The attached is the Report from the meeting of the Joint Liaison Committee of the University of Glasgow and Scotland’s Rural College held on 25 November 2016.

This report would normally have been submitted to an earlier meeting of ASC. The timeline for completion of future reports is being reviewed to ensure earlier submission.

Academic Standards Committee is asked to approve:

• the Membership and Remit of the Joint Board for 2016-17 (Appendix 1);
• SRUC staff members as Associate University Lecturers* (Appendix 2).

Academic Standards Committee is asked to note the appointment of a new external examiner (Appendix 3) and the remainder of the report.

*ASC is asked to note that the designation ‘Associate University Lecturer’ replaces the previously used title ‘Associate University Teacher’ for staff at validated institutions. This is in line with ASC minute ASC/2016/37.1.

Clerk to the Joint Liaison Committee.

There are no resource implications attached to the Report for the University.

Not applicable.

There are no equality implications in the Report for the University.