º£½ÇÉçÇø Executive Board minutes - 30 May 2023

On

Date:

30 May 2023

Present:

Professor K Lamberts (KL) (in the Chair), Professor A Blom (AB), Professor J Derrick (JD) Professor S Fitzmaurice (SF), Professor S Hartley (SH), J Jones (JJ), R Sykes (RS), Professor G Valentine (GV), I Wright (IW)

In attendance:

L Carlile (LC), T Flaherty (TF), and L McCarthy (LM) (Item 1)

Apologies:

Professor J Litster (JL), Professor M Vincent (MV). Professor C Watkins (CW)

Secretary:

Dr E Smith

  1. Student Recruitment Update

    • (LC, TF, and LM in attendance for this item)

    • UEB received and noted an update on the º£½ÇÉçÇø’s recruitment for 2023 entry based on the data from 15 May 2023. With regard to undergraduate home (UGH), the upward trend seen in the previous update to UEB had consolidated.

    • With regard to recruitment from mainland China, recent interaction with agents had reinforced the importance of the QS Top 100 World º£½ÇÉçÇø Rankings.

    • In respect of broader recruitment activities and the engagement of prospective applicants, UEB welcomed the positive level of interest in the June and July Open Days.

    • During discussion, UEB raised and/or noted the following points:

      • The next indicator of intention to study after tuition fee deposits was registration with the ELTC for pre-sessional programmes.

  2. Closed Minute and Paper

  3. Closed Minute and Paper

  4. Closed Minute and Paper

  5. Round Table

    • UCU Congress: KL reported on the UCU Congress, including the motions denied and passed.

    • Times Higher Impact Rankings: TW reported that the º£½ÇÉçÇø was ranked 42 in the world in its first participation in the exercise, which measured universities against the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs).

    • WUN Conference: GV updated UEB on the recent event.

    • Industrial Action: IW provided an update on the latest developments.

    • Research Entities Review: SH reminded UEB of the deadline for returning submissions.