Professor Steve Thornton, Dean

1. Institute renamed Medical School staff meeting, Thursday June 27 2013 Professor Steve Thornton, Dean

2. Open Days • 92% were likely to apply after attending. Compared to just 67% beforeattending. Comments: • “The students were very optimistic about the university and the course was very appealing. The students were incredibly helpful and informative in their views.” • “I wasn't sure about the PBL course type before and thought a systems based course would be the one for me, but I've now realised how key PBL is in developing skills like self directed study/teamwork you'll use as a doctor”

3. Welcome new starters • Andrew Balfour, Research Technician • Abi Scott, Research Coordinator • Shanker Venkatasubramanian, Research Coordinator • Dr Charles McGilligan, Associate Research Fellow • Dr Wiebke Schmidt, Associate Research Fellow • Heather Ohly, Associate Research Fellow • Nick Caddick, Research Co-ordinator • Suzanne Kay, Research Technician • Dr Ben Amos, Research Coordinator

4. Research successes • Dr Jackie Whatmore: £210K from FORCE for ‘Responses of the endothelium to tumour secreted pro-metatastic signals’. • Dr David Llewellyn: £250K from Mary Kinross Charitable Trust for ‘Vascular aspects of cognitive impairment and dementia’. • Prof Katrina Wyatt: £160K from Kent County Council (for NHS Medway) for ‘Implementing C2 Connecting Communities 7 step model in two communities in Kent’.

5. Research successes • Prof David Melzer and Dr Lorna Harries: £130k from Velux Foundation for ‘Genetic Biomarkers of human ageing: relationship to outcomes’. • Prof Andy Randall: £170k from Royal Society Industrial Fellowship Project for ‘In vivo, cell-level imaging of network dynamics and pathology in murine models for neurodegenerative disease’. • Professor Andy Randall: £120K from Eli Lilly to support two CASE type studentships. • Dr William Gaze: CASE studentships from BBSRC (with AstraZeneca worth £100k) and from NERC(with Aquatic Water Services, worth £60K).

6. Dr Nicky Saulsbury Associate Clinical Dean

7. Athena SWAN Committed to 88 action points across 9 areas: • Gathering and assessing data • Supporting undergraduate and postgraduate students • Providing support around key career transition points • Ensuring fairness, transparency and competence around staff appointments • Supporting staff career development opportunities • Ensuring a fair and open departmental organisation and culture • Maternity/Adoption/Paternity/Carer and Flexible working opportunities • Ensuring gender balance in outreach activities • Good communication channels, opportunities to share / adopt best practice.

8. Chris Lindsay College Manager

9. The shape of UEMS Cornwall Truro and Tremough/Penryn Environment and Human Health Research Clinical Education PGT PGR Barnstaple Clinical Education Torbay Clinical Education Clinical Research

10. The shape of UEMS Exeter St Luke’s Campus – the Medical School Building, College House and South Cloisters UG and PG Education Health Services and Biomedical Research PGR Streatham Campus – the Hatherly Building and Living Systems Biomedical Research PGR RD&E and the RILD facility Clinical Research Clinical Education PGR

11. Finance and planning • PRG process completed • Baseline targets agreed for 2013/14 through to 2017/18 • College committed to moving towards a positive contribution • This will be driven by income generation and more efficient working • New UG and PGT programmes • Expanding BSc (Hons) Medical Sciences

12. Medical Imaging • Agreed project management structure • Project Board chaired jointly by the UEMS and CEMPS Deans • Project Implementation Group – College Managers, Project Manager • Staff and students in Medical Imaging informed • UEMS staff informed via News in Brief • Working on a vision and governance structure for MI within UEMS • Working with University to identify suitable St Luke’s space and capital

13. University Professional Services Review • University has launched a major review of its Professional Services • Focus on interface between Colleges and central PS teams • Initial consultation event held on 10 June 2013 • Now seeking feedback from Colleges and central services • College Manager meeting with admin Staff in Exeter and Truro in July • ACMs and Business Partners consulting with their teams

14. The Emerging Environment Internaldrivers International & national drivers Exeter’s vision for excellence • Austerity: significant cuts to BIS & HEFCE budget anticipated • Research concentration • Distinction and global brand: thematic research Q’s, Cornwall ‘offer’, a great place to study/work • Internationalisation • New ways of working, efficiencies & regulation • Continuing to be a market leader for the student experience • Supporting our academic colleagues (and supporting the academic voice) • Multidisciplinary themes (T&R) • Balancing STEMM vs. HASS • Partnership with GW4 • Cornwall campuses success • Staff environment, inclusion and wellbeing A top 10 University £100m Research income by 2017 20,000 UG (home) by 2017/18

15. Professional Services Review 1. The PS review is about creating a Professional services team that can work effectively with academic colleagues to meet our future challenges. 2. We are in a planning phase – nothing will happen until we are clear about what we need to do. 3. This change is about our future and we will all be asked to play a part

16. Professional Services Review • What Questions do you have? • What Opportunities for Change Do You See? • What Excites or Worries You about the Review?

17. Professor Angela Shore Vice-Dean Research