Low Wood Hotel, Ambleside
13 January 2009 – 15 January 2009
Professor Paul Wellings
Vice-Chancellor
Key challenges
Each Faculty and the School of Health and Medicine have been asked to reflect on the
five key challenges set out in the strategic plan 2006-2011.
Each Dean was asked to write a report setting out (a) how the Faculty/School has
addressed each challenge since July 2006 and (b) what else is proposed in response to
the plan.
From the reports a SWOT analysis has been prepared for each key challenge, followed
by a summary of the perceived institutional position.
A chart has then been given to outline the position of strength of the University for each
challenge and potential for growth.
Challenge 1-Enhance the quality of the student experience
Growth in graduate employment
Enhanced teaching facilities-north campus
Generous funding for CPD
from NHS North West
Ernst & Young degree
Director of Employability in post
Assessment of learning standards approved by AACSB
SciTech Vision project
New Careers Manager in post
E-learning strategy
Excellent WP activity
Better monitoring of PGR support
Personal response system
Grants available for T development
implemented for teaching
High level of student satisfaction
FASS Graduate School
T+L forum set up
LLC learning space, Waterside, improved learning space
Increase in ‘good’ degrees
Concerns in NSS 2008 regarding feedback
Blended learning facility in
collaboration with e-science
Need to ensure that UG medical teaching
is given high profile in job planning within
local NHS Trusts
T
Reduction on non-payroll budgets
s
O
W
Concerns in NSS 2008 regarding feedback
Need for better marketing of nonmedical programmes
Complete review of ICT planned
Continue development of on-line assessment
of modules and programmes
Better integration needed between
FASS and CEEC regarding career
development for students
Capacity for strong distance-based
Ongoing development of VLEs PGT programmes, given good marketing
Planned development of resources
for career development
Developing partnerships with
Development of an outcomes based assessment of learning selected schools
Incorporation of CETAD
KEY
FASS
M School
Disengagement from Liverpool University Waterside building to allow more
Review of marking scales, degree class indicators and
teaching space and office accommodation SHM
feedback templates 2008/09
FST
FASS Graduate school to be further linked with admin processes
Bold text indicates factors
affecting all faculties
Challenge 2-Increase research impact
Growth in graduate employment
Good support for early career researchers N8 partnerships
Research Training Programme offered for PG students
Increase in research income from 2006 Increase in research income in the RAE
Engagement in externally funded initiatives e.g. NATCOR, INTACCT
period
SciTech Graduate School- Research
Development Programme
IAS- a hub for interdisciplinary or cross-disciplinary research
Northern Leadership Academy
Development of Centres, total funding circa.£5 million
Good research support at faculty level
Several high level Professors
Research incentivisation payments
to encourage research applications
No progression route from UG level in Health
Research
Development of LEC
FT rankings high in world’s top
global schools
T
Movement to REF
s
O
W
Need to be more visible at national and
international level
Need to increase PGR recruitment
Lancaster Quantum Technology
Centre
Plans to expand doctoral programmes
Continued investment in LICA- area of growth
InfoLab21 Vision
Considering introducing system of
incentives for staff publishing in topranked research journals
Opportunities to secure larger funding from industry
Development of N8 projects
Build on Daresbury alliance to secure future funding with SMEs
Integration of new and future research Centres into the organisational Work with PR company on international
structure of the School
Scope for Taught Professional Doctorate in dissemination
Focus on nuclear agenda, open up new funding sources
Palliative Care
Challenge 3-Be fast and flexible
Small PRC allows for fast consideration
of strategy
Informal HoD lunchtime meetings
Development of blended learning provision
LUMS intranet
for Sunway, Goenka etc.
