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SCHOOL OF CLINICAL SCIENCES
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT GROUP
Agenda
Meeting to be held on Tuesday 16 September 2014 at 12.30-2pm, Boardroom Chancellor’s
Building.
1.
Welcome from Head of School
2.
Apologies for absence
3.
Minutes from previous meeting held on 17 June 2014
Confirm minutes (Doc 1).
4.
Matters arising from the previous minutes not covered elsewhere on the agenda
5.
Health and Safety
The University has resolved that Health and Safety training for principle investigators
should be considered mandatory.
Training has been organised by Lindsay Murray, LF Health and Safety Manager
which takes a maximum of one hour and will be held on a variety of dates and times.
All times will be advertised via the Safety Bulletin.
6.
Postgraduate Research
Professor Lesley Forrester has been appointed as the Deputy School Postgraduate
Studies Director.
7.
Undergraduate
The recent Edinburgh Student Survey 2013/14 results indicate the following for
CMVM:
Primary Theme
ESE 2012/13
ESE 2013/14
The teaching on my course
Assessment and feedback
Academic support
87%
46%
66%
84%
49%
67%
+/- from
2012
-3%
3%
1%
Organisation and
management
Student services
Learning resources
Personal development
Communications
Equality and diversity
Overall Satisfaction
74%
63%
-11%
74%
86%
85%
95%
84%
82%
89%
87%
57%
94%
84%
8%
3%
2%
-1%
0%
8.
PD&R
Information on number of completed P&DRs (staff numbers calculated on those with
1 year or more service). Figures indicate that within SCS, the vast majority of staff
who did not have a completed P&DR were in the grades UE06, UE07 and UE08.
9.
School
Headcount
Completed
P&DR
Not
Completed
P&DR
College
R(D)SVS
SBMS
SCS
SMGPHS
TOTAL
151
484
198
586
506
1925
131
479
197
521
483
1811
20
5
1
65
23
114
% of
Completed
P&DR to
School
headcount
86.75%
98.97%
99.49%
88.91%
95.45%
94.08%
Athena Swan
Written report from Professor Chapman (Doc 2).
Note the next PI Training sessions will be held on 2 October and 11 November 2014.
10.
Career Progression for Early Career Researchers
Following recommendations the School website is in the process of being updated
giving guidance to early career researchers.
To discuss with Centre Directors the recommendation that all fellows should have
‘career development panels’ that consist of around 2-3 experienced academics who
agree to meet with the fellow every 3-6mths to discuss progress with aims of
fellowship, to ensure that the fellow has the support administrative, scientific contacts
& training required, to conduct P&DR as appropriate, to advise on publication and
funding strategies, networking opportunities and in general to provide mentorship to
optimise career progression beyond the period of the fellowship award.
Centres will also be asked to provide feedback on the numbers of fellowships and
whether these panels have been set up.
11.
Finance
Gillian Cameron, School Finance Manager to provide review on School unrestricted
budgets for Financial Year (FY) 2013/14 and current FY 2014/15.
12.
Research
RCUK is introducing a harmonised research outcome reporting system using
Researchfish. In the coming weeks PIs with Research Council grants will be expected
to undertake the following when prompted by Researchfish
(admin@researchfish.com):
i) PIs with non-MRC/STFC Research Council grants will be asked to check data
which has been migrated from ROS to Researchfish
ii) those who do not have a Researchfish account will be prompted to set one up
(from 12th Sept)
iii) PIs with Research Council grants will be asked to add new outcome data to
Researchfish (16th October - 13th November)
The College expects to achieve a 100% return and your support in helping to achieve
this would be appreciated. Where appropriate local admin. staff will be asked to assist
PIs with the uploading of outcome data.
13.
Date of next meeting
Tuesday 18 November 2014 at 1pm, Seminar Room 5, Chancellor’s Building (NOTE
LATER START TIME)
14.
Any Other Business
For information
Overcoming Unconscious Bias online training module: http://www.ed.ac.uk/schoolsdepartments/human-resources/learning-development/dev-opportunities/a-z-courses/coursesm-z/unconcious-bias