1. Going for growth Feedback to Council Monday 28th October 2013 Richard Dale Executive Director of Finance and Programme Lead

2. Context 2012/13 performance was good: strong I&E and balance sheet
Healthy outlook for 2013/14 and good forecasts for later years
Student recruitment excellent
Research income back on track
Opportune moment to look at size and shape
Thriving in the new dispensation
Strong cash balances
Emerging evidence of capacity constraints
Weak income growth in recent years

3. The case for growth There is a correlation between reputation and size
We have been losing market share
We need to be larger to be cost effective
Impact on the local economy
And why not?
We are a popular choice for students
We have freehold development land
We have lots of cash and capacity to borrow

4. RG ranking vs income

5. RG research GPA vs income

6. Total income 2001 – 2012 (2001/02 = 100)
Overall position in Russell Group: 14th in 2001/02, 18th in 2011/12
Research income in Russell Group: 16th in 2001/02, 17th in 2011/12

7. What we won’t be doing …
We won’t sacrifice quality for quantity: academic excellence and student experience remain paramount
We won’t sacrifice our commitment to research led teaching
We won’t take our eye off the ball from existing commitments including “Raising the Bar” and responding to this year’s growth in student intake
And we won’t undertake any new projects without sufficient staff - academic, support and project management - to ensure their success.

8. The story so far … EB mini away day 25th May
Presentation to lay members of Council 17th June
Follow up EB discussion 4th July
Creation of “long list” July/August
EB away day 23rd September
Initiation of programme management October
Feedback to heads of unit 16th October
Initial feedback to Council 28th October
Creation of SIG November
Initial feedback to Senate 26th November
Further discussions at Senate/Council TBA

9. The initial project list
New degrees
Sports and exercise science (CD)
Physics (SH)
IMP (CH)
LSCM (CH/SH)
Media/Culture Lab (CH)
Strategic developments
MOOC’s (SC)
Engineering curriculum (SH)
Xiamen (ER/CH)
London (ACS)
INTO NUMed (ACS)
Science Central (SH)
Innovation (NW)
US MBBS provision (CD)
Philanthropy (CD/AK)

10. Questions to address Do the proposals enhance quality and reputation?
Do the proposals maintain a strong teaching/research balance?
Are the proposals realistically achievable?
Are the proposals worth the effort?
Will the proposals be financially sustainable in the long term?
Do we have capacity to deliver?
Quality of school/institute leadership
Project management capacity
Estate and infrastructure capacity
Academic capacity

11. Next steps Request for input for NU Connections and directly
Initial feedback to Senior Officers Group, Heads of Unit Forum, Council and Senate
Creation of Special Interest Group (SIG)
Creation of programme management processes and governance
Identify and implement quick wins to address resource issues arising from this year’s growth
Deep dive to create business and academic cases for initial project list
Report back to Council and Senate early next year – an ideal topic for the next joint meeting?