Transcript Faculty of Education & Health Sciences

Faculty of Education & Health
Sciences
Presentation to
Governing Authority
24th March 2009
Prof Mary O’Sullivan, Dean
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Faculty Structure
Dean EHS
Prof. Mary O’Sullivan
PA to Dean
Dawn O’Brien
Faculty Manager
Declan O’Brien
Faculty office Staff
Lynn O’Doherty
Mairead Gavin/Jo Liston (JS)
Anne O’Brien (PT)
Assistant Dean Research
Dr Ciaran MacDonncha
Assistant Dean Academic Affairs
Mr Larry O’Connor
Education & Professional Studies
Mr Tom Geary
Graduate Medical School
Prof Paul Finucane
EHS Research Committee
Course Directors Committee
Nursing & Midwifery
Ms Bernie Quillinan
Occupational Therapy
MaryBeth Gallagher
Physical Education &
Sports Sciences
Dr Drew Harrison
Physiotherapy
Dr Ann Taylor
Psychology
Prof Orla Muldoon
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Speech & Language Therapy
Prof Sue Franklin
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Staffing Levels
AY08-09
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94 Academic Posts
8 Teaching Assistants
9 Technical Staff
31 Administrative staff
 Senior (SL-Prof) to junior faculty ratio: 25%-75%.
(UL target---60:40)
 Staff to Student Ratios Very High
– Average Staff Student Levels is 30:1
– 4 of 6 departments with levels > 33:1
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Students
and Programmes
 2176 UGs in 14 programmes
 485 students in taught PG programmes.
 88 research postgraduates.
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Achievements
 EHS Research Strategic Plan
– Emphasise research ethos among faculty &
students
– Increase research capacity of faculty
– Increase research funding
– Increase publications in high impact journals and
high impact outlets that impact on policy
– Increase level of collaborative and
interdisciplinary research
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Building Research Capacity
 First graduate of research MSc & first
IRCSET Scholar in Clinical Therapies
 First 10 graduates of Doctor of Clinical
Psychology (EPS)
 Five Ph.D. students graduated (PESS/EPS)
 20% EHS faculty studying for Ph.D (9 in
2008)..N/M, OT, SLT, EPS, PT, PESS
 Double full time research students
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Research Output
‘07 & ‘08
 Research and scholarly publications and
presentations increased from 2007 to 2008
No.
Publications
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2007
2008
Referred
Journals
Books
Chapters in
Books
National Policy
Reports
International
Conference
National
Conference
Typy of Publications
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Research Centres--Units--Networks
Research Centres
 Research Units
– Biomechanics Research Unit
 Physical Education, Physical
– Curriculum Evaluation &
Activity & Youth Sport (PE
Policy Research Unit
PAYS) Research Centre
 Research Networks
 Pre-Hospital Emergency
– Ubuntu-EU regional network
Care Centre (PHECC)
– Hub for National
 Applied Biostatistics
Physiotherapy Research
Consulting Centre
Network
(ABC)…satellite
 3 Centres in Process
– Medicine
– Psychology
– Education
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Research Funding
 34% increase (Research Facilities Enhancement Grant, PRTLI 4,
PHECC, Irish Aid-Ubuntu, Sports Council w/UCC-DCU)
 50% increase in student research funding
– IRCSET scholarships (PT, PESS, EPS)
– IRCHSS scholarships (EPS)
– HRB Research Fellowships (OT, PT)
– PRTLI Scholarships (PESS, OT)
2,000,000
1,500,000
1,000,000
500,000
0
2007
Total
International
Agencies
National
Agencies
2008
Student
Scholarships/
Bursaries
Value €
External Funding
Source of funding
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High Quality& High Demand
UG Programmes
 48% first preferences for EHS programmes
 7 of 10 top first preference programmes
 1 B.Sc. Physical Education (589/75places)
 3 B.Tech (Ed) Materials and Construction (309/80)
 4 B.Sc Sport & Exercise Science (254/65)
 5 B.Sc. Nursing (197/50)
 6 Physiotherapy (188/30)
 7 Psychology (116/30)
 10 B.Tech(Ed) Materials and Eng. Tech (109/80)
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Innovative Pedagogies
 Problem Based Learning…GMS, Clinical
Therapies
 Child Centred Care and Child Centred
Learning
 Innovative and Authentic Assessments
 Quality Reviews & Professional
Accreditation note top quality teaching
programmes
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2008 Excellence in Teaching Award
MaryBeth Gallagher, Occupational Therapy
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Memorandum of Understanding between
Milford and UL
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Picture of Cancer Tales?
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Graduate Medical School Public Lecture Series
Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney, TD
'The Role of the State in Healthcare in 21st Century Ireland'
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Inaugural Lectures
Prof. Paul Finucane,
Foundation Head, GMS
Prof Orla Muldoon
Head, Psychology
Why Ireland needs a Graduate
Medical School
Seeing the woods and the trees: A
social psychological analysis
of adaptation and adversity
25th November 2008
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International Conferences Hosted by
EHS Departments
2009
Comhrá
15th International Reflective
Practice Conference
24th - 26th June 2009
University of Limerick
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Key Challenges
1. Staffing Issues---Need Staff and
Professorial Staff
2. Enrolment Management
3. Building Research Capacity
4. Building Research Productivity
5. Managing in Current Economic Climate
6. Developing EHS Infrastructure
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Staffing Issues
 Understaffed: highest staff/student ratios in
UL
 Fewest Senior Faculty; poorest ratio
 No professors in two departments
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Enrolment Management
 Medicine and Nursing…
– Nursing students to decrease 29% (demand up20%)
– HEA decreased EU student intake to GMS from target
– finding new markets for GMS (Atlantic Bridge) and Nursing
 Teaching Programmes…(Securing Time for Research)
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Increasing demands with declining staff
48% of all first preferences for EHS programmes
7 of 10 top first preference programmes
1 programme more first preferences that all programmes in two
other Faculties
 Encourage Fee Generating Programmes to generate non
core paid teaching staff
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Building Research Capacity&
Building Research Productivity
 Managing research
Expectations
Nursing/Midwifery,
Clinical Therapies
 Supporting high
numbers of faculty
studying and
maintaining quality
programmes.
 Securing dedicated
research time
 Recruiting research
oriented staff
 Gaining support for
research in education,
sport health, urban
renewal
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Managing in Current Economic
Climate
 Working with our Partners…HSE
– Securing Clinical Placements
– Employment Opportunities
– Appointments of Clinical Appointments
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Developing EHS Infrastructure
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PESS Building and Kelly Report
Medical Facilities
Psychology Space
Education and Teacher Education…A New
Building with state of art teaching labs post
primary subjects
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