1. Presented by: Richard Taylor Chief Operating Officer How the University Works

2. Higher Education Sector  Higher Education in England  Loughborough in the Higher Education Landscape

3. Key Issues  Changing funding landscape  Excellence across Research, Teaching and Enterprise  To be a top university -Research is vital -International reputation growing importance  Research Assessment -2008 RAE (Research Assessment Exercise) -2014 REF (Research Excellence Framework)  Teaching assessment -Quality Process and Audits -NSS (National Student Survey)

4. Funding Model and its implications  Income: -Research quality links directly to £ via REF -Teaching quality does not - volume drivers -Enterprise growing importance  Internally: -Funds go to schools -Support services paid for from this

5. Looking to the Future – Key Documents  Building Excellence Strategy  Launched 7 th April 2014  http://www.lboro.ac.uk/strategy/ http://www.lboro.ac.uk/strategy/  Strategy is high level, clear, direct  Strategic Implementation Plan co-ordinates Research, Teaching, Enterprise, Sport  School/Services development plans  Basis for decisions on resources

6. Building Excellence Strategy  Strategic Drivers -Investing in our staff -Educating for success -Growing capacity and influence -Raising standards and aspirations  Ambitions – by 2020 –A distinctive international reputation for excellence –A life-shaping student experience –Outstanding partnerships to deliver social, economic & cultural prosperity –A culture of delivering excellence in all that we do –One outstanding university: two vibrant campuses

7. Governance  Governance and decision making -Council – Governing body, legal and financial responsibility -Senate – Senior Academic Body, all academic affairs  Senior groups often involve lay members of Council -Lay members are unpaid with business or other expertise

8. Key Bodies  Academic Leadership Team -VC, DVC, COO, FD, PVCs, Director of Sport, Deans  School Senior Management Teams  Major committees - examples -Learning and Teaching; Research; Human Resources; Health, Safety and Environment  Operations Committee – key resources committee  Professional Services Management Team  School/Departmental Meetings  Team Meetings

9. Committee Structure

10. Academic Leadership Team Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) Steve Rothberg Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Allison Chief Operating Officer Richard Taylor Deputy Vice-Chancellor Chris Linton Finance Director Andy Stephens Director of Sport Advancement & Strategy Peter Keen Pro Vice-Chancellor (Enterprise) Tracy Bhamra Pro Vice-Chancellor (Teaching) Morag Bell

11. Academic Leadership Team (cont…)  Prof Alison Yarrington (School of the Arts, English and Drama)  Prof David Deacon - Acting (School of Social, Political and Geographical Sciences)  Prof Rachel Thomson (School of Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering)  Prof Stewart Robinson - Acting (School of Business and Economics)  Prof Tony Thorpe (School of Civil and Building Engineering)  Prof George Havenith – Acting (Loughborough Design School)  Prof Paul Conway (Wolfson School of Mechanical, Manufacturing and Electrical Engineering)  Prof Mark Biggs (School of Science)  Prof Mark Lewis (School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences)  Prof Mike Caine (Loughborough University in London)

12. Management Chart

13. How it really works here  What is the University? –An organisation –Academic entity –PEOPLE  In Practice –People make it work –Team work, collaboration, co-operation –Great university = Great people –Build your network who can help

14. We Succeed Together  Loughborough is a success -Strong results in league tables and National Student Survey -Whatuni student choice University of the Year 2015 -13 th Times/Sunday Times 2015 Good University Guide -11 th Guardian 2015 Good University Guide -11 th in the Complete University Guide 2016 –Voted Best Student Experience for six years running (2006 – 2011) –Awarded seven Queen’s Anniversary Prizes (second most in UK)  Remember you are both a contributor and a beneficiary  You have made a good choice