UCL Professorial Pay Review Briefing for members

1. UCL Professorial Pay ReviewBriefing for members UCL University College Union February 2008

2. Pay Banding • Pay Banding - 2008 • Criteria based on Professorial Promotion criteria, but extended upwards (still being tweaked): • Bands 2, 3: hit X out of Y qualitative criteria (concentration on research) • We proposed to do a dry run with first 10% of submissions to see whether criteria are realistic and discipline neutral. • Process of collecting CVs and evaluation by Deans • Questions of monitoring consistency of decisions. • Matching to bands • Promotion: Pay will go up to bottom of next band. • Demotion: 2 year pay protection, then frozen. • May appeal. • Going forward: can apply for promotion between bands annually • Cost: UCL spending 2x 2007 budget for promotions

3. Biennial review • Biennial review - starts 2009 • Process to follow on from biennial appraisal • Possible concern about linkage • Professors will be required to complete an annual report of their achievements and progress against their objectives • Web-based pro-forma • Based on ‘judgment of contribution’ (relative to these objectives): • ‘below par’: freeze in salary - support should be offered • ‘above par’: real terms salary rise • Appeal process: • HoD makes initial recommendation, appeal will be outside dept • Possible concerns about consistency of objectives and their viability

4. Banding Criteria • 3 bands: • Band 1 = Professorial appointment criteria • Band 2 = Band 1 + 4 out of 6 additional criteria • Band 3 = Band 2 + 6 out of 10 additional criteria • Consultation over content of criteria • Individual and collective consultation • Will be subject to monitoring and review • General points • Inclusive principle: worded in a deliberately general way (but must be measurable) • Are criteria possible to fulfil in all disciplines? • UCL says they may not be • Formalising criteria does not necessarily imply equality across disciplines • Current professorial salaries are skewed • Without data we don’t really know - hence a 5 year review

5. Band 1 (UCL’s promotion criteria) Research & Knowledge Transfer: Research • An outstanding international research profile with substantial seminal contributions to knowledge or other outcomes appropriate to the discipline • As appropriate to the discipline, evidence of successful collaborations with other research teams/Institutions and significant and sustained success in obtaining research grants • An appropriate number of research students successfully supervised and, as appropriate to the discipline, proven and sustained success in research leadership and/or management of a research team Knowledge transfer • Involvement (as appropriate to the discipline) in knowledge transfer/exchange which impacts on practice or on quality of life through ongoing engagement with communities.

6. Band 1 (UCL’s promotion criteria) Teaching & Enabling Teaching • Evidence of developing and delivering challenging and innovative learning activities/teaching materials and of evaluating their impact on student learning • Experience of introducing innovative changes to the curriculum and of a significant contribution to the skills/knowledge base in relation to teaching and learning within an Institution and/or discipline. Enabling • Evidence of academic leadership and a proven ability to lead, develop and motivate colleagues, working as part of a team to achieve Departmental, Faculty or UCL goals • Evidence of contributions to peer review bodies/committees, professional organisations, learned societies, government committees or Research Councils etc • Well-developed enabling skills and evidence of a significant contribution to the management/administration of a Department/Faculty at UCL.

7. Band 2 Research & Knowledge Transfer In addition to the Band 2 criteria they meet 4 of the 6 following criteria: Research (in addition to the Band 1 research criteria ) • Evidence of active involvement in the development and achievement of the research strategy within the Faculty • Acknowledgement of the importance of one's work through the award of Fellowships of learned societies, highly prestigious prizes and other such honours as appropriate to the discipline. Knowledge transfer • Substantial engagement with national or international partners in the public dissemination of information to the benefit of the community, or the population at large or to the commercial sector. • Some examples of partners in the area of knowledge transfer are NGOs, Museums, Government Departments & Non-Departmental Public Bodies, Charities, International Foundations, Arts and Science Festivals, Schools, Beacon Projects for public engagement, the Media etc.

8. Band 2 Teaching & Enabling In addition to the Band 2 criteria they meet 4 of the 6 following criteria (continued): Teaching • Active, ongoing leadership of review (or development of) the curriculum or teaching/assessment methodologies or the management of teaching within UCL Enabling • Active contribution to the achievement of UCL's strategic goals beyond the area of research and teaching (for example widening participation, International Strategy, equality and diversity, UCL's Capital campaign etc.) • Evidence of acting as a successful ambassador for UCL on a matter(s) of strategic importance

9. Band 3 Research & Knowledge Transfer In addition to the Band 2 criteria they meet 6 of the 10 following criteria: Research • World leading research in own discipline (funded continuously from external sources where appropriate to the discipline) and international collaborations at world leading institutions • World class reputation such that his/her research group (if s/he has one) are recruited from around the world and s/he is sought after to present prestigious named lectures. • A continuous stream of doctoral and post doctoral students with an outstanding record of progression in their chosen field on completion. A record of consistently developing other researchers either within his/her group and/or through collaboration or sharing of expertise outside own Faculty and UCL Knowledge transfer • Lead advisor to national governmental or related agencies or international bodies such as the EU, the UN, UNESCO etc. on global issues • Advisory or consultancy work that has, and continues to significantly broaden the understanding of the discipline • Evidence of successfully developing own work for the commercial market through patents and licenses, spin out companies etc. and of sharing expertise in this regard

10. Band 3 Teaching & Enabling In addition to the Band 2 criteria they meet 6 of the 10 following criteria (continued): Teaching • Maintains active leadership of • review/development of the curriculum or • teaching/assessment methodologies or • the management of teaching within UCL • Makes a seminal contribution to the development and delivery of teaching in own subject area or an educational contribution on a regular basis to national or international audiences. Enabling • Evidence of an active role in the strategic development and management of the Faculty • Evidence of significant and influential involvement in UCL wide activity furthering UCL's strategic aims

11. Further Consultation • Consultation • Improvement of the criteria? • Ensuring proper process, fairness, consistency? • Review after five years • Questions • What about profs who undertake UCL-wide roles that HoDs cannot reasonably evaluate? (the process needs to deal with this) • Will the band parameters increase with pay awards? (yes) • How regularly can one apply to change bands? (annually) • How often can one receive a salary increase in band? (biennially) • Can one receive a salary increase within band if one has unsuccessfully applied to change band? (yes - different criteria for success) • How good is the data on corporate databases? (offer to help test the interactive form gratefully accepted) • Write to Sarah Brant (Director of HR): s.brant@ucl.ac.uk • Write to UCU: r.m.jones@ucl.ac.uk