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Vice-Chancellor’s
Annual Address
Introduction
Martin James
Welcome
• 2nd VC address – open to all
• To celebrate success
• To launch strategy and KPIs
• To present the first change projects
• A chance to talk to UEB members
A key moment for the University
Our
success
• League table and NSS success
• Growing external and media profile
• Sense of ambition based on solid
foundations
• Dedicated and hard working
colleagues
• A strong sense of community
A University on the move
Our new
strategy is
needed
Our landscape is changing rapidly
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Government desire for competition
Teaching Excellence Framework
Student expectations
Consumer and Marketing Authority
CSR in November – austerity continues
International competition
Standing still means decline
Jo Johnson MP
Minister of State for
Universities and Science
Our strategy is
ambitious
We need to be BOLD
to secure our future
• Success requires pro-active engagement
• Implementation begins now
• Changing what we do requires
─ determination
─ commitment
─ taking some risks and accepting not everything
will work – and with a no blame culture!
We need to use our KPIs to measure progress
The key
challenges
• WE need to do more of some things
• WE need to do some things differently
• WE need to be prepared to stop doing some
things entirely
We need to be open for change
We can
make it
happen
Growing our research
and innovation profile
Transforming our
education
Developing our
international outlook
An efficient, effective and agile university
Growing our research
and innovation profile
Grow volume and quality of research
• Engage more people – leadership
• Extend impact and engagement – REF
• Increase funding to grow capacity
• Publicise success to build reputation
International recognition for research with impact
Growing our research
and innovation profile
New thematic areas for research,
innovation and education
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Democratic Citizenship
Future and Emerging Technologies
Health and Wellbeing
Security and Risk
Sustainability and the Environment
Resourced properly, led by Faculty Professors
Recognised for addressing big societal cross-disciplinary issues
Growing our research
and innovation profile
Grow enterprise engagement
• Support CPD growth – CPD facilities?
• SME engagement – small business charter
• Help businesses grow – new start up
facilities
• Support skills – High Level Apprenticeships
• Industry funded innovation projects
• Grow KTPs and business consultancy
Recognised for supporting the economy
Transforming our
education
Students at the centre
A change of focus
Provide what students and
employers need and want
Comparable experience
wherever students study
Graduates developed with the
Portsmouth hallmark
Treat
students
as partners
and customers
Meet
student
expectations
Our Education Strategy must be BOLD
Meet
employer
expectations
Transforming our
education
Everyone will be affected
• Already happening
─ Portfolio Review – the right programmes
─ Future Technology Centre – new ways of
learning
─ Commit to career-enhancing activities
• Changes under consideration
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Transform student induction
Review Academic year
Elearning support structure
Enabling student growth in new and
challenging areas
We need to be innovative in our approach
Developing an
international outlook
An international mindset
• Student international opportunities
• TNE growth – to catch up with the sector
• Students on campus – grow by 30 per cent
• Multi-faceted opportunities overseas
• Our brand overseas
We need leadership capacity – PVC international
Efficiency
and
effectiveness
• Reducing bureaucracy – modernising
our processes
• Realigning resources
• Transformational projects
─ Review of procurement
─ Registry: Transform
─ Students at the centre – Student Hub
project
─ Estates master plan
Doing things where they work best
People
make change
happen
• A new HR strategy
• Key leadership attributes
• Projects underway
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New workload model for academic areas
Pay and reward review
Review of PDR
New programmes for staff development
Supporting our staff is key to success
Appropriate
recognition
• We shall celebrate success
• We shall reward locally for what
matters to us – staff voucher
• We shall grow staff benefits
─ NUS Student Extra card
─ Free doctorate study in areas that support
the strategy
─ Increase discount on staff studying
─ New discount on dependants studying
In
summary
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Standing still is not an option
Strategy sets a blueprint for success
We do this from a position of strength
Positive change will secure our future
Success will happen if we all actively
engage and support each other
Working together we can be
confident about the future
Thank you
Any questions?