Welcome to
Newcastle University
Welcome and Introduction to
the Programme
Linda Robinson
Staff Development Manager
Programme
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Welcome and Introduction
Vision 2021 and the way ahead
Strategic Objectives – Counting What Matters
Coffee
Organisation, Structure and Governance or
Who Runs Your University?
Human Resources at Newcastle University
Staff Development Opportunities
Professional Association/Trade Union
Representation
Lunch – Close
Tour of campus (optional)
Questions to answer
1 What is the University’s core business?
2 Who are its key senior people?
3 How is the University organised and
governed?
4 What are the University’s policies on
employment-related matters?
5 What opportunities will be available to you for
development and training?
Thank you
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Welcome to
A world-class civic university
Professor Tony Stevenson
11 January 2016
Reminders
Our Vision
A civic university with a global reputation for academic
excellence.
Our Mission
• Research-intensive
• Teaching and learning of the highest quality
• Play a leading role in the economic, social and
cultural development of the North East of England
Our Philosophy
Excellence with a purpose. We not only create
knowledge and educate students. We also respond to
the needs and demands of civil society.
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How we’re organised: 3+3+3
3 Faculties
• Faculty of Medical Sciences (FMS)
• Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS)
• Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering (SAgE)
3 Core Functions
• Research
• Teaching
• Engagement
3 Societal Challenge Themes
• Ageing
• Social Renewal
• Sustainability
Underpinned and supported by Professional Services
(Finance, HR, Estates, NUIT, Library, RES, Student Services, Corporate Affairs)
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Two guiding questions
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A good response to both two questions simultaneously is
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Reputation
• A member of the Russell Group of researchintensive UK universities
• Over £120 million in research income
• Winner of three Queen’s Anniversary Prizes
(QAP) for each societal challenge theme – 2014
QAP for rural economy
• Holding one of the largest European Union
research portfolios in the UK.
• Voted one of best places to work in the Times
Higher Best University Workplace Survey 2014.
• North East Research Powerhouse
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What are we good at?
In Teaching and Learning:
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Student satisfaction: 91% in NSS 2015 (6th among ‘full-service’ universities);
International 90% in ISB 2014 with ‘top Russell Group’ scores in key categories
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Employability: 94.1% in employment/further study within 6 months of graduation
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ncl+: Opportunities for social contribution and volunteering, beyond the curriculum. E.g.
well over 5,000 volunteering opportunities through GoVolunteer, representing almost
50,000 hours of service.
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Student entrepreneurship: Rise-Up initiative: training & education in entrepreneurship.
Student start-up companies: 25 new in 2014-15. Active Companies: 124 total in 2014-15
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Graduate Placements: 220 graduates placed with local SMEs since 2012, 173 external
work experience placements and 55 graduates with on-campus placements
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Research Scholarships and expeditions: 135 research scholarships in 2015 (a record
high) and typically 5 expeditions annually on average
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Widening Participation in the NE – way beyond national benchmarks. PARTNERS
Programme is now open to 900+ schools across England, making it one of the largest
access schemes in the country
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What are we good at?
In Research: We aim to have at least 10 subjects in which
we are ranked amongst the top 50 universities in the world
Current List of possibilities:
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Fine Art
Geography
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Urban
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English
Other contenders? And how can we support you?
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North-East comparisons
North-East comparisons
What are we good for?
