1. Teaching and Learning Forum January 2014

2. Assessment Policy 2014 Revision to Appeals and Complaints Regulations

3. Guardian Top 30 Universities Cambridge Oxford LSE St Andrews UCL Durham Edinburgh Imperial College Bath Bristol Glasgow Kent Herriot-Watt Surrey Aston Cardiff Strathclyde UEA Exeter Leicester Lancaster http://www.theguardian.com/education/table /2013/jun/03/university-league-table-2014 Plymouth 59

4. Mid-Table 41Dundee52Bournemouth 42Huddersfield53University of the Arts London 43Aberdeen54Liverpool 44Brunel55Robert Gordon 45Keele56Lincoln 46Chester56Stirling 47Northampton58Northumbria 48Portsmouth59Plymouth 48Queen's, Belfast60Swansea 50Sussex61Birmingham City 51Goldsmiths62Hull http://www.theguardian.com/education/table/2013/jun/03/univers ity-league-table-2014

5. Times Good University Guide 2014 73rd out of 119 institutions 2014 64 th out of 116 institutions 2013 Subject Tables - Plymouth improved in rank in 12 of the subject areas, remained static in three and decreased in 21 in 2014

6. Subject Tables Plymouth is in not in the top 10 in any of the subject groups. Plymouth is in the top 20 for six subjects Agriculture & forestry: 14 (out of 16) Building: 15 (31) Dentistry: 14 (14) Food science: 16 (33) Hospitality, leisure, recreation & tourism: 12 (49) Medicine: 15 (31) Times Good University Guide 2013

7. NSS and SPQ Issues Inadequate / unreadable feedback Shortage of Library Space Delay in work returned Difficulty in contacting tutors / tutors don’t reply to emails Timetable changes without notice Last minute Room Changes make finding classes difficult Assessment deadlines are bunched together Classes spread across the week waste time / difficult for part time students Classes too easy, people miss classes, group work is then difficult No one knows who I am, including my tutor Not enough books in the library

8. Agenda Challenges Faced by International Medical Students, Rebecca Lissmann, Dylan Tan, Poorna Gunasekera et al. Tables 1.Steph Driscoll (UPSU) – the future of the NSS and the NUS perspective 2.Gill Jones (Dentistry) 3.Tim Auburn (Psychology) – online submission and marking 4.Martin Stokes and Steve Grimes (GEES) – embedded NSS awareness 5.Ashley Potter (Illustration) – communication, content and community 6.Lee Miller (Theatre/Performance) 7.Kim Stevenson (Law) – increased engagement through an introductory intensive module in Law Richard Stephenson – Reframing our approach as a listening university