1. FS&N School Staff Meeting October, 2013

2. Agenda 1.Apologies 2.Minutes of Last Meeting. 3.Matters Arising 4.HoS’s Statement including items from Senate and FMC 5.Safety (MH) 6.Items from Student Education Committee (PK) 7.Items from Research Committee (BM) 8.Items from Postgraduate Committee (AM) 9.Admissions and Widening Participation (CO) 10.Finance (CR) 11.HR Issues (CR) 12.AOB 13.Date of Next Meeting

3. 3. Matters Arising Leadership Chairs PGR Survey

4. 4. HoS’s Statement ASAPR Meeting with VCEG Visit of VC to the School REF World University Rankings NSS 2013 UK University League Tables Student Recruitment 2013 Financial position at end of 2013

5. REF – Research Excellence Framework Submitting to Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Sciences – as usual Submitting between 14 and 14.99 staff The only group in the University who are submitting more staff than last time (9.8fte) The big difference this time is the need for ‘Impact Statements’.........though the need to only make 1 submission in each UoA may have longer term significance (ie Reading will have to submit Agriculture and Food together; Nottingham already combine Agri, Vet and Food and everything else at Sutton Bonnington) The process hasn’t finished yet – Brent still has more work to do!

6. World RankingUniversityPosition in the Russell Group 1MIT 2Harvard 3Cambridge1 4UCL2 5Imperial3 90Durham17 97Leeds18 124York20 129Newcastle21 130Liverpool22 QS World University Rankings 2013

7. YearTotal ScoreWorld Ranking 201369.297= 201267.2694 201165.793 201065.793 200968.399 200868.3104 20077280= QS World University Rankings – Leeds Scores

8. Survey IndicesScoreWorld Ranking Academic Reputation 81.2079 Employer Reputation 78.9069 Faculty Student46.90280 International Faculty 77.00148 International Students 73.20136 Citations per Faculty 46.60239 QS World University Rankings – Leeds Scores

9. Faculty AreasScoreWorld Ranking Arts & Humanities32.7766 Engineering & Technology 20.44111 Life Sciences & Medicine 21.2899 Natural Sciences26.5494 Social Sciences & Management 20.11136 QS World University Rankings – Leeds Scores

10. NSS – National Student Survey We scored 100% in ‘Q22: Student Satisfaction’! Well done to everyone involved

11. The teaching on my course Assessment & Feedback Academic support Organisation & Management Learning resources Personal development Overall satisfaction Score (% agree) Rank Leeds9687949796951001 Sheffield Hallam University 948286 83962 Ulster9484899310095962 Cardiff Metropolitan University 837686719486924 Reading856782788786924 University College Birmingham 907986907993866 London South Bank University 878287688981747 NSS Scores – Food & Beverage Studies

12. The teaching on my course Assessment & Feedback Academic support Organisation & Management Learning resources Personal development Overall satisfaction Score (% agree) Rank Chester8959898185891001 Leeds9386919596951001 Plymouth University986792849591983 Leeds Metropolitan University998196958490974 Ulster977995949795974 King's College London845278807789966 Coventry University999296859899937 Surrey927390839388928 Cardiff Metropolitan University907081788385919 Bath Spa University9088828985849010 Sheffield Hallam University9174828382859010 St Mary's University College, Twickenham 8973818782848712 Manchester Metropolitan University 8871856689808613 Leeds Trinity University8881888675838414 Hertfordshire8374798488778315 Nottingham9172758984828315 Queen Margaret University Edinburgh 8855817279 8117 London Metropolitan University 8445727076847518 Westminster8365748389717319 NSS Scores – Nutrition

13. 2013 NSS – Q22 Russell Group UniversityQ22 %Change on Previous Year Overall RankingRussell Group Ranking Cambridge92011=1 Oxford9114=2 Exeter9017==4 Sheffield90017==4 Nottingham88040==15 Leeds87057==16 Manchester85+288=21 UCL8498=22 KCL81120=24

14. Times-Sunday Times League Tables 2014 2 tables now combined We are now in ‘Food Science’ and came 2 nd to KCL Research and Teaching included

