Campus Conversations

Agreeing our Strategy

 Outline

• Strategy development – the process

• The current environment
• Edinburgh Napier today
• Looking forward
• Vision 2020
• Discussion
• Next steps
But First
 Strategy: the process

October 2013
Range of meetings / forums
Version: 8/11
code: completed
scheduled
to be confirmed

Key Theme: Key Theme: Key Theme:

Meeting/Event Teaching/Student Experience Research/Innovation Internationalisation Cross-cutti ng themes
USG conference 25th October
Staff coffee session Merchiston Campus 4th November
Research Community lunch 11th November
Research Community lunch 12th November
NSA Meeting 12th November
Research Community lunch 13th November
USG team me eting 13th November
SAS Away Day 13th November
Research Community lunch 14th November
Research Community lunch 15th November
Open Campus meeting Merchiston 20th November
Open Campus meeting Craiglockhart 20th November
Open Campus meeting Sighthill 21st November
Staff coffee session Sighthill Campus 26th November
AsstDeans L&T lunch 26th November 27th November 27th November

Thoughts and comments to

Service Director's meeting (VPA) 26th November
Staff Coff ee session Merchiston Campus 28th November
Staff Coff ee session Craiglockhart 29th November
Internationalisaton event (tbc) 10th December
ULT Strategy DAY 11th December 11th December 11th December 11th December
Team meeting international staff 15th November
Open session for Academic Agenda 3rd Dec Sighthill
Open session for Academic Agenda 5th Dec Craiglockhart
Open session for Academic Agenda 5th Dec Merchiston
Open session for Teaching Fellows 4th December
Open session for International Sighthill

[email protected]
Open session for International 26th Nov Craiglockhart

January 2014
Open session for International 3rd Dec Me rchiston
Open session for other emerging themes/prof services Sighthill
Open session for other emerging themes/prof services Craiglockhart
Open session for other emerging themes/prof services Merchiston
Student and Academic Services Away Day 13th November
Campus User Group - Sighthill
Campus User Group - Merchiston
Campus User Group -Craiglockhart
Cross cutting meeting - Faculty support/admin
Cross cutting meeting - a great place to work
Cross cutting meeting - student support
Cross cutting meeting - internal communications
Cross cutting staff meeting - market, brand

Academic Board - sub committees

Academic Board next me eting 22nd November
Faculty Academic Boards meetings on 11th,12th,13th Feb

Test goals / objectives

Research & Knowledge Exchange Committe e next meeting 5th December
Faculty Research & Knowledge Exchange Committees
Research Degrees Assessme nt Board next meeting 10th December
University Research Integrity Committee next meeting 5th November
Faculty Research Integrity Committees

Discussion forum http

Academic Strategy & Enhancement Committee next me eting 6th November
Faculty Academic Strategy & Enhancement Committees
Quality Assurance, Monitoring & Review Committeenext me eting 8th November
Regulations Committee next me eting 26th November
Collaborative Provision Committee next me eting 11th November next meeting 6th December
Academic Conduct Committee
Fitne ss to Practise Panel
PEG/ULT - sub committees
Faculty Executive Groups
Information Systems Development Committee next meeting 14th November
Infrastructure Development Committee next meeting 21st January

://forums.napier.ac.uk/
Risk, Resiliance & Audit Monitoring Committee next meeting 13th November
Student Experience Committee next me eting 25th November
Equality & Diversity Committee next meeting 3rd February
Senior Managers' Forum 22nd October

March 2014 visit http://staff.napier.ac.uk/Strategy2020

 The Environment
The Environment
• Scotland's HE, a success
• Scottish Post-16 Education policy
• SGF decreased from 09/10 in real terms; protected (cuts in capital)
• Small expansion in funded places
• RUK funding …. changing pattern
• Edinburgh Napier receives c. 58% of funding from SFC
 The Environment
The Environment
• Internationally HE demand is high
• Policy environment
• Competition
• Diverse student populations; demography
• Graduates attributes … complexity
• Technology
• Brand / reputation
 Where are we now?

• A modern, professional university

– Broad portfolio of degrees, professional
– Strong focus on employability
– Applied research
– Good links with business / industry
 Solid Foundations

• applications grew strongly to 2011/12

• student retention increased
• diverse student community
• graduate employment rates strong, but < Scottish average
• international student numbers in Edinburgh have fallen
• RUK student numbers have fallen
• overseas delivered student numbers growing strongly
• research income down (£4.9m to £3.4m)
• commercial income up (£5.7m to £8.5m)
 Initial observations What staff have said to me

• Enthusiastic committed staff • Good colleagues

• Strong commitment to students • Good place to work
• Good pedagogic innovation • Strong commitment to students;
• Research / industrial engagement • Valuable education … pride
• Strong TN profile
• Want clarity about priorities
• Income flat lining • Want transparency around investment
• International students here low • Career development
• R – T Links fractured? • R & T disconnected; R not prioritised
• Academic strategy as core? • Lack of senior team visibility
• Process driven? • Want clarity about DM

• League tables – real disappointment

 Vision 2020 and beyond

Student Experience second to none

Enhanced Academic Reputation

A Great Place to Work

 ‘Snapshots’ from 2020
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ies so fa 3
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Its great belonging to the
‘Edinburgh Napier
family’ …
… contacts

I learned a lot through

‘Great facilities’ my volunteering project
‘never believed I could have set up my own business’ in Malaysia
– it was tough but I was so well supported
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‘the place to flourish’

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Napier – they understan
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Discussion / Thoughts
 Vision 2020
• What do you hope /expect we will be known for in 2020?

