| Administrative History | The Joint Higher Education Committee was established in 2015, replacing Committee of Heads of University Geoscience Departments (CHUGD). Meeting three times a year, its terms of reference are:
• To establish a vision and strategy for the development of, and support for, university education and research in geosciences in the UK.
• To develop and maintain GSL and University Geoscience UK policies regarding undergraduate and postgraduate education, in the light of national and international developments.
• To develop and maintain GSL and University Geoscience UK policies regarding university research matters, in the light of national and international developments.
• To oversee gathering of data from university geoscience departments, to inform communications to policy-makers, prospective students and other stakeholders.
• To develop common careers information sources and educational resources.
• To coordinate input from the university geoscience community to responses and statements to government, Research Councils, other stakeholders and the general public regarding higher education and research policy.
Structure
The Committee will consist of three GSL representatives and three University Geoscience UK representatives. Any substitute attending a meeting of the Committee in place of a permanent representative will be briefed on the business at hand, and empowered to act in their place. Others may be invited to attend meetings from time to time. A nominal co-chair from each organisation will be identified, and will usually chair alternate meetings. The secretariat will be provided by a GSL Education & Training Officer. |