Faculty of Science
Faculty Board
SCI05-A2
NOTICE OF MEETING
The Forty-second Meeting of the Faculty Board will be held on THURSDAY 19 May 2005 at 2.30 pm in the Council Chamber, Administration Building 2.
M T Whyte,
Secretary
AGENDA
1. Apologies for Absence
2. Business of the Agenda
Any member wishing to unstar an item is asked to notify the Secretary by midday on Wednesday 18 May 2005. Starred items will otherwise be taken without discussion.
3. Minutes
SCI05:M1 [previously circulated]
To confirm and sign, subject to any amendment, the Minutes of the Forty-first Meeting of the Science Faculty Board held on 3 February 2005.
4. Matters Arising from the
Minutes not appearing elsewhere on this Agenda
SECTION A: Items
for Discussion/Report
5. Dean Report
5.1 Faculty Financial Position 2005/06
5.2 Other Issues
6. Associate Dean (Research) Report
7. Associate Dean (Teaching) Report
7.1 Centre of Excellence in Teaching and Learning
7.2 Student Recruitment 2005
SCI05-P7 (to follow)
7.3 International Students and English Language Requirements
7.4 National Student Survey
7.5 E-Learning Strategy
7.6 Placement and Project Student Supervision
8. University Access Agreement (3.00pm)
To receive an update on the University Access Agreement.
Secretary’s Note: The Academic Registrar will be attending for this item
9. Human
Resources/Personnel Issues (3.15pm)
9.1 Equal Opportunities Action Plan
SCI05-P8
To receive a progress report on the Faculty’s Equal Opportunities Action Plan
9.2 Job Evaluation
To receive a progress report on the Job Evaluation Process
Secretary’s Note: Anne Lamb, the Faculty’s Personnel Adviser, will be
attending for this item
10. Strategic Review Working Group (3.30pm)
10.1 Research Schools
To consider proposals for the creation of the following Research Schools
·
Research
School in Health and Life Sciences [SCI05-P9]
·
Research
School in Materials Science and Engineering [SCI05-P10]
10.2 University Graduate School
SCI05-P11
To consider proposals for the creation of a University Graduate School
Secretary’s Note: The DVC and PVCR will be attending for this item
11. Financial
Modelling Working Group
SCI05-P12 (to follow)
To consider a paper from the Directorate’s Financial Modelling Working Group on the University’s Financial Model.
12. School
of Mathematics
SCI05-P13
To consider a proposal for the creation of a
School of Mathematics.
13. Departmental
Name Change
SCI05-P14
To consider a proposal that the Institute of Polymer Technology and
Materials Engineering be renamed the Department of Materials from 1st October
2005.
14. Award
of Degrees
SCI05-P15 (to be tabled)
To approve the award of Research Degrees to the candidates listed in the agenda paper.
SECTION B: Formal
'starred' items - No items
SECTION C: Items
for Information
*15. Careers Service: Destinations Survey
SCI05-P16
To receive the latest Careers Destinations data.
*16. OLDO (On Line Development Office Report)
SCI05-P17
To note a report from the ADT.
*17. Annual Programme Review
SCI05-P18
To note a report from the ADT.
*18. Faculty Board Membership
To note that there are 9 vacancies for elected members (2 in Chemistry, 2 in Computer Science, 1 in Information Science, 2 in Mathematical Sciences, 1 in IPTME and 1 in Physics) and up to 8 vacancies for co-opted members in the 2005/06 session.
*19. Award of Degrees
SCI05-P19
To note degrees awarded by Senate at its (Special) meeting on 2 March 2005.
*20. Programme Proposals
To note that proposals for the following new and revised programmes had been circulated to members for approval. Comments were received regarding vii only:
i
(new)
BSc/MComp Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
ii
(new)
BSc/BSc,DIS/DPS Chemistry and Information Technology
iii
(new) BSc
Information Technology and Mathematics
iv
(new) BSc
Information Technology and Physics
v
(new) MSc
Internet Computing and Network Security
vi
(new)
BSc/BSc,DPS Financial Mathematics
vii
BSc Quantum
Information and Computation: Change of Title to Information Networks and
Physics
*21. Staff-Student Committees
To note that reports of Staff-Student Committee meetings have been deposited with the Secretary as follows:
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Chemistry |
8 December 2004, 23 February 2005 |
*22. Associate Dean (Teaching): Action Between Meetings
To note that the AD(T) had taken action to approve:
-
appointment of
programme boards
-
appointment of
module boards
23. Any Other Business
24. Valediction for Retiring Members
*25. Provisional Calendar of Meetings for 2005/06
Thursday 10
November 2005
Thursday 25 May
2006
Miranda
Whyte
May 2005
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