15. RankUniversityStudent Satisfaction Research Quality Entry Points Graduate Prospects Total Score 1Kings College79.441.7473100 2Leeds94.631.741181.896.6 3Surrey87.233.342190.696 4Nottingham82.130.038276.187.2 5Reading80.221.738089.786.3 6Robert Gordon89.545076.985.9 7QUB88.213.33668084.8 15Newcastle66.818.33988078.1 20Oxford Brookes80.936862.573.8 31Lincoln73.16.731052.966.6

16. Subject Tables Subject tables were based on four indicators; research quality, entry standards, graduate prospects and student satisfaction. These were combined using a z-score transformation with equal weighting for the indicators and the totals were transformed to a scale with 100 for the top score.

17. Student Satisfaction The percentage of positive responses (Agree & Definitely Agree) in each of the six question areas (Teaching, Assessment & Feedback, Academic Support, Organisation & Management, Learning Resources and Personal Development) plus the Overall Satisfaction question were combined to provide composite score. This was mapped at 107 subject level to the Times / Sunday Times subjects. If a score did not exist at this level then the 41 subject level data was used or, if that did not exist, 19 subject level. For institutions where an NSS score was not present at any of these levels the average score of the other indicators was used. Source: NSS, 2012 and 2013. Research Quality Overall quality of research based on the new 2008 Research Assessment Exercise. The output of the RAE gave each institution a profile in the following categories - 4* world- leading, 3* internationally excellent, 2* internationally recognised, 1* nationally recognised and unclassified. The Funding Bodies decided to direct more funds to the very best research by applying weightings. The English, Scottish and Welsh funding councils have slightly different weightings. Those adopted by HEFCE (the funding council for England) for 2012/13 funding are used in the tables - 4* is weighted by a factor of 3 and 3* is weighted by a factor of 1. Outputs of 2*, 1* and unclassified carry zero weight. It is possible therefore for an institution to have submitted in RAE but have a score of zero. The score is presented as a percentage of the maximum possible score of 3. Source: Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce).

18. Entry Standards Mean tariff point scores on entry for first year, first degree students under 21 years of age based on A and AS Levels and Highers and Advanced Highers and other equivalent qualifications (e.g. International Baccalaureate). Entrants with zero tariffs were excluded from the calculation. Source: Hesa, 20011/12. Graduate Prospects Destinations of full-time first degree UK domiciled leavers. The indicator is based upon the activity of leavers 6 months after graduation and whether they entered professional or non-professional employment or entered graduate level further study. The professional employment marker is derived from the latest Standard Occupational Classification (SOC2010) codes. The data were derived from the HESA Destination of Leavers from HE (DLHE) Record. Source: Hesa, 2012/13 based on 2012 graduates.

19. RankUniversityStudent Satisfaction Research Quality Entry Points Graduate Prospects Total Score 1Kings College79.441.7473100 2Leeds94.631.741181.896.6 3Surrey87.233.342190.696 4Nottingham82.130.038276.187.2 5Reading80.221.738089.786.3 6Robert Gordon89.545076.985.9 7QUB88.213.33668084.8 15Newcastle66.818.33988078.1 20Oxford Brookes80.936862.573.8 31Lincoln73.16.731052.966.6

20. League Tables - Summary 1st: The Sunday Times (2013) 2 nd : The Times (2013) – to KCL 2 nd : The Complete University Guide (2014) – to KCL 2 nd : The Times/Sunday Times (2014) – to KCL 1 st : The Guardian (2014)

21. UG Student Intake Numbers 2013

22. PGT Student Intake Numbers

23. We now need to have an in-year surplus of 5-7% (of income) To achieve this we had to agree to an increase in student numbers

24. In-Year Surplus/Deficit plan

25. Cumulative Surplus/Deficit plan

26. (5) Safety

27. (6) Student Education Committee (7) Research Committee (8) Postgraduate Research Committee (9) Admissions and Widening Participation

28. (10) Finance

29. (11) HR Issues

30. (12) AOB (13) Date of Next Meeting: