FS&N School Staff Meeting October, 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 Leadership Chairs PGR Survey

4. HoS’s Statement ASAPR Meeting with VCEG Visit of VC to the School REF World University Rankings NSS 2013 UK University League Tables Student Recruitment 2013 Financial position at end of 2013

REF – Research Excellence Framework Submitting to Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Sciences – as usual Submitting between 14 and staff The only group in the University who are submitting more staff than last time (9.8fte) The big difference this time is the need for ‘Impact Statements’ though the need to only make 1 submission in each UoA may have longer term significance (ie Reading will have to submit Agriculture and Food together; Nottingham already combine Agri, Vet and Food and everything else at Sutton Bonnington) The process hasn’t finished yet – Brent still has more work to do!

World RankingUniversityPosition in the Russell Group 1MIT 2Harvard 3Cambridge1 4UCL2 5Imperial3 90Durham17 97Leeds18 124York20 129Newcastle21 130Liverpool22 QS World University Rankings 2013

YearTotal ScoreWorld Ranking = = QS World University Rankings – Leeds Scores

Survey IndicesScoreWorld Ranking Academic Reputation Employer Reputation Faculty Student International Faculty International Students Citations per Faculty QS World University Rankings – Leeds Scores

Faculty AreasScoreWorld Ranking Arts & Humanities Engineering & Technology Life Sciences & Medicine Natural Sciences Social Sciences & Management QS World University Rankings – Leeds Scores

NSS – National Student Survey We scored 100% in ‘Q22: Student Satisfaction’! Well done to everyone involved

The teaching on my course Assessment & Feedback Academic support Organisation & Management Learning resources Personal development Overall satisfaction Score (% agree) Rank Leeds Sheffield Hallam University Ulster Cardiff Metropolitan University Reading University College Birmingham London South Bank University NSS Scores – Food & Beverage Studies

The teaching on my course Assessment & Feedback Academic support Organisation & Management Learning resources Personal development Overall satisfaction Score (% agree) Rank Chester Leeds Plymouth University Leeds Metropolitan University Ulster King's College London Coventry University Surrey Cardiff Metropolitan University Bath Spa University Sheffield Hallam University St Mary's University College, Twickenham Manchester Metropolitan University Leeds Trinity University Hertfordshire Nottingham Queen Margaret University Edinburgh London Metropolitan University Westminster NSS Scores – Nutrition

2013 NSS – Q22 Russell Group UniversityQ22 %Change on Previous Year Overall RankingRussell Group Ranking Cambridge92011=1 Oxford9114=2 Exeter9017==4 Sheffield90017==4 Nottingham88040==15 Leeds87057==16 Manchester85+288=21 UCL8498=22 KCL81120=24

Times-Sunday Times League Tables tables now combined We are now in ‘Food Science’ and came 2 nd to KCL Research and Teaching included

RankUniversityStudent Satisfaction Research Quality Entry Points Graduate Prospects Total Score 1Kings College Leeds Surrey Nottingham Reading Robert Gordon QUB Newcastle Oxford Brookes Lincoln

Subject Tables Subject tables were based on four indicators; research quality, entry standards, graduate prospects and student satisfaction. These were combined using a z-score transformation with equal weighting for the indicators and the totals were transformed to a scale with 100 for the top score.

Student Satisfaction The percentage of positive responses (Agree & Definitely Agree) in each of the six question areas (Teaching, Assessment & Feedback, Academic Support, Organisation & Management, Learning Resources and Personal Development) plus the Overall Satisfaction question were combined to provide composite score. This was mapped at 107 subject level to the Times / Sunday Times subjects. If a score did not exist at this level then the 41 subject level data was used or, if that did not exist, 19 subject level. For institutions where an NSS score was not present at any of these levels the average score of the other indicators was used. Source: NSS, 2012 and Research Quality Overall quality of research based on the new 2008 Research Assessment Exercise. The output of the RAE gave each institution a profile in the following categories - 4* world- leading, 3* internationally excellent, 2* internationally recognised, 1* nationally recognised and unclassified. The Funding Bodies decided to direct more funds to the very best research by applying weightings. The English, Scottish and Welsh funding councils have slightly different weightings. Those adopted by HEFCE (the funding council for England) for 2012/13 funding are used in the tables - 4* is weighted by a factor of 3 and 3* is weighted by a factor of 1. Outputs of 2*, 1* and unclassified carry zero weight. It is possible therefore for an institution to have submitted in RAE but have a score of zero. The score is presented as a percentage of the maximum possible score of 3. Source: Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce).

Entry Standards Mean tariff point scores on entry for first year, first degree students under 21 years of age based on A and AS Levels and Highers and Advanced Highers and other equivalent qualifications (e.g. International Baccalaureate). Entrants with zero tariffs were excluded from the calculation. Source: Hesa, 20011/12. Graduate Prospects Destinations of full-time first degree UK domiciled leavers. The indicator is based upon the activity of leavers 6 months after graduation and whether they entered professional or non-professional employment or entered graduate level further study. The professional employment marker is derived from the latest Standard Occupational Classification (SOC2010) codes. The data were derived from the HESA Destination of Leavers from HE (DLHE) Record. Source: Hesa, 2012/13 based on 2012 graduates.

RankUniversityStudent Satisfaction Research Quality Entry Points Graduate Prospects Total Score 1Kings College Leeds Surrey Nottingham Reading Robert Gordon QUB Newcastle Oxford Brookes Lincoln

League Tables - Summary 1st: The Sunday Times (2013) 2 nd : The Times (2013) – to KCL 2 nd : The Complete University Guide (2014) – to KCL 2 nd : The Times/Sunday Times (2014) – to KCL 1 st : The Guardian (2014)

UG Student Intake Numbers 2013

PGT Student Intake Numbers

We now need to have an in-year surplus of 5-7% (of income) To achieve this we had to agree to an increase in student numbers

In-Year Surplus/Deficit plan

Cumulative Surplus/Deficit plan

(5) Safety

(6) Student Education Committee (7) Research Committee (8) Postgraduate Research Committee (9) Admissions and Widening Participation

(10) Finance

(11) HR Issues

(12) AOB (13) Date of Next Meeting: