Academic excellence for business and the professions

Annual Report 2012 In this Annual Report you will find videos of some of City’s senior figures Investing in the future discussing the path ahead for City. If you have an iPhone, iPad or Android device, download the Aurasma app and follow City University ’s channel. Whenever you see the icon above, scan over the accompanying photograph with your device to view the video. The videos are also available to view on our website, at www.city.ac.uk/2012annualreport.

2012 was another fine year for City University City is a special place in the world of higher London as implementation of our Strategic Plan education. We’re a leading global university, gathered pace. We are firmly on track to being a committed to academic excellence, focused on leading global university positioned among the business and the professions and located in top two per cent of universities in the world. the heart of a great global city.

Under Professor Curran’s leadership we have made We are proud of our Victorian heritage and value significant investments in people, particularly our roots in the Northampton Institute, the Inns City University London is world-leading academic staff, our estate, our of Court School of Law and Saint Bartholomew’s in the top 5% of universities infrastructure and our libraries. I encourage College of Nursing. Our links with the City of in the world and in the you to read about them and the positive effects London are strong, through our Chancellor, the they are having on City, our global academic Lord Mayor and the Livery Companies, which top 30 in the UK (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2012/13 standing and our stature as a major employer have long supported us in many ways and over and Times Higher Education Table of Tables 2012/13 respectively) and thought-leader in London. many years.

I am particularly proud of our world-leading We have come a long way since gaining University and internationally-excellent research title in 1966. We are now among the top five per performance. This is reassuring as the thrust of cent of universities in the world and the top 30 Top 10 for starting salaries our development is to strengthen further our universities in the UK. (Which? University) academic excellence while retaining our traditional strengths in providing education focused on and Our research in 15 subject areas is comparable relevant to business and the professions. with the very best in the world and fortunately, in the increasingly competitive higher education 9th in the UK for Research performance is a major determinant of sector, our courses are popular, not least because graduate-level jobs universities’ reputations and will be even more we are in the top 10 in the UK for both graduate (The Sunday Times University Guide 2013) relevant in 2013 as UK universities prepare for level employment and starting salaries. the Research Excellence Framework which will decide core ‘quality-related’ funding for the next We are busy implementing our Strategic Plan to few years. We are building towards an excellent achieve our Vision for City in 2016. Through the submission and I look forward to sharing the dedication of our staff and major investments in 130,000 alumni across results with you. 170 academic staff and up to £165M in our estate 188 countries and our infrastructure we will be a leading global We are especially grateful to the Lord Mayors university, ranked among the top two per cent in of London, Sir and the world and recognised globally for the quality Alderman , for their dedication to of our education, research and enterprise. supporting the education of our students as our Research in 15 areas of Chancellors. I hope you enjoy reading about our achievements in education, research and academic activity assessed And I would like to take this opportunity to thank enterprise and our contributions to the City, as being of a quality our other friends and supporters. Some of you Islington, London and the world. comparable with the very have been with us since our foundation in 1894, best in the world others since we gained University status in 1966 (2008 Research Assessment Exercise) and yet others more recently. We appreciate your friendship and I look forward to your support through 2013, which I am sure will be another Professor successful year. Vice-Chancellor Over 1,800 staff from 70 countries

Mr Rob Woodward Pro-Chancellor, Chair of Council

On the cover: Professor John Fothergill, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research & Enterprise), with Jo Bradford, Director of the Research Office, at the entrance to City’s College Building 3

Contents

4 Investing in our five year plan

8 Investing in research

12 Investing in our community

14 Investing in our students

18 Investing in enterprise

20 Investing in our global reputation

22 City leaders

24 Rewarding achievement

26 Investing in our alumni relations

28 Financial summary: 2012

30 The year ahead

PhD students from the School of Informatics and the School of Health Sciences working in the new Graduate School Library Centre “Investing in academic talent creates a virtuous circle, in which quality attracts quality.”

