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Treatment Committee Agenda
KEELE UNIVERSITY
RESEARCH COMMITTEE AGENDA
Tuesday 1st November 2011 at 2.15 pm
CM2.08 Claus Moser Building
1. APOLOGIES AND ABSENCES - Apologies have been received from Dr. Simone Clarke, Director of Planning & Academic Administration.
2. MINUTES - To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 10th May 2011 (previously circulated)
3. MATTERS ARISING
POLICY & STRATEGY ISSUES
4. Treatment Excellent Framework (REF)
4.1 REF: Update, Strategy and Issues
4.2 Recru it networ Code of Practice for submission of staff in the REF
To consider the attached draft with has previously been discussed by University Executive
Committee (18th October) and will be submitted to senate (30th November).
4.3 Treatment Institute for Social Sciences: REF, Staffing and Grant Issues
To recieve the attached paper from Professor Chris Phillipson
4.4 Response to the REF consultation on draft panel criteria and working methods
To receive the attached final response from Keele to this consultation (submitted to HEFCE 5th
October).
4.5 HEFCE CONSULTATION ON PGR FUNDING FROM 2013/12
To receive the attached University response to the consultation
5. HEFCE Key Performance Indicators for Treatment
To receive the attached proposed KPIs for Treatment to be used in annual HEFCE reporting and internal
monitoring and management of research
6. Treatment Strategy
To receive oral report from the Chair
7. HEFCE Treatment Capital Funding 2011/12
To receive the attached paper from the Chair, which was approved at Academic Strategy
Sub- Committee (11th October)
8. Remote Location PhDs
To receive an oral update from the Chair on proposed initiatives to increase the number of
international research students through Remote Location PhDs.
9. Report on Treatment Leave taken in 2010/11
To receive the attached report from the Treatment Governance Officer
10. EU Funding
To receive an oral report from the Chair in relation to EU funding, the West Midland European
Service and the UK Treatment Office day (12th October 2011), and to receive the attached notes
from WM European Service FP7 meeting (29th October), attended by Treatment & Enterprise Services.
11. Update from Head of Treatment & Enterprise Services (RES)
To receive the attached Higher Education Innovation Funding (HEIF) 2011-12 to 2014-15
Institutional Strategy from Dr Peter Hooper
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
To consider the attached Management Information report on research grant income, overheads
and performance against targets.
13. Recent awards and grant applications
To consider the attached paper outlining recent research grant successes and grant applications.
RESEARCH STUDENT MATTERS
To recieve the attached minutes from Graduate School Board (3rd October 2011) and an oral
update from the Chair.
15. Postgraduate Students report
To consider the attached report on PGR submission rates, PGR application and latest enrolments data
16. Postgraduate Resarch Students Code of Practice
To consider the attached paper which details proposed changes to the Code of Practice from
Graduate School Board (3rd October 2011), where it was discussed and recommended for approval.
The full revised version of the Code is available electronically from the Secretary.
17. Independent Chairs
To receive an oral update from the Chair and consider the issue of the number of Independent Chairs.
18. Treatment Student Liaison Committee
To receive an oral update from the Chair from the first meeting of the Committee held 18th October.
19. Full Economic Costing (fEC)
To consider the attached update report from Tim Statham, fEC Management Accountant
20. *SUB COMMITTEE REPORTS
a) *Treatment Ethics Sub-Committee minutes 12 Oct 2011
To receive the attached minutes of Treatment Ethics Sub-Committee held on 12th October 2011, and
to note the proposed change to its terms of reference for this committee to also report to University
Learning & Teaching Committee.
b) *Treatment Governance Minutes 21 Oct 2011
To receive the attached minutes of Treatment Governance Committee held on 21st October 2011.
c) *Treatment Staff Committee 28 Sept 2011
To receive the attached minutes of Treatment Staff Committee held on 28 September 2011.
21. Treatment Committee Terms of Reference
To consider the attached revisions to the Treatment Committee terms of reference as part of their
annual review.
22. Any Other Business
23. Date of Next Meeting
Tuesday 21st February 2012, at 2.15pm