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FS&N School Staff Meeting February 2012

FS&N School Staff Meeting February 2012. Agenda. 1) Apologies for absence 2) Minutes of Last Meeting 3) Matters Arising ( i ) QDE (ii) Academic Staff Action Plan 3) Head of School’s Statement a) Open Days b) Space c) Leave of absence 4) Items from Senate (MM)

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FS&N School Staff Meeting February 2012

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  1. FS&NSchool Staff Meeting February 2012

  2. Agenda • 1) Apologies for absence • 2) Minutes of Last Meeting • 3) Matters Arising • (i) QDE • (ii) Academic Staff Action Plan • 3) Head of School’s Statement • a) Open Days • b) Space • c) Leave of absence • 4) Items from Senate (MM) • 5) Safety (LM) • 6) Minutes from the Student Education Committee • a) A-V Equipment for Teaching Laboratories/School (MR) • 7) Minutes from the Research Committee • 8) Minutes from the Postgraduate Committee • 9) Finance (CR) • 10) Human Resources Issues (CR) • 11) Any Other Business • 12) Date of next meeting

  3. Agenda • 1) Apologies for absence • 2) Minutes of Last Meeting • 3) Matters Arising (i) QDE (ii) Academic Staff Action Plan

  4. Agenda • 3) Head of School’s Statement a) Open Days b) Space c) Leave of absence

  5. Some points about A-level grades • Universities advertise grades on websites • Universities make offers • Universities accept/decline • These 3 sets may (and often are) be different • We do not go below our offer grades, which are the same as our advertised grades • (Note – our grades have gone up since 2009)

  6. Food Science & Nutrition competitive position Newcastle Surrey Reading Kings Nottingham Leeds Met Northumbria London Met

  7. Food Science & Nutrition competitive position Leeds plan 2016 Newcastle Surrey Reading Kings Nottingham Leeds Met Northumbria London Met

  8. Durham Oxford Bristol UCL Nottingham York Leeds Plan 2016 Liverpool Newcastle Birmingham

  9. School Intake • The information is - obviously – very good news for us, and the result of a lot of hard work – well done! • However there are some concerns……. • The gap between ourselves/Nottingham/Newcastle/KCL is too big • Where will Nottingham/Reading go? • We mustn’t assume that the massive changes in the School over the last few years are the last – we have to be flexible

  10. Food Science & Nutrition competitive position Newcastle Surrey Reading Kings Nottingham Leeds Met Northumbria London Met

  11. Space • We need 2 offices for the 2 new Profs • We need Paul to have an office nearer the teaching laboratory • We need 1, possibly 2, laboratories for the 2 new Profs. • There is a pressing laboratory space issue around Biochemistry/CO/SK which is already causing lots of disquiet amongst staff and students. • Computers/space for PGR students. Their complaints are getting louder and are getting heard outside the School – which means that we have to do something. We have agreed to use post-doc offices, after up-grading, but this is a short-term solution. • Computers for UGs. We cannot provide a cluster-type facility for UG students but enhanced access for UG students to some pcs through the building is part of our student experience planning. • We have firm plans for a new post funded by the Student Experience Enhancement money; over the next few years I am envisaging further new posts. • Human Study Laboratory. We have already agreed to convert the cluster into a HS Lab (and an office for Paul). It’s not ideal (far from it) but the only option without getting more space. • Visitors are essential to establishing our status – lack of suitable space (particularly for ‘senior’ visitors) means that we are experiencing increasing problems situating new visitors in the School. Those that are here exacerbate existing space problems for staff and students.

  12. Space • As mandated from the last Staff meeting, I have been looking at additional space • When I have further information (eg cost) I will discuss space issues with the SMG and the Staff Meeting • Decisions will need to be made soon (at least 4 appointments in the pipeline before August)

  13. Leave of Absence • The SMG has discussed absence from the University • The SMG has strongly agreed that University and School procedures on absence must be followed • I haven’t had time to sort the paperwork out for this meeting - apologies

  14. Agenda • 4) Items from Senate (MM) • Chem/Phys reviews • Student numbers • Government looking at PGT/PGR funding • 95% of Leeds students ABB • REF – 1x4* impact study = 10x4*papers • Strategy Map Reviews Items from FMG: Professorial Salaries Proposed sub-group ‘Student Education Service Project Implementation Group Mentoring scheme for post-doc staff

  15. Agenda • 5) Safety (LM)

  16. Agenda • 6) Minutes from the Student Education Committee • a) A-V Equipment for Teaching Laboratories/School (MR) • 7) Minutes from the Research Committee • 8) Minutes from the Postgraduate Committee

  17. Agenda • 9) Finance (CR) • 10) Human Resources Issues (CR) • 11) Any Other Business • 12) Date of next meeting

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