Speakers and Events Oversight Group

The Group reviews events with the aim of enabling events on campus to go ahead safely and lawfully. 

The Group does not consider all events taking place at the University. It focuses on events that might have security or safety implications and then considers how the University can best support event delivery. If you are running an event that should be reviewed by the Group, please contact the Group Secretary. 

Any student or staff member who is organising an event is welcome to contact the Secretary to the Group for guidance if they think that their event might fall under the Group’s remit. The Secretary to the Speakers and Events Oversight Group is Anda Nicolson. Please contact her by email. 

Examples of the kinds of events the Group discuss are those involving political parties, high-profile speakers or that are likely to be accompanied by protest. 

The Terms of Reference for the Group are below:

The group members are:

•             The University Secretary (Convenor)

•             The Assistant Principal (Community Relations)

•             The University lead for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

•             The Deputy Secretary, Students (sitting both in that capacity and as the University’s representative to the Scottish Higher Education Prevent Working Group);

•             The University’s representative to the Scottish Higher Education Prevent Working Group (where this is not the Deputy Secretary, Students)

•             The Head of Security (or their nominee)

•             The Director of Legal Services (or a solicitor from Legal Services)

•             The University Chaplain (or their nominee)

•             A representative (at Head of School level or above) from each of the three Colleges:

•             College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

•             College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

•             College of Science and Engineering