The General Council's Half-Yearly Meeting took place in the McEwan Hall followed by lunch in the Playfair Library The General Council Half-Yearly Meeting was held on Saturday 18 February 2023 at 10.30 am in the basement meeting facilities of the McEwan Hall. The Principal, Professor Sir Peter Mathieson, presented the Annual Report from the University, based on the University's Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for 2021/22. Please also note the following key dates: Elections for vacancies to the Business Committee will be held in February 2024 and nomination forms should be received by Wednesday 22 November 2023. Future dates for Half-Yearly meetings in 2023/24: Saturday 10th June 2023 Saturday 17th February 2024 A recording of the meeting, which includes the reports from the Principal and the Convener of the General Council Business Committee, Sir Philip Mawer, can be viewed below: As usual following the Half-Yearly Meeting, members of the General Council, alumni, partners, family and friends attended the General Council Lunch in the Playfair Library to hear Professor Steve Brusatte, Chair of Palaeontology and Evolution at the University of Edinburgh give the after-lunch talk. The recording can be viewed below: Some feedback received: This just to thank you for organising the wonderful day of the Saturday 18 February 2023. The Billet and the lecture on dinosaurs were excellent and I was impressed by how the university people ... are safeguarding the educational world of the future. This article was published on 2024-07-08