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Institute renamed
Professor Steve Thornton, Dean
Medical School staff meeting, Thursday June 27 2013
Open Days
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92% were likely to apply after attending. Compared to just 67% before
attending.
Comments:
• “The students were very optimistic about the university and the course was
very appealing. The students were incredibly helpful and informative in their
views.”
• “I wasn't sure about the PBL course type before and thought a systems
based course would be the one for me, but I've now realised how key PBL
is in developing skills like self directed study/teamwork you'll use as a
doctor”
Welcome new starters
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Andrew Balfour, Research Technician
Abi Scott, Research Coordinator
Shanker Venkatasubramanian, Research Coordinator
Dr Charles McGilligan, Associate Research Fellow
Dr Wiebke Schmidt, Associate Research Fellow
Heather Ohly, Associate Research Fellow
Nick Caddick, Research Co-ordinator
Suzanne Kay, Research Technician
Dr Ben Amos, Research Coordinator
Research successes
• Dr Jackie Whatmore: £210K from FORCE for ‘Responses of the
endothelium to tumour secreted pro-metatastic signals’.
• Dr David Llewellyn: £250K from Mary Kinross Charitable Trust for
‘Vascular aspects of cognitive impairment and dementia’.
• Prof Katrina Wyatt: £160K from Kent County Council (for NHS
Medway) for ‘Implementing C2 Connecting Communities 7 step
model in two communities in Kent’.
Research successes
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Prof David Melzer and Dr Lorna Harries: £130k from Velux Foundation
for ‘Genetic Biomarkers of human ageing: relationship to outcomes’.
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Prof Andy Randall: £170k from Royal Society Industrial Fellowship
Project for ‘In vivo, cell-level imaging of network dynamics and
pathology in murine models for neurodegenerative disease’.
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Professor Andy Randall: £120K from Eli Lilly to support two CASE type
studentships.
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Dr William Gaze: CASE studentships from BBSRC (with AstraZeneca
worth £100k) and from NERC (with Aquatic Water Services, worth
£60K).
Dr Nicky Saulsbury
Associate Clinical Dean
Athena SWAN
Committed to 88 action points across 9 areas:
• Gathering and assessing data
• Supporting undergraduate and postgraduate students
• Providing support around key career transition points
• Ensuring fairness, transparency and competence around staff appointments
• Supporting staff career development opportunities
• Ensuring a fair and open departmental organisation and culture
• Maternity/Adoption/Paternity/Carer and Flexible working opportunities
• Ensuring gender balance in outreach activities
• Good communication channels, opportunities to share / adopt best practice.
Chris Lindsay
College Manager
The shape of UEMS
Cornwall
Truro and Tremough/Penryn
Environment and Human Health Research
Clinical Education
PGT
PGR
Barnstaple
Clinical Education
Torbay
Clinical Education
Clinical Research
The shape of UEMS
Exeter
St Luke’s Campus
– the Medical School Building, College House and South Cloisters
UG and PG Education
Health Services and Biomedical Research
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Streatham Campus – the Hatherly Building and Living Systems
Biomedical Research
PGR
RD&E and the RILD facility
Clinical Research
Clinical Education
PGR
Finance and planning
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PRG process completed
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Baseline targets agreed for 2013/14 through to 2017/18
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College committed to moving towards a positive contribution
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This will be driven by income generation and more efficient working
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New UG and PGT programmes
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Expanding BSc (Hons) Medical Sciences
Medical Imaging
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Agreed project management structure
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Project Board chaired jointly by the UEMS and CEMPS Deans
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Project Implementation Group – College Managers, Project Manager
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Staff and students in Medical Imaging informed
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UEMS staff informed via News in Brief
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Working on a vision and governance structure for MI within UEMS
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Working with University to identify suitable St Luke’s space and capital
University Professional Services Review
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University has launched a major review of its Professional Services
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Focus on interface between Colleges and central PS teams
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Initial consultation event held on 10 June 2013
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Now seeking feedback from Colleges and central services
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College Manager meeting with admin Staff in Exeter and Truro in July
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ACMs and Business Partners consulting with their teams
The Emerging Environment
Internal
drivers
International &
national drivers
Exeter’s vision
for excellence
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Austerity: significant cuts to
BIS & HEFCE budget
anticipated
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Research concentration
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Distinction and global brand:
thematic research Q’s,
Cornwall ‘offer’, a great place
to study/work
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Internationalisation
New ways of working,
efficiencies & regulation
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Continuing to be a market
leader for the student
experience
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Supporting our academic
colleagues (and supporting
the academic voice)
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Multidisciplinary themes
(T&R)
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Balancing STEMM vs. HASS
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Partnership with GW4
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Cornwall campuses success
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Staff environment, inclusion
and wellbeing
A top 10 University
£100m Research
income by 2017
20,000 UG (home)
by 2017/18
Professional Services Review
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The PS review is about creating a Professional services team that can
work effectively with academic colleagues to meet our future challenges.
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We are in a planning phase – nothing will happen until we are clear about
what we need to do.
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This change is about our future and we will all be asked to play a part
Professional Services Review
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What Questions do you have?
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What Opportunities for Change Do You See?
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What Excites or Worries You about the Review?
Professor Angela Shore
Vice-Dean Research