Engagement = the deployment of our Research
and Teaching to address societal challenges
−regionally, nationally and internationally
−through Selected Societal Challenge Themes
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Our regional profile: We play a leading
role in the economic, social and cultural
development of the North East of
England
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Our global engagement profile: three
Societal Challenge Themes
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case studies
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Regional Engagement
• Science Central: New science-based urban
quarter, in partnership with Newcastle City Council
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Digitally enabled urban sustainability: Energy, Transport,
Water
Digital Civics initiative
Cloud Computing
• National Centre for Ageing Science & Innovation
• Neptune National Centre for Offshore & Subsea
Engineering
• Widening participation initiatives; Partners
Programme
• Cultural engagement: Great North Museum,
Northern Stage, Hatton Gallery, Seven Stories
• Collaborations with Gateshead and
Northumberland
• City Futures project
• Angel Alliance with Durham University
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National & International Engagement
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HE sector groups, including N8, Russell Group and Universities
UK
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Doctoral Training Centres
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Portfolio of collaborations with Business & Industry
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NUMed Malaysia: First UK university to build a medical campus
overseas, delivering GMC-accredited medical doctors. First
graduation June 2014
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Newcastle University International Singapore: almost 800
graduates already in Engineering disciplines. Partnered with
Singapore Institute of Technology
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NU London now fully operational
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Confucius Institute (with Xiamen University in China)
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Largest intake from Science without Borders programme in Brazil
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Founding partner of CESSAF in Angola, a major CPD project
that will extend across Africa
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Planning a Xiamen/Newcastle University College
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Societal Challenge Themes
Excellence
Medical
Sciences
Humanities
& Social
Sciences
Science,
Agriculture &
Engineering
(Faculties)
Ageing
Social Renewal
Sustainability
Purpose (Addressing Societal Challenges )
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Ageing: “Live better, for longer”
Our Institute for Ageing, at the Campus for Ageing and Vitality, is
Led by Prof Louise Robinson, and coordinates work in 3 key areas:
HOW DO WE AGE?
•Understanding the mechanisms (Prof Doug Turnbull)
- changes at a biological and cellular level and how these can be reversed
•Understanding age-related illness (Prof David Burn)
- why we develop illnesses like arthritis and dementia with age
HOW CAN WE AGE BETTER?
•Ageing well across the life course (Prof Paula Moynihan)
- life style factors to help people live healthier longer lives
•Ageing well with chronic illness (Dr Steve Parry)
- improving both quality of life and quality of healthcare
HOW CAN WE MEET THE GLOBAL CHALLENGE OF AGEING?
•Enabling environment and technologies (Prof Tom Joyce)
- devices and environments to support independence
•Economic and social impact of ageing (Prof Carol Jagger)
- consequences of ill-health and disability on
NHS and wider society
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Ageing: science to impact
Examples of how this translates into real life:
•Parkinson’s Disease-associated Dementia
Developing methods for the early diagnosis of the dementia associated with
Parkinson’s Disease, allowing its early treatment – Profs David Burn and Lynn
Rochester
•Diabetes and cirrhosis - Movelab
Studies how diet and exercise can “cure” diabetes and reduce the risk of cirrhosis
related to excess weight – Profs Mike Trenell and Roy Taylor
•Arthritis
Studies using the patient’s own immune cells to treat and potentially cure
rheumatoid arthritis – Prof John Isaacs
•Health inequalities - simulation event
Bringing together policy makers, voluntary and statutory organisations and citizens to
highlight the complex issues of health inequalities and ageing - Prof Carol Jagger and
Dr Lynne Corner
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Ageing: Live better for longer
Disparities in healthy life
expectancy in
Newcastle upon Tyne
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Social Renewal: “How can communities
thrive in times of rapid change?”
How to build
prosperity
while also
pursuing goals of
social justice?
What principles of
fairness
should guide policies
when budgets are tight?
How can
young people thrive
How can
localism
be made to work
in urban and rural areas?
during and after the
economic downturn?
Social Renewal
Our Institute for Social Renewal is led by
Prof Mark Shucksmith, and aims to promote engaged
research and engaged teaching which will:
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Influence public policy
Providing evidence to Governments across the world of how policies
can support social groups and communities – Prof Mark Shucksmith et al
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Highlight inequalities and injustice
Showing how certain social groups, in the UK and overseas, are disadvantaged
and how this can be tackled – Prof Kathryn Hollingsworth/ Dr Suzanne Moffatt
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Promote thriving places
Looking at how places (eg. Cities) can improve their prosperity and wellbeing –
Prof Mark Tewdwr-Jones/ Dr Karen Scott/ Dr Fiona Whitehurst
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Social Renewal
Examples of research projects:
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Newcastle City Futures
Starting a ‘big city conversation’ and engaging citizens and stakeholders in debates
about the future – Prof Mark Tewdwr-Jones et al.
