1. Professor Steve Thornton, Dean Medical School staff meeting, Thursday June 27 2013 Institute renamed

2. Open Days 92% were likely to apply after attending. Compared to just 67% before attending. Comments: “The students were very optimistic about the university and the course was very appealing. The students were incredibly helpful and informative in their views.” “I wasn't sure about the PBL course type before and thought a systems based course would be the one for me, but I've now realised how key PBL is in developing skills like self directed study/teamwork you'll use as a doctor”

3. Welcome new starters Andrew Balfour, Research Technician Abi Scott, Research Coordinator Shanker Venkatasubramanian, Research Coordinator Dr Charles McGilligan, Associate Research Fellow Dr Wiebke Schmidt, Associate Research Fellow Heather Ohly, Associate Research Fellow Nick Caddick, Research Co-ordinator Suzanne Kay, Research Technician Dr Ben Amos, Research Coordinator

4. Research successes Dr Jackie Whatmore: £210K from FORCE for ‘Responses of the endothelium to tumour secreted pro-metatastic signals’. Dr David Llewellyn: £250K from Mary Kinross Charitable Trust for ‘Vascular aspects of cognitive impairment and dementia’. Prof Katrina Wyatt: £160K from Kent County Council (for NHS Medway) for ‘Implementing C2 Connecting Communities 7 step model in two communities in Kent’.

5. Research successes Prof David Melzer and Dr Lorna Harries: £130k from Velux Foundation for ‘Genetic Biomarkers of human ageing: relationship to outcomes’. Prof Andy Randall: £170k from Royal Society Industrial Fellowship Project for ‘In vivo, cell-level imaging of network dynamics and pathology in murine models for neurodegenerative disease’. Professor Andy Randall: £120K from Eli Lilly to support two CASE type studentships. Dr William Gaze: CASE studentships from BBSRC (with AstraZeneca worth £100k) and from NERC (with Aquatic Water Services, worth £60K).

6. Dr Nicky Saulsbury Associate Clinical Dean

7. Athena SWAN Committed to 88 action points across 9 areas: Gathering and assessing data Supporting undergraduate and postgraduate students Providing support around key career transition points Ensuring fairness, transparency and competence around staff appointments Supporting staff career development opportunities Ensuring a fair and open departmental organisation and culture Maternity/Adoption/Paternity/Carer and Flexible working opportunities Ensuring gender balance in outreach activities Good communication channels, opportunities to share / adopt best practice.

8. Chris Lindsay College Manager

9. The shape of UEMS Cornwall Truro and Tremough/Penryn Environment and Human Health Research Clinical Education PGT PGR Barnstaple Clinical Education Torbay Clinical Education Clinical Research

10. The shape of UEMS Exeter St Luke’s Campus – the Medical School Building, College House and South Cloisters UG and PG Education Health Services and Biomedical Research PGR Streatham Campus – the Hatherly Building and Living Systems Biomedical Research PGR RD&E and the RILD facility Clinical Research Clinical Education PGR

11. Finance and planning PRG process completed Baseline targets agreed for 2013/14 through to 2017/18 College committed to moving towards a positive contribution This will be driven by income generation and more efficient working New UG and PGT programmes Expanding BSc (Hons) Medical Sciences

12. Medical Imaging Agreed project management structure Project Board chaired jointly by the UEMS and CEMPS Deans Project Implementation Group – College Managers, Project Manager Staff and students in Medical Imaging informed UEMS staff informed via News in Brief Working on a vision and governance structure for MI within UEMS Working with University to identify suitable St Luke’s space and capital

13. University Professional Services Review University has launched a major review of its Professional Services Focus on interface between Colleges and central PS teams Initial consultation event held on 10 June 2013 Now seeking feedback from Colleges and central services College Manager meeting with admin Staff in Exeter and Truro in July ACMs and Business Partners consulting with their teams

14. The Emerging Environment International & national drivers Internal drivers  Austerity: significant cuts to BIS & HEFCE budget anticipated  Research concentration  Distinction and global brand: thematic research Q’s, Cornwall ‘offer’, a great place to study/work  Internationalisation  New ways of working, efficiencies & regulation  Continuing to be a market leader for the student experience  Supporting our academic colleagues (and supporting the academic voice)  Multidisciplinary themes (T&R)  Balancing STEMM vs. HASS  Partnership with GW4  Cornwall campuses success  Staff environment, inclusion and wellbeing Exeter’s vision for excellence A top 10 University £100m Research income by 2017 20,000 UG (home) by 2017/18

15. Professional Services Review 1. The PS review is about creating a Professional services team that can work effectively with academic colleagues to meet our future challenges. 2. We are in a planning phase – nothing will happen until we are clear about what we need to do. 3. This change is about our future and we will all be asked to play a part

16. Professional Services Review What Questions do you have? What Opportunities for Change Do You See? What Excites or Worries You about the Review?

17. Professor Angela Shore Vice-Dean Research