Faculty of Science

Faculty Board

SCI10-A1

                                                                                                                                                                

 

NOTICE OF MEETING

 

The next Meeting of the Faculty Board will be held on Thursday 20 May 2010 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 19 May 2010. Starred items will otherwise be taken without discussion.

4.         Minutes

SCI09:M2 [previously circulated]

To confirm, subject to any amendment, the Minutes of the Meeting of the Science Faculty Board held on 12 November 2009.

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

                                                                                                                                                                

 

SECTION A: Items for Discussion/Report

6.         Career Destinations (2.15pm)

SCI10-P1

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

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

 

7.         Dean’s Report

.1  University Financial Position

.2  University Structure

SCI10-P2

.3  Other Issues   

8.         Associate Dean’s (Research) Report

.1  REF Update

.2  Postgraduate Research Student Issues

.3  Other issues   

9.         Associate Dean’s (Teaching) Report

.1  Recruitment 2010

SCI10-P3

.2  Other Issues

10.       Award of Research Degrees

SCI10-P4 (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

11.       Personal Titles

 

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

 

Dr Mo Song         Chair in Polymer Science and Nanotechnology (From 1 Jan 2010)

 

Dr Uwe Thiele     Chair in Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (From 1 Dec 2009)

*12.     Curriculum Sub-Committee

To note that Curriculum Sub-Committee has recommended to Learning and Teaching Committee approval of the following subject to certain matters being agreed to the satisfaction of the AD(T):  

 

   .1      New Programme Proposals
BSc,DPS Design Ergonomics (from Oct 2011)

            MSc Internet Computing and Networking (from Oct 2010)*

 

       .2       Changes to Programme Titles

MSc Materials for Industry to MSc Materials Science and Technology (from Oct 2010 entry)*

 

.3       Discontinuation of Programmes (subject to approval of Directorate and Operations Committee)
BSc/MComp Computer Science and E-Business (last intake Oct 2010)

*    Later approved by Learning and Teaching Committee

*13      Annual Programme Review

SCI10-P5

To note a report from the Associate Dean (Teaching).

*14.     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.

*15.     Staff-Student Committees

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

 

Chemistry                          28 October 2009      25 November 2009

Computer Science            28 October 2009        9 December 2009      24 February 2010

Human Sciences               28 May 2009              5 November 2009

Information Science          18 November 2009    9 December 2009      24 February 2010    5 May 2010

Materials                            28 October 2009        17 February 2010

Mathematical Sciences     4 November 2009      10 February 2010        2 March 2010       29 March 2010

Physics                              4 November 2009      24 February 2010      12 May 2010

 

 

*16.     Faculty IT Support

SCI10-P6

To note a report from the Faculty IT Coordinator.

*17.     Faculty E-Learning Officer Report

SCI10-P7  (To be tabled)

To note a report from the Faculty E-Learning Officer.

 

*18.     Faculty Quality Enhancement Officer Report

SCI10-P8

To note a report from the Faculty Quality Enhancement Officer.

 

*19      Faculty Board Membership

To note up to eight vacancies for co-opted members and a vacancy for an elected departmental representative from the Department of Information Science.

                                                                                                                                                                

20.       Any Other Business

21.       Valediction for retiring members

 

*22.     Dates of Future Meetings

To be advised

                                                                                                                                                                

Martine Ashby

May 2010
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