Faculty of Science

Faculty Board

SCI09-A1

                                                                                                                                                                

 

NOTICE OF MEETING

 

The next Meeting of the Faculty Board will be held on Thursday 21 May 2009 at 2.15pm in the Council Chamber, Administration Building 2.

 

M Ashby, Secretary

                                                                                                                                                                

 

AGENDA

1.         Welcome

2.         Apologies for Absence

3.         Business of the Agenda

Any member wishing to unstar an item is asked to notify the Secretary by midday on Wednesday 20 May 2009.  Starred items will otherwise be taken without discussion.

4.         Minutes

SCI08:M2 [previously circulated]

To confirm, subject to any amendment, the Minutes of the Meeting of the Science Faculty Board held on 19 November 2008.

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

                                                                                                                                                                

 

SECTION A: Items for Discussion/Report

6.         Internationalisation (2.15pm)

SCI09-P1

To receive a presentation on the University’s Internationalisation strategy.

Secretary’s Note: Professor Chris Backhouse, Director of Internationalisation Strategy, and Christina Yan Zhang, LSU International Development Officer, will attend for this item.

 

7.         Career Destinations (2.30pm)

SCI09-P2

To receive a presentation on Career Destinations for graduates of the Faculty.

Secretary’s Note: Susan Reed, Careers Advisor, will attend for this item.

8.         Single Equality Action Plan (2.45pm)

SCI09-P3 (to follow)

To receive a presentation regarding:

i           the decision by the Equality and Diversity Sub-Committee that all of the University’s equality action plans should be incorporated into one document;

ii           the implications of these changes for departments.

Secretary’s Note: Lesley Mansell, Equality and Diversity Advisor, will attend for this item.

9.         Dean’s Report

       .1  RAE

.2  Faculty Financial Position 2008/2009

       .3  Staff Survey   

.4 HOD Appointments     

.5  Other issues

10.       Associate Dean’s (Research) Report

.1  Postgraduate Research Student Issues

.2  REF Update

.3  Other issues  

11.       Associate Dean’s (Teaching) Report

.1  Recruitment 2008

i    Recruitment Targets

     SCI09-P4

ii   Application Statistics

       a.    UG Home Applications

                   SCI09-P5 (to be tabled)  

       b.    UG International Applications

                   SCI09-P6

       c.    PGT FT Home Applications

                   SCI09-P7

       d.    PGT FT International Applications

                   SCI09-P8

       g.    PGT Outstanding Decisions

              SCI09-P9 (to be tabled)

.2  Other Issues

12.       Award of Research Degrees

SCI09-P10 (To be tabled)

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

                                                                                                                                                                

SECTION B: Formal 'starred' items - None

                                                                                                                                                                

SECTION C: Items for Information

13.       Personal Titles

 

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

 

*14.     Programme Proposals

1        To note that the following proposals had been circulated to members for approval:   

 

New Programme:

MSc Digital Imaging Computer Graphics and Vision

 

Major Changes:

MSc Information and Knowledge Management

 

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

       i    New Programme Proposals
 
MSc Digital Imaging Computer Graphics and Vision          

 

       ii   Changes to Programme Titles
  
BSc Mathematics and Computing to

           BSc Computer Science and Mathematics (last intake: October 2010 entry)

     iii   Discontinuation of Programmes
BSc (DIS/DPS) Chemistry and Information Technology (last intake: October 2007 entry)

*15      Annual Programme Review

SCI09-P11

To note a report from the AD(T)

 

*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:

 

 

Chemistry

Computer Science

Human Sciences

Information Science

Materials

Mathematical Sciences

Physics

 

26 November 2008. 25 February 2009

26 November 2008, 25 February 2009

20 November 2008

10 December 2008, 18 February 2009

  5 November 2008, 11 February 2009

26 November 2008, 12 March 2009

25 February 2009

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

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

20.       Faculty IT Support

To receive a report from the Faculty IT Coordinator.

SCI09-P12

*21.     Faculty E-Learning Officer Report

SCI09-P13

To note a report from the Faculty FeLO.

 

*22.     Quality Enhancement Officer Report

SCI09-P14

To note a report from the Faculty Quality Enhancement Officer.

 

*23      Faculty Board Membership

1          To note up to eight vacancies for co-opted members and the following vacancies for elected departmental representatives of the Faculty Board for the session 2009-10:

            Computer Science (1)

            Human Sciences (1)

            Mathematics (2)

            Physics (1)

 

2          To note that Senate will be asked to consider a proposal for an amendment to Regulation X to allow academic staff to stand for re-election without the expiration of a year between one term of office and the next.                                                             

 

                                                                                                                                                                

24.       Any Other Business

25.       Valediction for retiring members

 

*26.     Dates of Future Meetings

To be advised

                                                                                                                                                                

Martine Ashby

May 2009
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