General Meeting
Wednesday 17 November
David VandeLinde
Vice-Chancellor
Overview of the Year 2003/4
• Campus
Development
• New Directions
• Student
Services
Topics
• The Future of Warwick Research
• Developing Human Resources to Suit
Warwick
• Towards 2006 - Preparing for Our Future
Students
Future of Warwick Research
• Why is research
important?
Research
Quality and
Quantity
Money
• Creation and
dissemination of
knowledge
Facilities
Warwick Research 2004
• RAE 2001 - 5th in the UK
• Research income
– £22 million RAE-based funding
– 492 new research grants last year
– £47 million additional research income
• Developments
– Warwick HRI
– WMG
– Warwick Medical School
Future of Warwick Research
• Preparing for RAE 2008
• Responding to Government
priorities
• Trend spotting
• Developing non-governmental
funding
Developing Human Resources
to Fit Warwick
• Universities are made up of people
• Good people - good university
• Recruitment and retention
– Good terms and conditions
– Competitive pay
– Career opportunities
Job Evaluation
Equal pay for work of equal value
• Every job sits on the single
spine
• Career progression
• Hay system
• Evaluating jobs not people
Linking Evaluation With Pay
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Connect spinal points with pay
Not a pay rise for every staff member
Majority of salaries will stay the same
Minority will be reduced
Contribution Pay
• Rewarding contribution
• Performance related
• Current scheme only applies to people
on discretionary points and above
• Motivational tool - prevents getting stuck
Towards 2006
• Higher Education Reform
• 2004 Higher Education
Act
• Admissions Review Schwartz
• 14 - 19 Reform Tomlinson
Places for Potential
• Most potential to succeed
and benefit from a Warwick
education
• Can’t measure potential by
grades alone
• Interviews? Testing?
• Portfolio Admissions
• Post-qualification admissions
Raising Aspirations
• Widening Participation
• Lifelong Learning
• 15% from “Lower Social
Classes”
• 7% from areas of
traditionally low
participation
Financial Support
• WGA Scholarships
• 105 this year - £2000 pa
• New Undergraduate Bursary
Scheme 2006/7
• 1000 new scholarships a year
• Annual bursaries far in excess
of the statutory amount
Student Services
• “One stop shop” at University
House
• Learning Grid
• Award winning Careers Service
• Extended sports facilities
• New residences
• Warwick Blogs
• Online enrolment and module
registration