• What key features could make the university ‘stand out from
the crowd’?

• Is there one thing we could do that would be new / different?

• Our future vision ….

‘one of the leading professional universities

in the UK’ or ……………
 Strategy Discussion: Themes

Student Experience second to none

Building our Academic Reputation

A great place to work

 Student experience second to none

• Enquiry based approach to learning?

• Work related learning / international experience?

• Employability - Enterprise - Entrepreneurship?

NSA
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• Targeted / tailored support? Volu riculum
ntee
Spor ring
Club
• Technology … access to learning? s & s ts
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 Building our academic reputation

• Growing the interdependence of research & teaching?

• Understanding and building our academic strengths?

– Key themes ….

– UG: PG balance

• Building business engagement?

• Developing our international reach?

– Priorities, challenges, barriers
 A great place to work

• What makes Edinburgh Napier a good place to work?

• What would make a positive difference?
• How might we change our processes to improve the way we
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 Growing the University

• Sustainable academic growth

– Academic outputs
– Business engagement
– International reach
– Reputation

• Partnerships …
 Next Steps

October 2013 Version: 8/11

code: completed
scheduled
to be confirmed

Key Theme: Key Theme: Key Theme:

Meeting/Event Teaching/Student Experience Research/Innovation Internationalisation Cross-cutting themes
USG conference 25th October
Staff coffee session Merchiston Campus 4th November

Strategy 2020 discussion forum launching

Research Communi ty l unch 11th November
Research Communi ty l unch 12th November
NSA Meeting 12th November
Research Communi ty l unch 13th November
USG team meeting 13th November
SAS Away Day 13th November
Research Communi ty l unch 14th November
Research Communi ty l unch 15th November
Open Campus meeting Merchiston 20th November
Open Campus meeting Craiglockhart 20th November
Open Campus meeting Sighthil l 21st November
Staff coffee session Sighthill Campus 26th November
AsstDeans L&T lunch 26th November 27th November 27th November
Service Director's meeting (VPA) 26th November

this week http://forums.napier.ac.uk/

Staff Coff ee session Merchiston Campus 28th November
Staff Coff ee session Craiglockhart 29th November
Internationali saton event (tbc) 10th December
ULT Strategy DAY 11th December 11th December 11th December 11th December
Team meeting international staff 15th November
Open session for Academic Agenda 3rd Dec Sighthi ll
Open session for Academic Agenda 5th Dec Craiglockhart
Open session for Academic Agenda 5th Dec Merchi ston
Open session for Teachi ng Fellows 4th December
Open session for International Sighthill
Open session for International 26th Nov Crai glockhart
Open session for International 3rd Dec Merchiston
Open session for other emerging themes/prof servi ces Sighthi ll
Open session for other emerging themes/prof servi ces Crai glockhart
Open session for other emerging themes/prof servi ces Merchi ston
Student and Academi c Servi ces Away Day 13th November
Campus User Group - Sighthi ll
Campus User Group - Merchi ston
Campus User Group -Crai glockhart
Cross cutting meeting - Faculty support/admin
Cross cutting meeting - a great place to work
Cross cutting meeting - student support
Cross cutting meeting - internal communications
Cross cutting staff meeting - market, brand

Academic Board - sub committees

Academic Board next meeting 22nd November
Facul ty Academic Boards meetings on 11th,12th,13th Feb
Research & Knowledge Exchange Commi ttee next meeting 5th December

Send thoughts / comments to

Facul ty Research & Knowledge Exchange Commi ttees
Research Degrees Assessment Board next meeting 10th December
University Research Integri ty Commi ttee next meeting 5th November
Facul ty Research Integri ty Commi ttees
Academic Strategy & Enhancement Commi ttee next meeting 6th November
Facul ty Academic Strategy & Enhancement Committees
Quality Assurance, Monitori ng & Review Committee next meeting 8th November
Regul ations Committee next meeting 26th November
Collaborative Provision Commi ttee next meeting 11th November next meeting 6th December
Academic Conduct Committee
Fitness to Practise Panel
PEG/ULT - sub committees

[email protected] by Monday 23
Facul ty Executive Groups
Information Systems Development Committee next meeting 14th November
Infrastructure Development Committee next meeting 21st January
Risk, Resili ance & Audit Monitoring Committee next meeting 13th November
Student Experi ence Committee next meeting 25th November
Equali ty & Di versity Committee next meeting 3rd February
Senior Managers' Forum 22nd October

January 2014
December 2013
Test goals /
objectives More information about events and discussion
forum … Strategy 2020 intranet pages http
://staff.napier.ac.uk/Strategy2020
March 2014
Thank you