Promotions Committees
Academic Promotions Committees
Level 7
Terms of Reference
Main Activities
- Consider all applications for promotion to Level 7, determining which candidates have a prima facie case.
- Relevant Faculty Pro-Vice-Chancellor appoints appropriate external advisers for each candidate.
- Determine which candidates should be promoted.
- Determine where required, the appropriate title for all staff promoted to Level 7.
- Review data trends associated with ED&I considerations and agree any actions required, intended to remove any potential disadvantage to protected groups.*
Constitution
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Chair): Professor Sam Kingman
Pro-Vice-Chancellors:
Professor Katherine Linehan, Professor Tom Rodden, Professor Mark Bradley
Faculty Pro-Vice-Chancellors:
Professor Jeremy Gregory, Professor Chris Tuck,
Professor Zoe Wilson, Professor Sube Banerjee
Three professorial representatives (elected by Senate):
Professor Cecilia Testa (2025), Professor Emma Wilson (2027), Professor Uwe Vinkemeier (2027)
Secretary: Associate Director for Human Resources Business Partnering (or a suitable alternative representative to deputise where required) (Sandra Taylor)
* All members should attend the following courses prior to the committee meeting:
- Embracing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Nottingham
- Unconscious Bias Training
Level 6
Terms of Reference
- Within the guidelines of the Academic Promotions Procedure determine promotions to Level 6 within the Research and Teaching Job Family as well as the award of appropriate titles.
Main Activities
- Consider all applications for promotion and determine which candidates should be promoted.
- Determine where required, the appropriate title for all staff promoted to Level 6.
- Review data trends associated with ED&I considerations and agree any actions required in relation to this data to remove any potential disadvantage to protected groups.*
Constitution
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Chair): Professor Sam Kingman
Pro-Vice-Chancellors:
Professor Katherine Linehan, Professor Tom Rodden, Professor Mark Bradley
Faculty Pro-Vice-Chancellors:
Professor Jeremy Gregory, Professor Chris Tuck,
Professor Zoe Wilson, Professor Sube Banerjee
Three non-professorial representatives (elected by Senate):
Dr Ozlem Ulgen (2026), Dr Dabil Fadai (2027), Dr David Gehring (2027)
Secretary: Associate Director for Human Resources Business Partnering (or a suitable alternative representative to deputise where required) (Sandra Taylor)
* All members should attend the following courses prior to the committee meeting:
- Embracing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Nottingham
- Unconscious Bias Training
Levels 4(a) - 4 and 5
Terms of Reference
Main Activities
- Consider all applications for promotion to Level 4 and 5, determining which candidates will be promoted.
- Determine where required, the appropriate title for all other staff promoted to Level 4 or 5.
- Report back to University Promotions Committee annually on promotion outcomes, unsuccessful applications, ED&I data and data trends, alongside any promotion training/engagement and approaches in encouraging promotion for eligible staff at a Faculty and School level.
Faculty Constitution
Faculty Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Chair)
Minimum Membership*:
Faculty APVCs
Head of School (or nominee)
Two non-professorial members (to be agreed at Faculty level)
One professorial member (to be agreed at Faculty level)
An out-of-Faculty committee member
Faculty Director EDI and People
Secretary: Faculty HR Business Partner
* FPVCs may wish to exercise discretion and flexibility as to membership of the committee, including considering equality and diversity of its composition. All members should attend the following courses prior to the committee meeting:
- Embracing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Nottingham
- Unconscious Bias Training
The DVC/Director of HR will be responsible for approving the final constitution of the Faculty Committee.
(membership updated 15/11/2024)
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