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General Council Court Assessors: 2 Vacancies

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The Governing body of the University of Edinburgh, the University Court, currently has 22 members. Three positions on the University Court are reserved for General Council members who are currently neither staff nor students in the University. Two positions for General Council Court Assessors will be vacant from the start of the academic year 2019-20.

HYM Edinburgh 9 June 2018 - Library Visit

University of Edinburgh General Council George Square Library Visit

One group's experience of the library tours offered as part of the General Council June 2018 Half-Yearly Meeting and Event.

General Council Half-Yearly-Meeting June 2018

This video captures some reflections from current members of the Business Committee on their active participation in the activities of the General Council.

We would love to hear your feedback so please get in touch via the General Council Office:

The General Council of the University of Edinburgh

Charles Stewart House / 9 - 16 Chambers Street / Edinburgh EH1 1HT

HYM Edinburgh 9 June 2018

This video features two excellent presentations. Gavin McLachlan's (Chief Information Officer and Librarian to the University) commentary on the disruptive effect of technology, digital learning and the implications for the University, followed by Jeremy Upton, Director of the Library and University Collections, who gave a history of the library within the University and a vision for its future. Unfortunately such was the interest and engagement the event overran and the preset recording of Jeremy's presentation was curtailed.

Half-Yearly Meeting 24 February 2018 - Convener Report

Professor Stuart Macpherson, Convener of the Business Committee, gave the Report of the Business Committee.

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Billet Magazine

The Billet furnishes members with information about Statutory Half-Yearly Meetings, along with the Agenda and supporting papers and details about the regular post-meeting lunches and after-lunch speakers. More detailed information can be found here on the website at: http://www.general-council.ed.ac.uk/whats-happening.

Billet is now published separately from Edit, the alumni magazine. For the past two years Edit has been published annually in winter, but in 2017 it moved to a summer publication, to align better with the cycle of the academic year. The electronic version of Edit is available online at www.edit.ed.ac.uk, where you will find a new supplement each month, plus all the articles that are published in the annual printed magazine.

We hope that you enjoy this winter issue of Billet containing the papers for the Half-Yearly Meeting to be held on Saturday 16 February 2019.

Wherever you are, we hope that we inspire you to reconnect with Edinburgh – you can do this by attending the General Council Half-Yearly Meetings in February and June and sending us your favourite student memories or connecting with us online.

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Annex to the Billet

The Annex to the Billet contains additional material for each Half-Yearly Meeting, including communications from the University Court, full Standing Committee reports, a transcript of the presentation at the previous Meeting, and the Business Committee’s report to the previous Meeting, and in the Summer issue the Principal’s presentation on the Annual Report of the University to the General Council at the previous February Half-Yearly Meeting.

General Council members who wish to have a copy may collect the Annex from half-an-hour before the Meeting, or request it by post from:

Ms Alison MacLeary
General Council Office
Charles Stewart House
9-16 Chambers Street
EDINBURGH EH1 1HT
Tel: +44 (0) 131 650 2152
Email: General.Council@ed.ac.uk

Annex Winter 2019

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