Professor Richard Verrall, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Strategy & Planning) in the University Building Investing in our five year plan 5

Investing in our five year plan

City’s Strategic Plan

2012 The five year investment programme, approved in March, targets three main areas for investment: In both the Strategic Plan and the Vision that inspired it, the idea of pride emerges again and • The recruitment of excellent academics again. For our academic and professional staff, • The University’s estate, property and facilities the Plan inspires greater institutional self- confidence; a recognition of City’s strengths • The information systems and services and status as a leading centre for education, infrastructure to support our commitment research and enterprise. For City students, it aims to academic excellence. to ensure graduates regard City as an essential By the end of 2012, several exciting investment feature of their personal ‘brand’ as they build projects that will make a real difference to the life their careers; and feel proud of their connections of the University were already taking shape. to City long after they have left the corridors of Northampton Square. A virtuous circle: the recruitment of excellent academics So how is the Plan structured? From the earliest articulation of the City Vision, With three strategic themes of education, the recruitment of outstanding international research and enterprise, the Plan covers the academic staff was a key priority. Investing in full range of the University’s academic activity, academic talent creates a virtuous circle, in while its enabling themes emphasise community, which quality attracts quality: the brightest physical presence and effective leadership. students are attracted in greater numbers to The implementation is being driven by eight a University with an outstanding academic work streams, each led by members of the reputation, which can only be built by academic University Executive Committee, including Deans staff who are leaders in their fields. Work to and Heads of Professional Services. Already increase the number of City academics in this the benefits are being felt and you can see category began before the approval of the Plan: evidence throughout this Annual Report that the in this first phase, some 55 academics were Strategic Plan is informing and inspiring new recruited. Between March and December, 48 activity across the University, providing clarity more were recruited and activity will continue of focus for both our ‘business as usual’ and through 2013, with a goal of recruiting an new initiatives. additional 58.

To hear more from Professor Verrall about how City is bringing its Strategic Plan to life, scan the photograph on page 4 using the Aurasma app on your smart device or visit www.city.ac.uk/2012annualreport/strategy. 6 Investing in our five year plan

Investing in the future: Information Services

Improving the University’s Information Technology and Library provision is crucial to virtually every aspect of the Strategic Plan. Students coming to City rightfully demand libraries that provide the resources needed for their learning; IT facilities that are extensive and up-to-date; and IT support that enables them to study when and where they prefer. Outstanding IT and Library facilities are also crucial if the University is to support academic staff as they engage in research and enterprise.

Significant progress in both of these areas was made during 2012. In time for the new academic Building the Vision: investing in the estate year in September, extended opening hours for the libraries were agreed. We introduced new During 2012, we invested more than £15 million assistive technology laboratories and a Financial in improving the University estate: much of Resources Suite equipped with state-of-the-art the School of Health Sciences, together with Bloomberg terminals and Thomson Reuters PCs. many Professional Services teams, moved to We also overhauled the University’s wireless 1 Myddelton Street, the latest addition to the internet provision and introduced “eduroam”, estate. With the founding of the City Graduate a service that allows staff and students to access School (see page 17 for more information) came wireless internet at participating institutions the Graduate School Library Centre, located in around the world. In addition, the IT Service Desk the heart of the University Building and already established 24 hour telephone support, 365 days a a popular space for the University’s research year for staff and students. students. At the end of the year, The City Law By September, City Research Online, a digital School moved to a reconfigured space in the archive of research and enterprise output from Innovation Centre, adjacent to the Social Sciences City University London staff, had grown to Building. Law students and staff, together with contain more than 1,000 full text papers and their counterparts in the School of Arts & Social 25,000 bibliographic records. New Research Sciences, now have easy access to the Social Support Librarians joined the University and Sciences Building, which has an impressive new the libraries have also invested in a range of entrance, reception and events space. resources for research to enhance our support The developments of 2012 offer an exciting infrastructure for this area of University life. preview to the Estate Plan, which will see the During 2013, the University will be delivering investment of up to £130M in City’s buildings several new projects. To name just two, there and facilities. During 2012, design work began will be substantial investment in the libraries’ on new lecture spaces in the University Building, collections of printed and electronic books and the expansion of the undergraduate facilities for subscriptions to journals and databases; and the and the refurbishment of introduction of single sign-on technology will the Tait Building: building work will commence allow staff and students to access University IT on these and other projects during 2013. Longer resources seamlessly. term, the Estate Plan includes the redevelopment of the front entrance atrium (shown in the visual above) and a new iconic building on the south- east corner of the main University campus, at the Professor Richard Verrall corner of Sebastian Street and . Pro Vice-Chancellor (Strategy & Planning)

