Faculty of Science

Faculty Board

SCI08-A2

NOTICE OF MEETING

The next Meeting of the Faculty Board will be held on Wednesday 19 November 2008 at 2.15pm in the Council Chamber, Administration Building 2.

M Ashby, 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 Tuesday 18 November 2008. Starred items will otherwise be taken without discussion.

3. Minutes

SCI08:M1 [previously circulated]

To confirm, subject to any amendment, the Minutes of the Meeting of the Science Faculty Board held on 22 May 2008.

4. Matters Arising from the Minutes not appearing elsewhere on this Agenda

SECTION A: Items for Discussion/Report

5. imago Presentation (2.15pm)

SCI08-P14 (to be tabled)

Secretary’s Note: Kay England, Chief Executive of imago at Burleigh Court and imago at Holywell Park, will attend for this item.

6. IT Services Consultation: Change Priorities for 2009/10 (2.35pm)

SCI08-P15

Secretary’s Note: Phil Richards, Director of IT Services, and Carys Thomas, Assistant Director of IT Services, will attend for this item.

7. National Student Survey (2.55pm)

SCI08-P16 (to be tabled)

To receive a presentation on feedback from the National Student Survey.

Secretary’s Note: Caroline Smith, Faculty of Science Quality Enhancement Officer, will attend for this item.

8. Dean’s Report

.1 Staff Survey

.2 Internationalisation

.3 Promotion to Senior Lecturer Criteria

.4 IT Representation

.5 Other issues

9. Associate Dean’s (Research) Report

.1 RAE/REF

.2 Research Grants

.3 Amendments to Research Degree Regulations and Code of Practice on Research Degree Programmes

SCI08-P17

.4 PGR Student Issues

.5 Other issues

10. Associate Dean’s (Teaching) Report

.1 Intake Statistics 2008

SCI08-P18

.2 Recruitment 2009

.3 Other Learning/Teaching Issues

11. Periodic Programme Reviews

To receive copies of the reports and departmental responses from the Periodic Programme Review for the following:

.1 School of Mathematics

SCI08-P19

.2 Department of Physics

SCI08-P20

12. Award of Research Degrees

SCI08-P21 (To be tabled)

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

SECTION B: Formal 'starred' items - None

SECTION C: Items for Information

*13. Membership

SCI07-P22

To note the membership of the Faculty Board for the session 2008/2009

14. Personal Titles

To note the award of the following personal titles since the last meeting and to offer the Faculty’s congratulations:

Dr Erin Edirisinghe, Reader in Digital Imaging

Dr Paul Kelly, Reader in Inorganic Chemistry

*15. Programme Proposals

.1 i To note that the following programme proposal has been circulated to members for approval:

BSc (DPS) Web Development and Design (from October 2009 intake)

ii To note that the Dean has taken Chair’s action to approve the following programme proposal:

MSc Research in Analytical Chemistry (from October 2008 intake)

Learning and Teaching Committee has approved both proposals.

.2 To note that Learning and Teaching Committee has approved the following programme proposals:

i New programmes
MSc Information Management and Business Technology (from October 2008 intake)

ii Major Changes
BSc Financial Mathematics (from October 2008 intake)
MSc Mathematical Processes in Finance (from October 2008 intake)

*16. Associate Dean (Teaching): Actions between meetings

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.

*17. 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.

*18. Staff-Student Committees

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

Computer Science

Human Sciences

Information Science

Mathematical Sciences

Physics

Science & Engineering Foundation

7 May 2008

29 May 2008

29 October 2008

10 March 2008, 7 May 2008

5 November 2008

9 May 2008, 29 October 2008

*19. Chair’s Action: Appointment of Prizes Assessors

To note that the Dean has taken Chair’s Action to approve Prize Assessors for the Faculty.

*20. Mathematics Education Centre

SCI08-P23

To receive a report, in absentia, from the Director of the Mathematics Education Centre.

*21. SEFS

SCI08-P24
To receive a report from Dr Sandie Dann.

*22. Faculty IT Support

SCI08-P25
To receive a report from Dr Steven Kenny.

*23. On Line Learning Development Officer Report

SCI08-P26

To note a report from the Faculty OLDO.

*24. Prizes

SCI08-P27

To note University prizes awarded to students within the Faculty in 2007/08.

25. Any Other Business

*26. Date of Next Meeting

2.15pm Thursday 21 May, Council Chamber, Administration 2 Building

Martine Ashby