Faculty of Science

Faculty Board

SCI06-A2

NOTICE OF MEETING

The next Meeting of the Faculty Board will be held on Friday 17 November 2006 at 2.15 pm in the Council Chamber, Administration Building 2.

J M Corlett, 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 Thursday 16 November 2006. Starred items will otherwise be taken without discussion.

3. Minutes

SCI06:M1 [previously circulated]

To confirm, subject to any amendment, the Minutes of the Meeting of the Science Faculty Board held on 25 May 2006.

4. Matters Arising from the Minutes

4.1 British University in Egypt

4.2 Internationalisation

4.3 Other Matters Arising

SECTION A: Items for Discussion/Report

5. Constitution and Terms of Reference of the Faculty Board

SCI06-P7, SCI06-P7a

To receive the constitution and powers of the Faculty Board and a briefing note for new members.

6. Faculty Business for 2006/2007

To consider main Faculty business agenda items for 2006/2007

7. Dean’s Report

7.1 RAE initiatives

7.2. Internationalisation

7.3 Appointments of PVC(E) and University Marketing Director

8. Associate Dean’s (Research) Report

8.1 PGR Recruitment

8.2 Support for early Career Researchers

9. Associate Dean’s (Teaching) Report

9.1 Intake Statistics 2006

SCI06-P8

9.2 Programme Development – Opportunity for new Degrees

9.3 Recruitment 2007

9.4 National Student Survey

9.5 CETL

9.6 Other Learning/Teaching Issues

10. Research Assessment Exercise 2008

To receive an update on preparations for the RAE 2008 from the ADR

11. Current and Future CIS projects (3.00pm)

To receive a report and update on the LUSI (Loughborough University Student Information) and Finance projects and to consider possible projects for 2007/2008.

SCI06-P9

NOTE: The Director of CIS and both Project Managers will attend for this item.

12 Equal Opportunities (3.15pm)

To receive a presentation on the business benefits of Equal Opportunities.

NOTE: The University’s Equality and Diversity Adviser will attend for this item.

13. Periodic Programme Reviews

SCI06-P10

To receive a copy of the report and departmental response from the Periodic Programme Review of the Department of Computer Science.

14. Award of Research Degrees

SCI06-P11 (To be tabled)

To award Higher Degrees to candidates whose examinations have been conducted since the last meeting of Senate.

15. Faculty IT Support

To receive a report from Dr Steven Kenny.

16. University’s Corporate Strategy

SCI06-P12

To consider the draft Corporate Strategy document for 2006-2016 for feedback to the Strategic Review Working Group.

SECTION B: Formal 'starred' items - None

SECTION C: Items for Information

*17. Membership

SCI06-P13

To note the membership of the Faculty Board for the session 2006/2007

*18. Membership of Ethical Advisory Committee

To note that the Faculty had elected Dr G Ragsdell to the Ethical Advisory Committee.

*19. Programme Proposals

New Programmes

To note that proposals for the following new programme had been circulated to members for approval. A number of positive comments were received.

PG Certificate Maths Support for Students with Dyslexia and Dyscalculia in HE/FE

The programme has subsequently been approved by Learning and Teaching Committee.

*20. Associate Dean (Teaching)'s Actions

To note the action of the Associate Dean (Teaching) in approving the following:

- appointment of review boards

- appointment of programme boards

- appointment of University examiners

- waivers of programme regulations

Full details of these actions are available from the Secretary upon request.

*21. External Examiners’ Reports

To note that reports of External Examiners, and Departmental responses, have been deposited with the Secretary, and are available for consultation on request.

*22. Staff-Student Committees

To note that reports of Staff-Student Committee meetings have been deposited with the Secretary as follows:

Chemistry

Computer Science

Human Sciences

IPTME

Mathematical Sciences

Physics

Science & Engineering Foundation

28 April 2006

15 February 2006, 10 May 2006

10 May 2006

11 May 2006

17 May 2006

10 May 2006

13 March 2006

*23. Prizes

To note that the Sir Robert Martin Faculty Prize was awarded to Ausra Glozeckaite (Mathematics finalist).

*24. On Line Learning Development Officer Report

SCI06-P14

25. Any Other Business

*26. Dates of Future Meetings

Thursday 24 May 2007

Jo Corlett