vision 2015 how the strategy is unfolding professor michael whitby pro-vice-chancellor

Vision 2015Vision 2015

How the Strategy is UnfoldingHow the Strategy is Unfolding

Professor Michael WhitbyProfessor Michael WhitbyPro-Vice-ChancellorPro-Vice-Chancellor

ResearchResearch

• Double the research student population

• Launch of the Institute of Advanced Study

• RAE results and REF preparations• Highly cited up from 5 to 11

TeachingTeaching

• Quality Assurance Agency Audit

very positive

6 commendations

2 minor niggles

• Response to National Student Survey

International LinksInternational Links

• Pursuing deep links with overseas universities

• Link with Boston University launched in Boston by John Denham earlier this year

• Other links in progress: – Irvine (US)

– Monash (Australia)

– Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)

– Jawaharial Nehru University (India)

Growing International ProfileGrowing International Profile

• Institute of Advanced Study

• IGGY launched:

– IGGY Summer U (Warwick)

– IGGY Winter U (Singapore)

The ChallengeThe Challenge• Forbidding financial climate

• Difficult times for the sector

• Past success has been based on diversity of income streams

• We need to be clear about our core activities – what is it that we must protect?

• We can and will no longer support activities which are not excellent

PeoplePeople

• Our people are a key differentiator

New buildings are vitalNew buildings are vital

• Clinical Trials Unit• Physical Science• WBS Expansion• Zeeman Building (phase 2)• Medical Building• Milburn House

– ongoing development

• SU South Rebuild• Arts Centre• Nursery• Indoor Tennis Centre• Digilab – see image

Clinical Trials UnitClinical Trials Unit

NurseryNursery

Indoor Tennis CentreIndoor Tennis Centre

Energy EfficiencyEnergy Efficiency• Campaign to reduce

unnecessary energy usage• ‘Green’ projects e.g. wind

turbines, thermal energy storage, more recycling facilities

• New buildings more energy efficient (BREEAM standard)

• Green procurement• Further introduction of metering

and LEDs