Dr Riccardo Montana, Dr Marios Costa and Dr Grietje Baars of The in the Innovation Centre, the School’s new home Dr Riccardo Montana, Dr Marios Costa and Dr Grietje Baars of The City Law School in the Innovation Centre, the School’s new home “City has the energy, determination, resources and plans to transform its research performance.”

Investing in research

The lifeblood of the University

While the education landscape continues to The results will be published at the end of In the REF, we again expect to submit about half shift, our role remains fundamentally the same: 2014, determining core research funding from our staff, but with the expectation that most of universities are discoverers, generators and 2015/16. Research outputs (mainly publications), the publications included in the submission will disseminators of knowledge. The fascination of the impact of research and the quality of the be assessed at this level. To monitor this process, research drives academics to new insights and research environment will be assessed for each of our Schools have established REF strategy understandings. And the benefits are passed far 13 research areas across City and assigned a “star” panels whose decisions are calibrated by expert beyond our new generations of students. In the rating. We expect to submit the work of more than external reviewers. Academics’ publications have words of the forthcoming Research Excellence 300 staff and have been carefully ensuring that been assessed by an “annual research quality Framework (REF), research may “benefit the each has sufficient publications deemed to be monitoring” (ARQM) exercise. The most recent economy, society, culture, public policy or rated at the prestigious 4* (“world leading”) or 3* ARQM showed that 31% of academic staff had services, health, the environment and the (“internationally excellent”) levels. We will also at least four 4* or 3* publications published quality of life”. Clearly then, research is the submit approximately 50 “impact case studies” between 2008 and 2011, an improvement over the lifeblood of the University and City’s Strategic describing how City’s research has made an 21% reported the previous year. We expect the Plan recognises research as central to improving impact beyond academia. position will improve further when publications its academic reputation and being a defining from 2012 are taken into account in the next feature of its culture. City appointed Professor Attracting the world’s best minds ARQM. Through the investment in excellent John Fothergill as Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research academic staff and research students and the As part of our ambition to transform research & Enterprise) in August. Here he summarises development of our estate and facilities, City will within City, we have embarked on a sector- our ambitious plan for research and our significantly enhance its research reputation. leading recruitment drive for research-excellent achievements in 2012. academics. At the end of 2012 about 100 such To hear more from Professor Fothergill and the academic staff featured on City, like virtually all UK universities, is preparing academics had been appointed and we expect this figure to rise to about 170 as we approach the page 11, scan the photo on this page to make an excellent submission to the REF at using the Aurasma app on your smart device or visit REF. In the last RAE, we submitted about half our the end of November 2013. The REF is the new www.city.ac.uk/2012annualreport/research. system for assessing research quality; it replaces academic staff, with about half of the submitted the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). research activity assessed as 4* or 3*.

