NOTICE
OF MEETING
An Ordinary Meeting of Senate will be held on Wednesday 28 January 2009 at 9.15am in
the Council Chamber, Administration Building 2.
Dr J C Nutkins, Secretary
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 26 January 2009.
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 19 November 2008 (SEN08-M7)
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. RAE
Outcome
SEN09-P1
To receive a report from the
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research).
5. University
Strategy
SEN09-P2
To receive
an update on arrangements for review of the Strategy.
6.
SEN09-P3
To note that a feasibility study is being undertaken, and to
invite Senate to contribute to the questions the feasibility study should
address.
7.
SEN09-P4
To approve the formation of a combined School
of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, from the School of Sport and Exercise
Sciences and the Department of Human Sciences (with the exception of the
ergonomics activity in the Department of Human Sciences).
8.
SEN09-P5
To note and contribute to discussions taking place regarding
the possible formation of a School of Design (working title) involving the
Department of Design and Technology, the Ergonomics and Safety Research
Institute, and the Department of Human Sciences (Physical Ergonomics).
9. Research Committee
SEN09-P6
To
receive a report of the meeting of Research Committee held on 12 January 2009,
and on the recommendation of Research Committee:
SEN09-P7
9.1 Amendments
to the Regulations for Higher Degrees by Research and Notes for Guidance
To approve amendments to the Regulations for Higher Degrees
by Research and to replace the existing Notes for Guidance with a new Code of
Practice.
10. Student
Services
10.1 Loughborough Students’ Union Voice
Service
To receive a presentation from the Vice-President
(Education) of Loughborough Students’ Union.
SEN09-P8
10.2 To
note that the Department of Student Guidance and Welfare will be renamed as the
Department of Student Services.
11. Matters
for Report by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)
SEN09-P9
11.1 Research
Applications – Quarterly Analysis by Department.
SEN09-P10
11.2 New Research
Grants and Contracts.
11.3 Research Outputs.
12. Matters
for Report by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching)
12.1 Student Recruitment.
13. Matters for Report by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor
(
SEN09-P11
To receive
a report.
14. Matters for Report by the Vice-Chancellor
14.1
Olympic Legacy.
14.2
THE Student Experience Article.
14.3
Economic Climate.
14.4
Pay and Pensions.
*15. Amendments
to Ordinances
To
recommend to Council amendments to the following Ordinances:
*15.1 Ordinance II Status of Students
To make explicit that a student will only be deemed to have
successfully completed his/her programme of study upon the formal conferral of
their award.
*15.2 Ordinance IV Titles of Degrees and Conditions of Award
To
provide for the award of Honorary Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts
degrees.
*16. Reports from Committees
To
receive reports from the following Committees:
*16.1 SEN09-P14 (not available on the web) Costing
and Pricing Committee of 17 September 2008.
*16.2 SEN09-P15 (not available on the web) Estates
Management Committee of 6 November 2008.
*16.3 SEN09-P16 (not available on the web) Performance
Monitoring Group of 3 December 2008.
*16.4 SEN09-P17 (not available on the web) Research
Performance Monitoring Group of 21 October 2008 and 25
*17. Dates of Future Meetings in 2008-09
Wednesday 4 March 2009,
9.15am.
Wednesday 1 July 2009,
9.15am.
*18. Any
Other Business
Any member wishing to raise an issue is asked to notify Dr J
C Nutkins by noon on Monday 26 January 2009.
Author – Chris Dunbobbin
Date – January 2009
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