Mitigating the impact of the ‘bedroom tax’
Working with Newcastle City Council and Your Homes Newcastle to research and
mitigate the impact of the bedroom tax in Walker– Dr Suzanne Moffatt
The university and the city
How universities work with local partners and businesses to support economic
growth – Prof John Goddard
Helping trafficked women in Nepal
Working on research with women and children who have been trafficked in Nepal
that helped change the law to prevent future exploitation – Prof Nina Laurie
The ‘School in the Cloud’
Pioneering a new approach to learning: Self-Organised Learning Environments in
India and the UK – Prof Sugata Mitra, TED Prize winner 2013.
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Sustainability:
“Enough, for all, forever”
Energy
Urban
Water
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Rural
Transport
Water
Sustainability
Our Institute for Sustainability (soon to be based at Science
Central) is led by Prof Phil Taylor, and focuses on:
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Energy : How to produce energy in an environmentally-friendly and sustainable way
(e.g. bio-energy, geo-energy) - Prof Tony Roskilly, Sir Joseph Swan Centre
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Smart grids and energy storage: (With Siemens and Northern Powergrid) How to
store renewable energy so that it is released at a time when consumers need it, i.e.
not just when the sun shines or the wind blows – helping to ‘Keep the lights on’ - Prof
Phil Taylor
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Transport (Road, Rail and Marine): “Green + Safe + Inclusive + Intelligent.” Newcastle
University has received more transport-related EU funding than any other university in
Europe – Prof Mark Robinson, TransportNewcastle
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Water: Improving waste treatment and access to clean water as well as predicting
future climate change, e.g. “Power from poo” - with Northumbrian Water Ltd we are
harnessing the energy from sewage to power waste water treatment - Prof Tom
Curtis, Civil Engineering
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Sustainability
Examples of how this translates into real life:
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Transport – e.g. SwitchEV – working with Nissan, Renault, BMW and Volkswagen.
Newcastle has the largest network of electric vehicle (EV) charging points in the UK Prof Phil Blythe & Dr Yvonne Huebner
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Urban sustainability – the iBuild project (with Leeds & Birmingham) informs the
national debate about cities of the future, including how networks of transport,
energy, water and buildings are planned and paid for – Prof Richard Dawson & Prof
Stephanie Glendinning
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Cockle Park Farm Demonstrator project - interlinked
projects exploring resilient and reliable energy supply for
typical UK farms– Dr Paul Bilsborrow, Dr James Taylor,
Myriam Neaimeh (early career researcher)
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Rural sustainability – ‘Greening’ the EU’s Common
Agricultural Policy: proved that countryside stewardship
is environmentally and economically better than
subsidising production - Guy Garrod 28
Thank you
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Ageing:
Latest developments at Newcastle University:
• £40m National Centre for Ageing Science and Innovation
• £20m Connected Cities project: digital care pathways for
more efficient health and social care
• Ageing well: Falls Newcastle University’s second MOOC
• New degree in Exercise Biomedicine highlighting how
exercise protects against disease and ageing
• Working with stroke patients to maximise recovery using
robot technology
• BBC Sound Doctor: Dementia series of 20+ films on living
with dementia (http://www.thesounddoctor.org/library)
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Social Renewal
Latest developments:
• Area Zero opens: Final and flagship learning lab for
School in the Cloud project
• MYPLACE: Mobility and Place for The Age Friendly City:
researching people’s experiences of place and mobility
• Impact of the bedroom tax: understanding the
implications of welfare reform in Walker
• ‘Network for Leaders of Social Change’ a network to
provide a forum for leaders to learn from one another
• Supporting Save the Children’s Read On. Get On
campaign: Making the links between poor literacy, low
pay, and unemployment
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Sustainability
Latest developments:
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£58M Urban Sciences Building on Science Central – planning
application submitted; architects being appointed.
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The Chancellor announced, ‘£138M of funding towards the
UK Collaboratorium for Research in Infrastructure and Cities
(UKCRIC).