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Greater recognition for research Making an impact locally, City is also leading the largest study into tele- staff and students nationally and internationally care and tele-health, which involves the use of technological devices to monitor patient health Research students contribute greatly to We can take great pride in our rich and diverse remotely. Of the research, the Prime Minister the research environment: their talent, research output. Below are just some of the commented, “We’ve done the trial, it’s been a inquisitiveness and vitality energises the research pioneering projects that have raised City’s huge success and now we’re on a drive to roll environment. In recognition of their needs, we profile in many important spheres of influence. this out nationwide with an aim to improve three have founded the City Graduate School under million lives over the next five years.” Professor A report by Professor Joseph Lampel and the leadership of Professor Ken Grattan (for more Stanton Newman, Dean of the School of Health Professor Ajay Bhalla of Cass Business School, information on the Graduate School, please see Sciences, indicated it is promising that the initial which found that employee-owned businesses page 17). Research staff now benefit from new results are already influencing health policy. terms and conditions which introduce parity are more resilient than conventionally structured with academic staff in key areas. With these companies, has been incorporated into official The Biomedical Engineering Research Group initiatives it is pleasing to note that we have Government policy. The Department for Business, has developed a new transducer and evaluated received an HR Excellence in Research Award Innovation & Skills commissioned the report, it for the non-invasive treatment of heart from the European Commission recognising the which showed that domestic mergers and arrhythmias. The ultrasound transducer creates University’s alignment with the principles of the acquisitions provide an average short-term precisely-focussed lesions in the heart muscle EC’s European Charter for Researchers and Code boost of £178M to the UK economy. resulting in the cessation of cardiac arrhythmias. of Conduct of their Recruitment. Another patented transducer from the School of Research by Professor Philip Thomas in the Engineering & Mathematical Sciences, developed School of Engineering & Mathematical Sciences Making research income a priority by Professor Tong Sun and Professor Ken Grattan has informed a report to help the UK Government through a project funded by the EPSRC, improves As part of the Research and Enterprise work and the nuclear industry make policy and the ability to spot early warning signs of corrosion stream to implement the Strategic Plan, projects investment decisions regarding nuclear power. inside concrete structures, which can be the initiated in 2012 included “Increasing Research His research assessed the impact of future power cause of large-scale disruptions such as that and Enterprise Income” and “A Roadmap for plants on human mortality and took into account caused by the closure of the Hammersmith Enterprise”. We will prioritise research income the fuel supply chain, construction, operation flyover in 2012. in 2013 by building on our track record of and decommissioning. The findings showed that successful grant applications. For example, in coal power has the highest impact mainly due With increasing investment in people and 2011/12, success rates for grant applications to the effects of pollution emissions and that facilities, we can expect to see many more from the Engineering and Physical Sciences nuclear has the lowest impact. achievements such as these, placing City Research Council (EPSRC) were 53%, one of centre stage as a hub of excellence in the highest in the sector. The overall income international research. from research grants and contracts during this period was £7.6M, which was in accord with the Strategic Plan. Professor John Fothergill Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research & Enterprise)

PhD students working in the field of Language and Communication Sciences discuss their research in the University Library Welcoming new academic staff

By the end of 2012, over 100 academic staff had been recruited as part of City’s investment in academic excellence. Here we introduce a small selection of them.

Professor Susan Ayers Professor Andrew Choo Professor Jean-Pascal Gond

Professor Ayers joined City in October as Professor Choo joined The City Law School Professor Gond joined Cass Business School Professor of Maternal and Child Health. as Professor of Law in November. Prior to his as Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility Her research interests include women’s mental appointment at City, he held professorships of in September. He previously held academic health during pregnancy and after birth and law at Brunel University and the University of positions at HEC Montréal and Nottingham improving quality of care and outcome at Warwick. His research interests include evidence University Business School. His research uses very pre-term birth. In her research on mental and procedure, especially criminal evidence. organisation theory and economic sociology health, she has explored the prevalence, causes, His published work, including numerous articles to investigate corporate social responsibility impact, screening and treatment of anxiety and and books, has been cited in the decisions of (CSR). He has examined the roles of standards post-traumatic stress disorder in pregnant and various appellate courts, including those of the and metrics in the institutionalisation of CSR in postnatal women. House of Lords and the UK Supreme Court. the financial marketplace and in corporations and the variations of CSR across varieties of capitalism.