Growth in consortial programmes
Developed strong links with RSO
Implementation of administrative review begun
Small number of Centres of Excellence, to have
‘niche’ strength
IAS supports interdisciplinary initiatives
Faculty policies on workload allocation, performance
and development review
s
Interfaculty programmes
T
O
W
Administrative review being
undertaken
Need to better recognise the needs of
programmes with substantial external
linkages
Need to better handle the contracts on
the border of research and consultancy
Administrative review being undertaken
Changes underway from Faculty PG recruitment process
To co-ordinate response and provision with colleagues outside
SHM
UG entry requirements to be increased
in 2009/10
Associate Dean reward package improved
Development of e-learning approach
Implementation of PG admissions
review to be implemented 2009
Director of IAS in post 1 January 2009 Faculty workload model enhancements
to be implemented
Development of more consortial and
inter-faculty programmes
Planned review of LUMS committees
Challenge 4-Increase our reputation and standing
Funding of Lloyds Register Educational
Trust Chair-investment by LRET
Prominent figures given faculty lectures
One of few triple-badged Schools
5 year accreditation from both AACSB and EQUIS
High level appointments
Representation of faculty on
Frequent visitors from representatives Regional/National bodies
of Research Councils to meet colleagues in targeted areas
Colleagues in CETAD have strong impact locally and
Committees for third mission and regional
regionally on skills agenda
activities Bowland Trust donation
Web content project working party
Well known members on Advisory Group
Strong communication policy
Well connected in NHS North-West
s
Expansion of advisory board
T
O
W
Stronger relations to be developed with local MP’s
Need more resources to devote to marketing
and communications
Alumni offerings not currently been successful in attracting
support
To develop expertise in clinical trialsdeveloping case for NHS funding
Need greater visibility on regional and
national committees
Changes underway from Faculty PG recruitment process
Plans to develop faculty Advisory Board
Continue to develop new and existing relationships with associated institutions
Work with alumni being developed through Vision project
Further develop the remit and membership
Associate Dean reward package improved
of the Advisory Board
Health Innovation and Education
Working with strategic partnership unit to encourage input
Clusters-proposal being developed for
on national and regional policy debates
bid
Continue to develop strategy for development funding
Further work with PR company to improve
press coverage
Develop LUMS/LEC collaboration re inputs to
sustainability agenda
Challenge 5- Commit to sustainable internationalisation
Increase in overseas student numbers
International visitors network developed
Currently ranked 22nd in FT Global MBA
League Tables
Strong international strategy group in faculty
Faculty playing active role in public policy formation
Relationships with commercial companies being used efficiently
International Programmes Leader appointed Certain departments and centres have
strong links with international
Successful initiatives in China
institutions
Strong links in Malaysia, Pakistan, India, Kosovo,
Japan
CHICAS overseas research
Stronger relations to be developed with local MP’s
collaborations
Challenging market conditions in international
student recruitment
T
s
O
Focus more at present on regional and
national agendas, due to funding
W
Challenge in the US market
Untapped overseas demand
for biomedical and medical
Programmes
Developing more 2+2 programmes
Reviewing degree programme offered to international
students
Continue to develop strategic partnerships with other major international providers
Exploring packages of PG recruitment to offer 1+3 PGT/PGR
Plans to develop the role of the LUMS
combinations
Student Ambassadors overseas
Scope to develop international links in
areas such as Bipolar and End of Life Development of industrial partnerships to offer student placements overseas
Care
New Imagination building will allow for
Seek to develop partnerships with US schools
business interaction
Development of FASS Research strategy
Development of appropriate provision in response to opportunities in EU
Challenge 1-Enhance the quality of the student experience
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
•Enhanced teaching facilities
•Improved provision for postgraduate students
•Stronger focus on employability
•Concerns in National Student Survey 2008 regarding feedback
•Review of feedback procedures
•Health and Medicine- incorporation of CETAD, new markets
•Reduction on non-payroll budgets
Challenge 2- Increase research impact
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
•Increase in research income in the RAE period
•Development of centres of excellence
•Increase in partnership working
•More visibility needed at national and international level for School of Health
and Medicine
•Increase needed in PGR recruitment
•Building on partnership working- Daresbury, N8
•Opportunities for funding and development of programmes for School of
Health and Medicine
•Continued investment into areas of strategic focus
•Movement to Research Excellence Framework
Threats
Challenge 3- Be fast and flexible
Strengths
•Review of administrative processes across faculties underway
•Growth in interfaculty/cross-disciplinary programmes
•The handling of contracts that are on the boarder of research and consultancy
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
•Opportunities from business process review
•Workload allocation models
Challenge 4- Increase our reputation and standing
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
•Lancaster University top ten in the country overall for research quality
•Strong regional and international contacts across university
•Growth in marketing strategies needed in School of Health and Medicine
•Alumni support not strong across all faculties
•Development of advisory board membership
•Increase in collaborations to give rise to more inputs on regional and
national debate
Challenge 5- Commit to sustainable internationalisation
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
•Successful overseas links e.g. Malaysia, China, India
•More resources being put into international area
•Challenge in US market
•Funding not geared towards international agenda in School of Health and
Medicine
•Untapped demand in many areas e.g Bipolar, biomedical UG programmes
•Seek to develop opportunities with other major international providers
•Challenging market conditions in international student recruitment
Threats
Weak
CHALLENGE 1
Enhance the quality
of the Student
Experience
Strong
Potential for
growth
•Disengagement
from L’Pool
•Increased teaching
space
•Feedback review
Potential for
growth
•Opportunities for
funding in SHM
•Development of
N8
•Development of
Centres of
Excellence
CHALLENGE 2
Increase research
impact
CHALLENGE 3
Be fast and flexible
CHALLENGE 4
Increase our
reputation and
standing
CHALLENGE 5
Commit to
Sustainable
internationalisation
Potential for
growth
•Administrative
review
•Development
of inter-faculty
programmes
Potential for growth
•Further increase the
remit and membership of
advisory boards
•Health Innovation and
Education cluster possible
bid
•Develop LUMS/LEC
collaboration
Potential for growth
•Untapped overseas
demand SHM
•Development of
programmes in FST
•LUMS partnership
development with US
schools