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The focus of the UKCRIC investment at Newcastle University,
worth £10M, will be a new integrated, state‐of‐the‐art urban
water infrastructure facility on Science Central
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Awarded EPSRC ‘Impact Acceleration Account’ to help treat
municipal wastewater without expending energy. It could
reduce the UK electricity bill by 1%
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Established Newcastle Sustainability Early Career
Researchers network (NewSECRT)- providing a way for
researchers to collaborate to tackle sustainability issues
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Newcastle University’s
Strategic Objectives
Counting What Matters
Steve Frater
Director of Planning
A National Success Story
Newcastle University 2015/16
Total Student Population 24,697
Changing
Market?
Diversity &
Balance SAgE,
7539, 30%
HaSS,
11815,
48%
Around 5,600 staff
FMS,
5343, 22%
UG
75%
Academic
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Part Time,
1549, 6%
O/S
25%
PGR
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PGT
17%
Other EU
7%
GB
68%
Diversity
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Institutional Objectives
Top 20 in UK
for Research
Top 20 in UK
for
Student Satisfaction
Focus on Three
Selected
Societal Challenge Themes
Significant International,
National and Regional
Profile
Financial and Environmental Sustainability
Where do we fit in?
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1. Top 20 in the UK for Research
What do we focus on?
• Being Research Intensive
Institutional Strategy reflected in all Schools
Focus on prestige publications
Research Informed teaching
• It’s expensive & competitive
Income trends / Regional and national comparisons
Income per academic staff member
• Staff Recruitment
Competitive
• National Assessment Process
Research Excellence Framework
2014 REF - 26th Quality. 16th Power
• Impact. What is it good for?
Benefit to society
Citations
News
Patents
Reputation
Spin out companies
Cash
Commerce
Research Grants & Contracts Income
140000
£k
NE Universities - Research Grants & Contracts Income
120000
100000
80000
60000
40000
20000
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Durham
Newcastle
Northumbria
Sunderland
Teesside
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300,000
N8 Universities- Research Grants and Contracts Income
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250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
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2007/08
2008/09
Manchester
2009/10
Leeds
Sheffield
2010/11
Newcastle
2011/12
Liverpool
2012/13
York
2013/14
Durham
2014/15
Lancaster
1. Top 20 in the UK for Research
How Good ? Research Excellence Framework 2014
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Newcastle - 79.1% at 3* or 4*
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1. Top 20 in the UK for Research
How Good ? Research Excellence Framework 2014 – GPA Ranking
1. Top 20 in the UK for Research
How Good ? Research Excellence Framework 2014
2. Top 20 in the UK for student satisfaction
What do we focus on?
• Entry Standards
• Widening Participation - Low Participation Neighbourhoods, Social Groups
• Attendance
• Internal Satisfaction Surveys
• National assessment processes
- Quality Assurance
- Student Survey (National Student Survey
NSS – 90% target)
• Employability
- Overall
- Graduate level jobs in Times league table
• Post Graduate Student numbers & Satisfaction Surveys
• Post Graduate Research Degree Completion rates
2. 90% institutional minimum for student satisfaction
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• Teaching on my course
• Assessment and feedback
• Academic support
• Organisation and management
• Learning Resources
• Personal Development
• Overall Satisfaction
Issues ?
2015 - 91%
(91% in 2014, 89% in 2012)
(Sector average 86%)
6th = nationally
1st = out of 24 in Russell Group
• Objective = 90% on Overall Satisfaction .
90% achieved in 30 subjects, out of 45
Success
• Assessment and feedback:
71% (up from 67%.
Sector average - 73%)
• Ability to access general IT resources: 92% (up from 86%. Sector average – 89%)
2. 90% institutional minimum for student satisfaction
How did you do in National Student Survey 2015 ?
3. Focussed on 3 Societal Challenge Themes
What do we focus on?
• One theme launched for each of three years.
• Expertise at Newcastle
• Global interest, local resonance
• Public Engagement
• Led by a Faculty, but multi disciplinary.
• FMS - Ageing
• SAgE - Sustainability
• HaSS - Social Renewal
• Broad Staff commitment - Not just a few research stars
• Outputs – Debates, Conference, Lectures, Presentations, Competitions,
Alumni engagement, Commercial engagement
• Societal impact.
Themes that affect us all
4. A Significant Profile and Reputation
• Strategic Partners
What do we focus on?
