SAUDE Regional Meeting: 26-27 November 2026

Date: 26 and 27 November 2026

Join us at the University of Aberdeen for the SAUDE Regional Meeting. On Thursday 26 November, delegates are invited to a visit to the Sir Duncan Rice Library from 15:00, followed by dinner at the Mercure Hotel Aberdeen (£40 per person for AUDE members).

The meeting takes place on Friday 27 November from 8:45, and includes updates from AUDE, Universities Scotland, the Scottish Funding Council, APUC and EAUC Scotland. Colleagues from Scottish further education colleges are warmly welcome to attend. Discounted overnight accommodation is available at the Mercure Aberdeen Caledonian Hotel (£90 per person including breakfast and VAT).

If you have any queries, please email info@aude.ac.uk 

AGENDA

Thursday, 26 November 2026

13:00                   Meet at Science Teaching Hub at the University of Aberdeen for light lunch and tour

from 15:00         For delegates who have made a reservation only: Check-in at the Mercure Hotel Aberdeen, available from 3pm onwards.

15:00 – 16:30    Visit to the Sir Duncan Rice Library, University of Aberdeen - Meet at the Library entrance for a walk around the building                                         followed by a discussion on maintaining iconic buildings.

19:00                   Dinner at the Mercure Hotel Aberdeen

[Note on Thursday we will be joined by some members of the University Design Forum (Many of whom are Directors of Estates from other AUDE Regions]

Friday, 27 November 2026

08:45    Tea, coffee and refreshments on arrival

09:00    Welcome and overview of the University of Aberdeen
               Morag Beers, Director Estates and Commercial Services

09:15    Minutes and actions from last meeting (Refer to Chair’s Report in interests of time.)

09:30    AUDE Executive update (including Special Interest Group updates)
              Jane Harrison-White, AUDE Executive Director

10:00    Functional Suitability
               Sarah Taylor, Built Environment Doctoral Researcher at Heriot Watt University

10:15    APUC update
               Andy Anderson, Director of Category-Estates and Facilities, APUC Limited

10:30    Refreshment Break

10:45    EAUC Interactive Workshop
               Matthew Woodthorpe, Scotland Director EAUC

11:45    Martyn’s Law Sharing session

12:10    Scottish Funding Council update
               Cliff Barraclough, Assistant Director Capital Projects and Programmes, SFC

12:30    Lunch 

13:30    Welcome from Principal of University of Aberdeen
               Professor Peter Edwards, Principal & Vice Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen

13:45   Future Framework -interactive workshop
              Lesley Jackson, Deputy Director (Policy), Universities Scotland or 
              Eleanor Magennis, SAUDE representative on this will lead

14:45    A.O.C.B

15.00    Close