Professor Michael Bromley Professor Martin Conway

Professor Conway joined City in April Professor Bromley joined City from the University Professor Jens Perch Nielsen of Queensland as Professor of International as Head of the Department of Psychology and Journalism in June. He has educated students in Associate Dean for Research in the School of Arts Professor Nielsen joined City in September as journalism at universities in the UK, Australia & Social Sciences. He was previously Head of the Professor of Actuarial Science. His research and the USA, where he was the prestigious Departments of Psychology at the Universities of explores topics including non-life insurance Howard R Marsh Visiting Professor of Bristol, Durham and Leeds. He is a world-leading and pensions, using the fundamentals of Journalism at the University of Michigan. cognitive psychologist and his current research mathematical statistics and finance to bring His research interests include journalism focuses on autobiographical memory; impairments transparency to products that have often been practices, investigative journalism, journalism of memory following brain injury; disruptions complex and expensive to the customer. He education, citizen journalism and the of memory in psychiatric illness; changes in has also examined how intermediaries such as socio‑cultural uses of journalism. memory across the lifespan; the self and memory; reinsurance and pensions companies can be motivation and memory; emotion and memory excluded from the insurance industry. and expert legal testimony on memory.

Professor Adrian Cheok

Dr Yannis Pappas Professor Cheok will join City in April 2013 Dr Anthony Evans as Professor of Pervasive Computing. He was Dr Pappas joined the School of Health Sciences in previously based at Keio University, Japan. His Dr Evans joined City as Lecturer in Air Transport March as Director of Postgraduate Programmes in work explores mixed reality, human-computer Management in September. He was previously Health Services Research. Prior to joining City, he interfaces, wearable computers and ubiquitous based at the NASA Ames Research Center in was Deputy Director of the Research Design Service computing, fuzzy systems, embedded systems and California, where he worked on mitigating the at Imperial College London and Head of Education power electronics. He founded the Mixed Reality environmental impact of aviation. He has also for the Hammersmith and Fulham Primary Care Lab at the National University of Singapore. held posts at the and at Trust. His expertise is in health services research the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. and public health and his work contributes to the delivery of more accessible and responsive care for patients in the UK and internationally. Investing in research 11

Research highlights in 2012

Professor Alan Simpson Professor Jo Wood

Professor of Collaborative Mental Health Professor of Visual Analytics, Nursing, School of Health Sciences School of Informatics As is clear from his title, Professor Alan In January, Professor Jo Wood (pictured bottom Simpson (pictured top right) regards right) won City’s 2012 University Research collaboration and user involvement in mental Competition. As his work demonstrates, the health practice and education as crucial for both purpose of visual analytics is to help make improving treatment and the research process. sense of information generated in an increasingly digitised world. Professor Simpson joined City in 2001 and has helped place the University in the vanguard Incredibly, humanity now produces as of research into the power of collaboration. much raw data in 48 hours as it managed to As part of his examination of the therapeutic accumulate in its entire history to 2003. potential of collaboration, Professor Simpson But, as Professor Wood is keen to point out, recently completed a randomised controlled not all of this outpouring of information may trial, designed to study whether peer support be especially useful. provided by service users will help patients cope better following discharge from psychiatric Describing visual analytics as valuable to hospital. The project yielded good qualitative anybody who wants to make pictures out of evidence suggesting that people who received complex data sets, Professor Wood leads modules peer support found it very helpful. Meanwhile, on data visualisation for students in the School the peer support workers themselves reported of Informatics and across the University. His higher levels of confidence, self-esteem and recent research project with Transport for understanding of their own recovery. London considered the behaviour of users of the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme, turning data from The Mental Health Research team also conducted some 18,000,000 journeys into a fascinating research into the physical health needs of snapshot of travel patterns in the capital. The people with severe mental illness, leading to the resulting computer animation is both a feat of development of interventions aimed at improving number crunching and a beautiful, fluid work of the wellbeing of this especially vulnerable group. art. More important than aesthetics, however, is Professor Simpson’s own research extends to the the potential to use this deeper understanding student experience and tracks the relationship to inform the placement of new bicycle docking between emotional intelligence and the progress stations and help match supply and demand of mental health nursing students over several across the network. years. The collaborative theme is also reflected in an initiative developed in partnership with Professor Wood’s background in cartography the East London Foundation NHS Trust, which can be seen throughout his research. His spatial has funded several of its senior clinicians to tree maps, which simplify geographical aspects to undertake the MSc in Health Services Research create space for the presentation of demographic at City. Attending the team’s fortnightly research data, have enabled Leicestershire County Council meeting and contributing their own experiences to evaluate better the need for public transport and insight to the discussion, these ‘clinical in the region, while analysis of London’s 2010 academics’ embody the spirit that informs local elections offered a provocative glimpse Professor Simpson’s work. of the factors influencing voter behaviour. 12 Investing in the community