GrÖningen (Netherlands)
Monash (Melbourne, Australia)
(Medical Research, Joint PG Degrees,
Academic & Student Exchanges)
Cornell, Purdue Indianapolis, Pittsburg, Loyola (HaSS)
• In Country Delivery
Numed Malaysia Medical Campus
Singapore Institute of Technology
Chemical Engineering
Marine Engineering, Offshore Engineering
and Naval Architecture
Mechanical Design and Manufacturing Engineering
Food and Human Nutrition
• International student body
• International Citations
• International Employers
Partnerships & In Country Delivery
Newcastle
University
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NUMed Campus
Nusajaya, Malaysia
Singapore Institute
of Technology
Singapore
Partnerships
European Student Exchange programmes
Newcastle
University
Student Exchange
4. A Significant Profile and Reputation
• Where our Teaching and Research impacts on our civic responsibility
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Working with local stakeholders
City Council, Newcastle/Gateshead Initiative
Science Central
Local Enterprise Partnership
City & regionally based organisations (e.g. Lit. & Phil, faith communities)
Sage Gateshead
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Offer what we have.
Museums:
Great North Museum: Hancock
Hatton Gallery
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
Public Lectures Insights
25,000 attendees pa
Concerts
Northern Stage
New Writing North
Newcastle University
5. Financial and Environmental Sustainability
Total Income 2014/15 £475m
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Where does our Income come
from
and where is it spent?
Total Expenditure 2014/15 £428m
5. Environmental Sustainability
Challenging Government targets on carbon reduction
Recent achievements include;
• Waste recycling rate now 95%.
• Since 2004, 24% reduction in car usage, 13% increase in public transport usage to travel to work.
• Trial of electric cars and charging points on campus.
• Biodiversity projects, including reduction of pesticide / herbicide use and creation of allotments, woodland
corridors and wildlife friendly areas. Plant and wildlife walks.
• Platinum EcoCampus award (The leading Environmental Management System and Award Scheme for the
Higher and Further Education sectors)
• Extensive staff, student and community engagement. Green Impact – accreditation (NUS)
• 12th in People and Planet Green League Table
• Newcastle Institute for Research on Sustainability – Enough, For All, Forever
Find out more - Get Involved - Become an Environmental Coordinator
Sustainable Campus
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Newcastle University is one of the 24 Universities in the Russell Group
Large and growing student population
Large employer (3rd ? largest based on Tyneside)
Income (£475m in 14/15) 4 times that of Newcastle United (and without the enormous debt)
Offer a very broad range of educational opportunities
World-class reputation for research excellence:
2014 REF - 26th Research Quality, 16th Research Power
– spearheading three major societal challenges with impact on global society.
• Ageing
• Sustainability
• Social Renewal
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Research income 50% more than the other 4 universities in the North East combined
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Ranked 23rd = in The Times/Sunday Times 2016 Survey, published September 2015
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Amongst our RG peers, in 2015 Newcastle ranked 1st= in the UK for student satisfaction
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Ranked 10th in the Russell Group in 2015 for Graduate employment
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First UK university to establish a fully owned international branch campus for medicine.
NUMed Malaysia - opened 2011
Doing well against Strategic Objectives,
… but will do better
Thank you
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The Cultural offer
Public Lectures - a programme to inform, stimulate, entertain, and excite debate
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/events/public-lectures/
Great North Museum : Hancock - Free entry and great for all ages
(now houses all the 3 University museums)
http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/great-north-museum.html
Hatton Gallery - Free entry
http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/hatton-gallery.html
Northern Stage - great theatre on campus
http://www.northernstage.co.uk/
Newcastle Centre for the Literary Arts - programme of events open to all
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/ncla/
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Organisation, Structure and
Governance
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Who Runs Your University?
