1. Detailed Draft Aston Objectives 2015-2016 27 October 2015

2. Draft Aston objectives 2015-2016 Delivering the budget: - A Surplus of £4 million: 3% of turnover Student Recruitment: - Grow by at least 200 new admissions - Develop ‘Learn while you earn’ programmes in both UG and PG - Without reducing entry requirements Research: funding, collaborations, industry engagement, PhDs - ≥ £22m research funding, £25m stretch target - Cash contribution from business/external organisations ≥ £6m - ≥10% growth in new PGR students to 112

3. Draft Aston objectives 2015-2016 NSS: improve overall position with a focus on Learning and Teaching –All Schools at 90%+ for overall satisfaction. –90% for Q12 1-12: ‘Teaching on my course’, ‘Feedback and Assessment’ and ‘Academic Engagement’ Rise in global rankings –To be ranked 300-350 in the QS and THE Global rankings –In the top 35 of UK universities ranked Employability and Student success –Enhance graduate attainment by increasing progression by at least 10% –Placements: at least 75% take up –Positive destinations: at least 80% to be in further study or graduate level employment Aston Medical School – GMC submission and recruitment –GMC application submitted: January 2016 –Recruitment for Masters in Orthopaedic Surgery: July 2016 –Recruitment of undergraduate students for the MBChB: September 2016

4. Draft Aston objectives 2015-2016 Internationalisation -International PGT student number growth by 5% achieved by sustaining the numbers of quality applicants who receive offers and improving conversion in all Schools to 20% -International collaborative teaching partnerships – 1 new European joint masters bid submitted and a pipeline of four programmes in development; 1 new TNE programme started and a pipeline of four programmes in development - Deeper, focussed international research collaborations in two thematic areas including Smart Cities DTC; International Entrepreneurship hub; and Biotechnology

5. Draft Aston objectives 2015-2016 50 th Anniversary –To launch the “Pioneers for Change: Aston University, Transforming Lives” Campaign –To generate 800 donors, £1.2m new cash, £2m in cash and new pledges –Deliver an engaging Anniversary programme –Increase contactable alumni by 10% –April 2016 Birthday Weekend to attract ≥1,000 alumni and friends

6. Draft Aston objectives 2015-2016 Managing and improving performance, diversity and Inclusion, satisfaction Managing and Improving Performance: –Revised PDR and Moderation panel process to bring attention to low and poor performance. Complete by launch of 2015/16 PDR round –Revise/strengthen Performance Management Guidance – by January 2016 Diversity & inclusion: –LHS - Silver Athena Swan – application April 2016 –EAS - Silver Athena Swan – application November 2016 –AU - Silver Athena Swan – application April 2016 –Launch mandatory unconscious bias training Prevent: Review University policies, procedures and training to integrate statutory duty to work against radicalisation on campus by January 2016 Staff Satisfaction –Devise a ‘support staff’ matrix that allows for career development and cross- University work - July 2016

7. Draft Aston objectives 2015-2016 Agility: delivery of additional £5.5 million of contribution by 2017/18 –Increased revenue from entrepreneurial activity (see following slide) –Generate savings through more effective/less bureaucratic practices and structures Creating a continuous improvement culture –“Rapid improvement events” staff and/or departments working together to identify and resolve problems –“Process Improvement light” small, one-off projects with trained facilitators and appropriate process improvement tools and methodologies –“Major process improvement projects” using a robust methodology for complex processes –Suggestion scheme focussed entirely on inefficient processes launched Jan 2016

8. Draft Aston objectives 2015-2016 Commercial income streams: research exploitation, companies and consultancy –Raise ABS Executive Education revenue volume by 50% to £1.8m –Raise another ≥£500,000 in new equity for Aston Eyetech, with prototype production run of at least 100 instruments –Launch at least two spin-off consulting businesses (current candidates being servitisation and forensic linguistics) –Work with EAS to create at least one high probability spin-off from Photonics and/or other areas