |
| 13 August 2026 | Chancellor’s Committee Nominations & Governance Committee People & Culture Committee |
| 14 August 2026 | Finance & Infrastructure Committee Risk Committee |
| 28 August 2026 | Council Meeting |
| 15 October 2026 | Chancellor’s Committee Nominations & Governance Committee People & Culture Committee |
| 16 October 2026 | Finance & Infrastructure Committee Risk Committee |
| 30 October 2026 | Council Meeting |
| 3 December 2026 | Annual Council Dinner |
| 4 December 2026 | Governance Workshop & Special Council Meeting (if required) |
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