Investing in our community

Reaching out from EC1 to Ethiopia

2012 saw the University actively involved in many Community volunteering: City students Law Society recognition for community projects. Some of these took place volunteer for a huge range of charities and City’s legal volunteer here on our doorstep in central London, while community organisations across London. The others saw students and staff travelling as far Community Volunteering service has a dedicated Paul Heron, a solicitor and postgraduate afield as sub-Saharan Africa. This work shows website, http://volunteering.city.ac.uk, which student at The City Law School, was awarded City at its best, with our staff and students using helps coordinate the activities of over 1,000 the prestigious title of ‘In-House Lawyer of the their initiative, skills and knowledge to improve registered students. There are also over 300 Year’ at the Law Society Excellence Awards lives and spread learning. Here are some of the organisations registered on the site and in 2012 2012. He was recognised for his role at Hackney highlights of our community work over the past the most popular activities included: supporting Community Law Centre (HCLC) where he 12 months. children who are being bullied through specialises in advising marginalised people e-mentoring (Beatbullying); working to support who will not use mainstream services. His Partnerships and projects in families with members in prison (Prisons Advice clients include asylum seekers, teenagers under the local community & Care Trust) and working on a legal advice the Children’s Act, people with mental health helpline (Release) to support drug users. problems and victims of domestic violence. Paul’s Our Student Development and Outreach team work is an excellent example of a City student ensures that we are engaged in a steady stream The Development and Outreach team has also using their specialist skills to make a valuable of projects with local schools, colleges, voluntary been very active in developing a professional contribution to the community. organisations and employers. The team’s core mentoring scheme: see page 27 for more work includes community volunteering, Widening information on this work. Helping Hanna’s Orphans Homes Participation and professional mentoring. City is in Ethiopia particularly proud of its relationship with the City Supporting future F1 racing stars of London Academy Islington and the Student Since 2009 City University London’s Cass Development and Outreach team. Together with There are few more exciting or glamorous Business School has been supporting Hanna’s senior representatives of the University, team applications of science and engineering than Orphans Homes in Ethiopia which were founded members work closely with staff and students at those on display in Formula 1 racing. In 2012 the and are run by Hanna Teshome, a resident of the Academy to support student achievement and University was keen to continue its support for F1 Addis Ababa. In recent years students and staff raise aspirations. in Schools, an annual educational challenge in from Cass have raised more than £30,000 for the which more than 20 million young people across charity and each summer Cass provides funding Widening Participation: as an educational the world work in teams to design, build, test and for students and staff to travel to Ethiopia, visit institution, it is only natural to want to make race miniature Formula 1 cars. the orphanage and teach at its summer school. learning available to as many people as possible, especially to those from disadvantaged City hosted almost 200 school children in In 2012 two members of Cass staff and two backgrounds. So as part of our Widening February for the London and South East England students travelled to Ethiopia to spend two weeks Participation programme in 2012 we expanded Regional Final. Following the event, we awarded at the orphanage to see how the funds were our Winter, Spring and Summer Schools and gave a three-year scholarship to Edward Talboys to being used and to help out with teaching and over 300 secondary school pupils chances to study for a BEng in Automotive and Motorsport language skills. Cass will continue to support the experience an intensive week-long taster course Engineering. City’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor charity in 2013, by raising more funds, boosting of a university subject. We also hosted visits Paul Curran said: “We are very pleased to be its profile and providing specialist skills from from London primary schools and our student continuing our relationship with F1 in Schools volunteers. ambassadors met almost 340 primary school and we strongly support its objective to help children, giving them a first taste of university change perceptions of science, technology, life. Other successful school activities included engineering and mathematics”. career education sessions, one-to-one tutoring sessions and subject-based ‘masterclasses’ for Year 12 students. Over 180 City students work as Student Ambassadors to develop these activities. Exporting our engineering skills to improve lives in sub-Saharan Africa

In 2012 a group of City engineering students gave their time and expertise to support Developing Technologies, a charity co-founded by Professor Keith Pullen of the School of Engineering & Mathematical Sciences in 2001. The organisation draws on engineering resources at UK universities to support indigenous communities and development agencies around the world.

