1. The University of York in 2020 A university for the 21st century Council, November 2006

2. Vision & Aims The University will be a world leader: in the generation of knowledge through fundamental and applied research in the transmission of knowledge through teaching students from all backgrounds in the application of knowledge for the health, wealth and well-being of society The University aims: to be one of the top universities in the UK & worldwide to embed & ensure sustainable academic and financial strength

3. Current position Top in UK for teaching excellence & 6 th for research In top ten of almost all league tables for last 5 years Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, LSE, Warwick, York In world top 100 for biomedicine & arts/humanities University of the Year 2003 Queen’s Anniversary Prize 2006 One of the Chancellor’s Science Cities

4. Characteristics Distinctive York features: Single residential campus Intellectual diversity, interdisciplinary & intermixed Simple management structure: 20-25 departments Collegiate: enhanced student experience & support Small-scale, friendly & collegial International benchmarks: High research/teaching ratio: 33-50% Intellectual diversity Internationalised: students, staff, reputation

5. Strategy Increase staff and students by 50-70% 5000 staff, 17000 students Expand existing subjects & 1-2 new medicine, management, social work, psychology, finance, TFTV, law Increase diversity operations – teaching, research, enterprise, conferences & CPD student diversity - postgraduate, overseas, part-time, mature New support facilities colleges, arts & sports centres, research institutes, incubators high quality support services Double in physical size onto Heslington East

6. Roadmap Strategic Development Fund (SDF) bid Heslington East planning application Public Inquiry documents Corporate Plan York characteristics & international benchmarking SWOT analysis, scenario planning & market analysis Strategic roadmap

7. Corporate Plan themes Corporate Plan KPI AreaAG memberCommittee Research PVC-ResearchResearch AcademicTeachingPVC-TeachingTeaching University & Community Business & Community PVC-External Relations Businesses Student support StudentsPVC-StudentsStudent Support Staff HR DirectorStaff EnvironmentEstates Heslington East DFM PVC-Estates Estates HESG IncomeFinanceDoFFinance Management & Governance OperationsRegistrar

8. Academic portfolio New & recent departments Theatre, Film & TV; Law; Medicine; Management Growing departments Archaeology, Psychology; SPSW; Physics; Maths, Environment, Education 5* departments Computer science; Psychology; English Fees & the cap 50% target & diversity Knowledge-based economy & professional/vocational Marketing

9. Research Research centres Sciences: CNAP; YNiC, York-Jeol Nanocentre, Infection & Immunity Unit; NMR Centre; YCCSA; Bioarc Social Sciences: CHE; CRD; PEP; Institute for Effective Education; Alcuin Research Centre; CAHR Arts & Humanities: CMS; CECS; CREMS; IPUP; HRC Mock & real RAE Dual support, QR, SRIF Diversity of funding

10. Business & community EIO & spin-out companies Science City York Yorkshire Forward & Yorkshire Science, RES & RIS Science & Innovation strategy European funds

11. Students Fees, bursaries & the cap Cabling, VLE & CMS New high-quality residences Wentworth; Halifax; Alcuin; Bleachfield Growth of student numbers in most markets 50% target, widening participation & internationalisation

12. Management & Governance Revised Council & committees Revised VCAG Professionalised management HR; POD; Development; Estates; Commercial services Senate review Departmental autonomy & planning

13. Management & Governance

14. Revised Council & committees Revised VCAG Professionalised management HR; POD; Development; Estates; Commercial services Senate review Departmental autonomy & planning

15. Staff & HR Senior staff performance review HODs induction/development International recruitment AUT action Framework agreement new pay/terms; cf 50% implemented; value added

16. Estate New buildings John Hughlings Jackson (HYMS); NSLC; Raymond Burton Library; Borthwick; ARRC; Seebohm Rowntree; Dorothy Hodgkin; Biosciences Refurbished buildings Physics; Vanbrugh/Languages & Linguistics; Heslington Hall Facilities YIMS; Green transport; Electricity supply Heslington East & the Public Inquiry Holistic development, high quality design, integration, historic estate, sustainability

17. Finance Growth at 8-10% pa for last 5-10 years Capital development of £150m over last 4-5 years Improved academic account Departmental reviews Improved finances; streamlined administration; greater autonomy

18. Conclusions York continues to be a top 10 UK & world competitive university Major improvements are underway Management & governance Income & productivity HR & recruitment Developing the estate Critical factors to future success and sustainability are Heslington East development Developing people-based management Maintaining financial control