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The College Council outlines strategic financial projections and investments aimed at bolstering international student support and enhancing academic resources in the College of Science and Engineering. Key investments totaling £9.5M include funding for research leadership, sensor systems, synthetic biology, and student support initiatives. Newly appointed academic staff across various engineering and scientific disciplines aim to strengthen research output and advance institutional prestige. Ongoing developments also emphasize cross-school collaborations, IT strategy enhancements, and comprehensive alumni engagement.
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Update – College Council, May 2012 John Chapman, HoC
University Investments Direct Investments in the College of Science & Engineering: Further Leadership Professors £1.3M Dowry Support £2M Sensor Systems £3M Synthetic Biology £1.6M Max Planck Centre £0.5M Studentships £0.5M TNE Set Up £0.3M Admin (Modern Apprentices) £0.3M TOTAL £9.5M Investments are front loaded to be of maximum advantage for the REF return Further University Investments: LKAS Fellowships £10M IT Network £3.2M Internationalisation Support £0.8M Estates Maintenance £3M
New Academic Staff In post Dr Maurizio Filippone Computing Science Professor Rene De Borst Engineering Dr Karin De Borst Engineering Dr Xue Jin Engineering Professor Dirk Husmeier Maths & Stats Professor Andrew Harvey Physics & Astronomy Arriving soon Professor Paul Younger Engineering Dr David Moran Engineering Professor Deborah Dickson Geographical & Earth Sciences Dr Seamus Coveney Geographical & Earth Sciences Professor Ray Ogden Maths & Stats Dr Andrew Baggaley Maths & Stats Dr Gwen Bellamy Maths & Stats Dr Peter Craigmile Maths & Stats Dr Lucia Scardia Maths & Stats Dr Christian Voigt Maths & Stats Under offer 6 appointments (including 3 Chairs) 14 Support staff
College developments Cross-School activity • REF preparation • Space Glasgow: http://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/space/ • The Imaging Network • IT Strategy Committee and IT Operations Group • Organisation of technical support Web site development • Dedicated communications support (starts June 2012) • Local support for web development iTunesU presence • http://www.gla.ac.uk/staff/communicationstoolkit/digitalcontentanditunesu/aboutouritunesusite/ Development and Alumni Office (DAO) initiative • Dedicated resource – Scholarships Science Festival • http://www.glasgowsciencefestival.org.uk/