School of Food Science & Nutrition Staff Meeting December 2013

Agenda 1.Apologies 2.Minutes of Last Meeting. 3.Matters Arising 4.HoS’s Statement including items from Senate and FMC 5.Safety (MH) 6.Items from Student Education Committee (PK) 7.Items from Research Committee (BM) 8.Items from Postgraduate Committee (AM) 9.Admissions and Widening Participation (CO) 10.Finance (CR) 11.HR Issues (CR) 12.AOB 13.Date of Next Meeting

3. Matters Arising REF – completed and sent off. Results due in a year Student numbers (comes up later on the agenda) DRI – Caroline taking over from 1 st Jan PG Open Day – thank you to everyone involved

4. HoS’s Statement Senate – A big discussion about employability FMC – One IT – Strategy Group Away Day – Research income – School research recoveries are seriously low (13%, as opposed to 25%, of target) – Communications survey – please complete

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HoS Statement Michael Rappolt’s inaugural lecture – thank you to everyone who helped. Good attendance, good feedback for Michael and the School – infrastructure and equipment investment continuing Lisa and her group expanding into small biochemistry lab Interview for the Dean post – 17 th Dec The School Strategy will be up-dated in the new year following consultations with all staff – details soon

5. Safety Christmas/New Year closure of the University

6. Items from SEC

7. Items from R&I Committee Planning for the next REF (impact statements, structures, initiatives, themes, etc) will start soon Research income recovery is currently dangerously low Academic staff – please complete grant proposal spreadsheet by Wednesday, 11 th December

8. Items from PG Committee Numbers of PGR Starters - School Action Plan following PRES submitted

9. Admissions and Widening Participation Deposit now required for PGT applications Applications (UG, PGT) look ok – as usual conversion activity vital Open Days:

Open Days 2013 School Post-Applicant Days Fri, 6 December, 2013 Fri, 7 February, 2014 Wed, 19 February, 2014 Fri, 21 February, 2014 Sat, 22 February, 2014 University Open Days Fri, 14 February, 2014 *PG* 20 June, June, June, September, October, 2014

10. Finance Up-dated finance figures will be presented in the new year when the student numbers have been put into the system Spending Budgets now finalised for the full financial year.

11. HR Leavers Starters Posts currently being advertised SDDU Professional Development Opportunities Dignity and Mutual Respect Policy

12. AOB 13. Date of Next Meeting