John Hogan
Registrar
Governance structures at the
Newcastle University
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1963 Act of Parliament
Court – large body, external facing, lay
majority
Council – the supreme governing body
Senate – the supreme governing and
executive body in all academic matters
Academic Board – all academic and
equivalent staff
Convocation – all graduates
Faculties – schools/institutes
Academic Structure
3 Faculties
Humanities & Social Sciences
Medical Sciences
Science, Agriculture & Engineering
Schools, Research Institutes and Centres
Pro-Vice-Chancellors for Faculties
Deans – Postgraduate, Undergraduate, Research
(and Business Development, International, Clinical
Medicine)
Heads of Schools/Institutes
Professional Support Services
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Academic Services
Corporate Affairs
Estate Support Service
Finance and Planning
Human Resources
Internal Audit
NUIT
Research and Enterprise Services
Faculty Support Teams
Student Services
Council
• Governing body of the University
• Responsible for University finances
• Formally accountable for all aspects of
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performance and the propriety of its
operations
Up to 25 members
Lay majority
Chair - a lay member
Senate
• Supreme authority on academic matters
• Responsible for regulating and directing
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the academic work of the University
Up to 36 members – majority elected
Chair - Vice-Chancellor
Lay Officers
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Chancellor –
Sir Liam
Donaldson
Chair of
Council and
ProChancellor –
Mark I’Anson
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Vice-Chair
of Council
– Jacqui
Henderson
Honorary
Treasurer
– Stephen
Lightley
Senior Management Team
Vice-Chancellor –
Professor Chris Brink
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Tony Stevenson
Pro-Vice-Chancellor Learning &
Teaching –
Professor Suzanne Cholerton
Pro-Vice-Chancellor Science,
Agriculture & Engineering –
Professor Phillip Wright
Pro-Vice-Chancellor Engagement
& Internationalisation Professor Richard Davies
Registrar – Dr John Hogan
Pro-Vice-Chancellor Research &
Innovation –
Professor Nick Wright
Executive Director of Finance –
Mr Richard Dale
Pro-Vice-Chancellor Humanities
and Social Sciences –
Professor Julie Sanders
Acting Director of Human
Resources - Mrs Louise EdwardsHolland
Pro-Vice-Chancellor Medical
Sciences – Professor Chris Day
Executive Director of Corporate
Affairs - Ms Abi Kelly
Executive Board
• Overseeing management of the University’s
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business and the communication and
implementation of its strategies.
Monitoring the academic and financial
performance of all budgetary units and the
University as a whole.
Evaluation of academic and business
opportunities and proposals for major new
initiatives.
Determining the University’s annual budgetary
allocations.
Executive Board
Agenda, 15 December 2015
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Health & Safety
SAgE Interim HR Plan
Senate meeting 19 January 2016
Higher Education Review
Student Recruitment Strategic progress
report
6. INTO Annual report
7. Undergraduate applications report
8. Postgraduate applications and admission
report
How do I find out?
• https://my.ncl.ac.uk/staff/
Human Resources
Louise Edwards-Holland
Acting Director of Human
Resources
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HR Strategic Objectives
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Be a great place to work with employees
committed to University objectives and valued for
their contribution
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Reward and Recognition
Communication
Improve the profile and performance of the
University by recruiting and developing high
calibre employees with appropriate external
recognition
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Recruitment and Selection
Induction
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HR Strategic Objectives
3. Develop a high performance culture in
which delivery to agreed standards and
objectives is the norm
– Performance and Development Review
– Training and Development
4. Develop an efficient, effective and
sustainable employment environment
– Competitive cost effective employment
package
– Flexible working practices
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HR Strategic Objectives
5.Promote diversity, flexibility and innovation by
developing organisational capability and
culture
− Culture of dignity and respect
− Leadership Development
6.Promote a safe and healthy environment in
which students and staff take a proactive
approach to their own health and safety
− Workplace Wellbeing
− Safety first
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What can you expect from us?
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Contract
Communication
Development and Career Progression
Safe and healthy environment
Benefits
• Pensions
• Facilities, e.g. Library, sports
• NU Options
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What do we need from you?
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Tell us what you think and what you need
Be an ambassador
Share your skills, knowledge, experience
Be positive and constructive
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Thank you
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Staff Development
Opportunities
Linda Robinson
Staff Development Manager
Staff Development Unit
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University-wide role
Staff development opportunities
How do we do this?
Learning Resource Centre
Staffing
Location
Staff Development Unit
“The SDU is here to anticipate, identify and
fulfil the development potential of our
University. We work collaboratively at an
individual and organisational level to enable
continuing achievement of the University’s
Mission.”
