Senate

SEN08-A3

NOTICE OF MEETING

An Ordinary Meeting of Senate will be held on Wednesday 5 March 2008 at 9.15am in the Council Chamber, Administration Building 2.

Dr J C Nutkins, Secretary

AGENDA

1. Business of the Agenda

Any member wishing to speak to a starred item is asked to give notice to Dr J C Nutkins by noon on Monday 3 March 2008.

Please note that the papers for items in Sections B and C, unless circulated with this Agenda, are available as web pages linked to the following url: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/admin/committees/senate/meetings/index.htm

2. Minutes

To confirm the Minutes of the Ordinary meeting held on 30 January 2008 (SEN08-M1) and, subject to any correction, to sign them.

3. Matters Arising from the Minutes

3.1 Any matters arising from the Minutes not appearing elsewhere on the Agenda

SECTION A – Items for Discussion

4. University Strategy

SEN08-P16

To receive a progress report on implementation planning priorities.

5. Reorganisation of Committees

SEN08-P17

To approve revisions to the Committee structure.

6. Procedures for Senior Appointments

SEN08-P18

On the recommendation of Human Resources Committee, to approve revised procedures for the appointment of:

6.1 Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Pro-Vice-Chancellors and Deans (ANNEX A).

6.2 Heads of Department (ANNEX B).

7. Regulations for PhD in Regenerative Medicine

SEN08-P19

To approve in principle proposals for a new four year PhD programme in Regenerative Medicine.

8. Matters for Report by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Enterprise)

SEN08-P20

To receive a report.

9. Matters for Report by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching)

9.1 Institutional Audit

SEN08-P21

9.2 Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate applications 2007/08

9.3 Intake targets 2008/09

9.4 National Student Survey

10. Matters for Report by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)

SEN08-P22

10.1 Research Applications

SEN08-P23

10.2 New Research Grants and Contracts

SEN08-P24

10.3 Future of Research Assessment

10.4 Research Outputs

11. Matters for Report by the Vice-Chancellor

SECTION B – Starred Items for Approval

*12. Programme Proposals

SEN08-P25

On the recommendation of Learning and Teaching Committee, on the advice of Curriculum Sub-Committee, to recommend to Council as appropriate:

*12.1 New programmes (with effect from October 2008 unless stated)

BSc Sport and Exercise Science (Gymnastics)

BSc, DIS/DIntS Physics with Cosmology (with effect from October 2009)

MA/MSc 2D and 3D Visualisation

MSc/PGDip/PGCert Management and Leadership (Professional) (Aggregate Industries) (with effect from March 2008)

*12.2 Award, title or major programme changes (with effect from October 2008 intake)

MSc Occupational Health to MSc Workplace Health

*12.3 Discontinuation of programmes (last intake shown in brackets)

BSc Information Networks and Physics (no intake)

BSc Information Technology and Physics (October 2008)

BSc Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying (3 year version only) (October 2008)

MSc Citizenship, Identity and Globalization (no recruitment)

MSc Financial Globalization (2004/05)

*13. Learning and Teaching Committee

On the recommendation of Learning and Teaching Committee:

SEN08-P26

*13.1 E-Learning Strategy and Implementation Plan

To approve a draft e-learning strategy and implementation plan.

SEN08-P27

*13.2 Condonement

To note a review of the use of condonement for undergraduate students in session 2006-07.

*14. Enterprise Board

SEN08-P28

To receive the report from the meeting held on 7 February 2008, and to approve an amendment to the Terms of Reference (minute EB08/4 and Annex A refer).

SECTION C – Items for Information

*15. University Chancellor

To note the decision of Court to appoint Sir Nigel Rudd, currently Chairman of the British Airports Authority, as the next Chancellor of the University, from July 2010.

*16. Reports from Committees

To receive reports from the following Committees:

*16.1 SEN08-P29 Costing and Pricing Committee of 15 January 2008.

*16.2 SEN08-P30 Estates Management Committee of 17 January 2008.

*16.3 SEN08-P31 Research Performance Monitoring Group of 6 February 2008.

*16.4 SEN08-P32 Student Discipline Committee of 27 November 2007.

17. Any Other Business

Any member wishing to raise an issue is asked to notify Dr J C Nutkins by noon on Monday 3 March 2008.

*18. Date of Next Meeting

Wednesday 2 July 2008, 9.15am

Author – Chris Dunbobbin

Date – February 2008