Industry Advisory Board September, 2014

Staff Changes Leavers: Dr Jianshe Chen accepted a Chair position at Zhejiang Gongshan University, Hangzhou, China Starters: Dr Christine Bosch, Lecturer in Nutrition Dr David Haughton, Lecturer in Nutritional Biochemistry Dr Anwesha Sarkar, Lecturer in Food Colloids Dr Jo Maycock, Temporary Lecturer in Food Biochemistry Laura Pearson, Employability Enhancement Officer Gemma Keats, Undergraduate Support Officer Neil Collins, Administrative Support Officer (Research)

Dr Caroline Orfila was appointed as Director of Research and Innovation, Jan,2014 Paul Kadja was re-appointed as Director of Student Education Dr Charlotte Evans has replaced Caroline as Undergraduate Admissions Tutor

We have had an unprecedented level of sickness of staff (or of immediate family) in the School. I think we are through the worst of this but the ramifications are still being felt. Other staff have had to take on extra work (sometimes at very short notice) and I have been very grateful for this.

Research Excellence Framework (REF) This was submitted at the end of last year Prof Brent Murray was our lead academic and was responsible for writing our submission Results will start to come out mid-December, 2014 Research ‘Impact’ was the new issue that we had to deal with Fingers crossed!

Finance

(Includes planned new posts)

(Includes planned new posts)

Our Income Sources (2013/14) Home/EU UG fees: 30% Int UG fees: 17% Home/EU PGT fees: 5% Int PGT fees: 15% Income from BSc/MSc students = 67% Home/EU PGR fees: 3% Int PGR fees: 9% Research: 15% Miscellaneous: 6% (Total £4556k)

Our Expenditure (2013/14) Salaries: 42% ‘Tax’: 39% Direct non-staff costs: 13% Miscellaneous: 5% (Total £4330k)

School Expenditure on Equipment (Not Including Research Grant Expenditure) Refurbishment Servicing and Repairs Equipment Total (£k) Notes 2011-12 22 ? 2012-13 8 140 148 Includes £50k from Uni for HPLC/LCMS 2013-14 40 25 426 491 Includes £180k from Uni for Sax-Wax 2014-15 In progress (150) Includes £65k from Uni for Spraydryer/Rotorvapor/Mastersizer

We now have to make a planned 5% surplus on income each year, after a decision by University Council

Further Initiatives (2014-15) University Academic Fellows: UAF in Epigenetics, Food and Health UAF in Food Process Engineering Professor of Obesity Lecturer in Obesity Lecturer in Food Biochemistry

Student Numbers

Some 11500 places at the Russell Group of leading Universities were left empty this year because of the Governments higher education reforms, a vice-chancellor has said. Sir Howard Newby, from the University of Liverpool, said it was an ‘unintended consequence’ of the overhaul of the university sector, and warned that ‘there could be a further round of empty places next year’. (slide from last year’s meeting)

2014 A-Levels (All our courses are now ABB minimum) Less ABB+ students We did well, exceeding target again A lot of Russell Group Universities went into ‘clearing’ for at least some subjects (FS&N didn’t) Next year, our BSc Nutrition will be AAB Next year, no quotas at all – the government has removed the limit on students with less than ABB

UG STUDENT INTAKES (1st Year)

PGT STUDENT INTAKES

League Tables League tables are now very important 1st: The Guardian (2015) – to Nottingham 2nd: The Complete University Guide (2015) – to KCL We are waiting for the Times/Sunday Times table due out soon – we were 1st in one, 2nd in the other last year We are one of only 2 Schools in the University in the top 3 in their subject areas

Student Recruitment Activity University Open Days: we now do 4 Saturday and 1 Friday Open Day. Around 60 students per day There is 1 Post-graduate Open Day School Post-applicant Days – we do 5 of these Summer School – a 2-day residential course for 36 students School visits/events, brochures, the web International visits

Top 10 universities: highest crime rates University Crime Hotspots (excluding London) Which? University, 2014 Top 10 universities: highest crime rates University of Hull, Yorkshire (campus, city, by the sea) Manchester Metropolitan University, north-west England (city) University of Manchester, north-west England (city) Birmingham City University, west Midlands (city) Aston University, west Midlands (city, campus) University of Birmingham, west Midlands (city, campus) University College Birmingham, west Midlands (city) University of Nottingham, east Midlands (city, campus) University of Salford, north-west England (city) Glyndŵr University, Wales (town, campus)

Visit to China 2014 I travelled to the city of Zhenjiang in Jiangsu Province to visit Jiangsu University I travelled to Huangzhou in Zhejiang Province to visit 3 Universities in the city of Hangzhou

Visit to China April 2014 Re-visiting the ‘2+2’ with Jiangsu University (Zhenjiang) – hopefully will be agreed by the end of May for 2014 recruitment to the 1st year in China Research collaboration with Zheijiang Gongshan University Zheijiang University of Technology want a ‘2+2’ agreement China Jilang University want to send students I would like to explore a closer arrangement with a single University covering research and teaching; there must be a common vision with Leeds Jiangsu are going to propose a closer collaboration

Future Issues Integrating food science and nutrition Increasing research income Investing in the Food Technology Laboratory More efficient teaching in laboratories with greater student numbers Developing an international strategy in research and student recruitment Planning for a larger School?