How theUniversity Works

Building Excellence Strategy – Our Values

Respect each other and celebrate our diversity Recognise and reward excellence in our staff for their contribution

and commitment Be inclusive and value the views of our staff, students, alumni and

partners Respect the communities and environments in which we operate Work together as a team with professionalism and integrity Take pride in being the very best we can be

Staff Survey

Staff Survey 2012 has been recently completed 92% agreed the University is a good place to work 91% feel the University delivers good quality service Previous survey in 2008 had equally high scores

“Mutual Respect” already highlighted as a key feature of Loughborough.

Higher Education Sector

HE is Distinctive Highly Collaborative/Collegial AND Increasingly Competitive “Independence” of academic staff Loyalty to subject/discipline as well as Institution 165 HEI’s (Higher Education Institutions) in the UK

Where does Loughborough sit? Mid-size Research Intensive Recognised as highly successful and “rising star” Distinctive:

- “can do”- unpretentious- all staff matter- extensive external links

Key issues

Changing funding landscape Excellence across Research, Teaching and Enterprise To be a top university

Research is vital International reputation growing importance

Research Assessment 2008 RAE (Research Assessment Exercise) 2013 REF (Research Excellence Framework)

Teaching assessment Quality Process and Audits NSS (National Student Survey)

Funding model and its implications

Income: Research quality links directly to £ via REF Teaching quality does not - volume drivers Enterprise growing importance

Internally: Funds go to schools Support services paid for from this

Value for money is crucial

Looking to the future - key documents

Building Excellence Strategy

Launched 7th April 2014

http://www.lboro.ac.uk/strategy/

Strategy is high level, clear, direct

Strategic Implementation Plan co-ordinates

Research, Teaching, Enterprise, Sport

School/Services development plans

Basis for decisions on resources

Building Excellence Strategy

Strategic Drivers Investing in our staff Educating for success Growing capacity and influence Raising standards and aspirations

Ambitions – by 2020 A distinctive international reputation for excellence A life-shaping student experience Outstanding partnerships to deliver social, economic & cultural prosperity A culture of delivering excellence in all that we do One outstanding university: two vibrant campuses

Job Families

Administrative Services

Management and Specialist

Operational Services

Research

Research, Teaching and Enterprise

Teaching and Scholarship

Technical Services

Governance

Governance and decision making Council – Governing body, legal and financial responsibility

Senate – Senior Academic Body, all academic affairs

Senior groups often involve lay members of Council Lay members are unpaid with business or other expertise

Chancellor and Chair of Council

Sir Nigel RuddChairman of BAAFormer Chairman of Boots, Pilkington Glass

Sir Peter BonfieldFormer CEO at BTCurrent directorships include Sony and EricssonLoughborough graduate in Engineering

Key bodies

Academic Leadership Team VC, DVC, COO, FD, PVCs, Director of Sport, Deans

School Senior Management Teams Major committees - examples

Learning and Teaching; Research; Human Resources; Health, Safety and Environment

Operations Committee – key resources committee Professional Services Management Team School/Departmental Meetings Team Meetings

Committee Structure

Academic Leadership Team

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Teaching)Morag Bell

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Enterprise)Steve Rothberg

Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Allison

ChiefOperating OfficerRichard Taylor

Deputy Vice-ChancellorChris Linton

Finance Director Andy Stephens

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research)Myra Nimmo

Director of SportPeter Keen

Academic Leadership Team, cont…..

Prof Terry Kavanagh (School of the Arts, English and Drama)

Prof Jonathan Potter (School of Social, Political and Geographical Sciences)

Prof Rachel Thompson (School of Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering)

Prof Angus Laing (School of Business and Economics)

Prof Tony Thorpe (School of Civil and Building Engineering)

Prof Tracy Bhamra (Loughborough Design School)

Prof Rob Parkin (Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering)

Prof Paul Chung (School of Science)

Prof Mark Lewis (School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences)

Prof David Parish (School of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering)

Prof Mike Caine (Loughborough University in London)

Management Chart (current) – see handout

Communications are Important

Publications Opportunities to get together

– formal and informal Web/email VC’s Presentations – they are for you! Web micro-sites

New staff website

How it really works here

What is the University? An organisation Academic entity PEOPLE

In Practice People make it work Team work, collaboration, co-operation Great university = Great people Build your network who can help

We succeed together

Loughborough is a success Sunday Times University of the Year 2008-2009 Strong results in league tables and National Student Survey Best Student Experience 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 Awarded 'Best International Students' Union of the Year 2009' by the

National Union of Students (NUS) Awarded seven Queen’s Anniversary Prizes (second most in UK)

Remember you are both a contributor and a beneficiary You have made a good choice!