1. Industry Advisory Board
September, 2014

2. 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)

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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!

6. Finance

7. (Includes planned new posts)

8. (Includes planned new posts)

9. 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)

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

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

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

13. 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

15. Student Numbers

16. Some 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)

17. 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

18. UG STUDENT INTAKES (1st Year)

19. PGT STUDENT INTAKES

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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)

23. 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

25. 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

26. 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?