University-wide Role
• Development opportunities for all staff
• Advisory service for Managers
• Personal and Management
Development
• IT Training
• CPD for Academic Staff and Research
Staff
• Leadership & Management
Development Opportunities
• Mentoring
How do we do this?
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Tailor-made development activities for individuals,
academic/service units
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A comprehensive Open Programme
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One to one coaching/mentoring
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Development Programmes e.g. Principal Investigator (PI)
programme, Unpacking Your Chair, NU Professors
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Career Pathways Framework and advice for Research Staff
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UK Professional Standards Framework `Pathways to
Recognition’ includes the Newcastle Teaching Award (NTA), the
Certificate in Advanced Studies in Academic Practice (CASAP)
and an Experiential Route for existing staff
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Vocational Qualifications – ECDL
Open Programme
• MBTI and your leadership
style
• Event Planning
• Microsoft Office
application training e.g.
Word, Excel, Outlook
• EndNote, SPSS
• Developing your own
Research Strategy
• Academic Writing
• Presentation Skills
• Minute Taking
• PDR Training
• The Essentials of Project
Management
• Building Personal Impact
• Time Management
• Research Supervision
• The Role of the Degree
Programme Director
• Developing our Teaching
• Teaching in Small Groups
Learning Resource Centre
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LRC in the Staff Development Unit
Over 600 Resources available to staff
PDR online film
Web based learning materials
− IT
− Personal development
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/staffdev/lrc/
Learning and Teaching Development Service
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Supporting the development and implementation of institutional strategy for enhancing the
University’s educational provision
Working with programme teams, academic units and Faculties to help improve the learning
opportunities they give to students
Supporting reward and recognition of excellence, including Vice-Chancellor’s Distinguished
Teacher and Professional Support Staff Awards and National Teaching Fellowships
Disseminating good practice through communities of practice, events and case studies
Support for the use of University-supported e-learning tools
Including the Blackboard VLE, ReCap lecture capture, ePortfolio, student response system, eassessment and feedback
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Quality assurance of new and existing programmes
Developing the institutional policy framework for managing academic quality and standards, and
providing advice on and support in its implementation
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Support for student engagement
Gathering student opinion through module and stage evaluation, National Student Survey,
Postgraduate Research Experience Survey, International Student Barometer, Postgraduate Taught
Experience Survey, and working with the Students’ Union on the implementation of the
framework for student representation
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Support for external initiatives in learning and teaching
Advising on the development of educational partnerships, including overseas campuses
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/quilt/
How to find us
Staff Development Unit, Ground Floor, King George VI
Building, Newcastle upon Tyne Telephone enquiries to
extension 87872
RVI Hospital
Queen Victoria Road
St
Thomas
Street
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Staff Development Unit
Kings Road
Hotspur
Public House
Oxfam
Shop
Percy Street
Marks and Spencer
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Welcome to Newcastle
University
 UCU, UNISON and Unite are the only unions
recognised by the University
 If you are not in one of these unions then WHO is
representing your interests with the employer?
 Separately and together, the 3 unions negotiate
on your pay, conditions of service, job
protection, health and welfare.
Anyone can join any union…..however
only certain unions can NEGOTIATE on
behalf of specific groups of staff.
• UCU – for Academic & Related Staff
• UNISON – for Clerical & Ancillary Staff
• Unite - for Technical & Maintenance Staff
 All 3 unions train their local Reps in order to
represent members.
 Currently, approx. 10% of members at the
University require their unions’ assistance each
year to deal with work-related problems.
 All 3 unions have a variety of ‘plus’ benefits,
such as car insurance, free wills, holiday deals,
etc.
Recent union successes include:
• An improved national pay deal for 2014/15.
• Assisting the lowest paid Uni workers.
• Negotiating an improved deal for staff in
Accommodation & Hospitality Services.
• Negotiating vastly improved reorganisation and
redeployment procedures at the Uni.
 All 3 unions are located at 10/11 Eldon Place
 For more information and an application form
to join the appropriate union………
……please visit the stalls TODAY.
Thank you for your attention
Remember.............
...we are stronger together!