In recent years our students have contributed by developing a moulding process for recycling plastic bags into marketable roofing and floor tiles and designing and constructing a bicycle ambulance. Last year, two fourth year Mechanical Engineering students, Funmi Odusanya and Priya Talwar, worked on an Alternative Transport Service Vehicle (ATSV): a low-cost vehicle for helping poor families in rural areas to transport their farm produce and purchases to and from local markets. The ATSV has been in development over the last three years and a prototype vehicle is currently being manufactured.

More information on the work of Developing Technologies is available on the charity’s website: www.developingtechnologies.wordpress.com

“City is particularly proud of its relationship with the Academy”

From top: staff and student volunteers in the City Garden; young people participating in a taster course in Optometry; Team Jab, the youngest team to participate in the Regional Final of F1 in Schools; a Cass student with residents of Hanna’s Orphans Home in Ethiopia Professor David Bolton, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, with course representatives from the BSc (Hons) International Politics in the atrium of the Social Sciences Building

Investing in our students

Ensuring we continue to attract the world’s best young talent

With an iconic presence in one of the world’s Outperforming the sector Listening to the student voice leading economic and cultural centres, we have a head start on many universities in attracting Despite this increasingly competitive Naturally the views of students themselves are a high calibre students. Our reputation also plays environment, we succeeded in recruiting to 2011 primary influence on our initiatives to improve a key role, as do our rapidly growing list of levels at AAB or above and again increased our the student experience at City. In 2012 nearly world-class academics and excellent facilities. average entry qualifications in line with our aim 500 students helped their colleagues as course But standing still is not an option, especially in to exceed 400 tariff points. There was good news representatives in formal and informal ways an era of flux. So what are we doing to build on at postgraduate level too. Increases in many fees to implement improvements to courses and our reputation? Professor David Bolton, Deputy did not affect postgraduate recruitment materially education, while our Students’ Union Sabbatical Vice-Chancellor, outlines our progress in 2012 and we exceeded our targets. We ended 2012 Officers played a key role in shaping the student and explains how our Strategic Plan will boost with competition for undergraduate students and education-related aspects of our Strategic the educational experience for students. increasing further, as quotas were removed Plan. In our student survey campaign, we made for those with ABB or above, but with our 2013 important improvements in timing and staff There is no doubt that these are challenging applications running at a few per cent ahead of and student involvement in survey promotion times in the world of higher education. The start the sector overall. and thereby achieved our highest ever National of 2012 saw UK undergraduate education facing Student Survey participation at 72% for third profound changes. The press understandably year undergraduates and among the highest concentrated on the impact on university participation rates in the sector for our internal applications as fees rose to £9,000 for most surveys for other years at 25%. undergraduate courses. However, universities themselves were also concerned with the implications of the removal of entrant ‘quotas’ for students with ‘A’ levels at grades AAB or above.

To hear more from Professor Bolton on how we are investing in our students and their education, scan the photograph on this page using the Aurasma app on your smart device or visit www.city.ac.uk/2012annualreport/education. Investing in our students 15

“Despite a competitive environment, we increased our average entry qualifications in line with our aim to exceed 400 tariff points”

A satisfying result in the Educational highlights in 2012 An objective view on our National Student Survey student experience • Our Learning at City conference in June The National Student Survey (NSS) gathers focused on assessment and feedback and The year ended with the publication of the opinions from final year undergraduates on the culminated with the award of 49 University findings of our Institutional Review, undertaken quality of their courses. It is the most visible Learning and Teaching Prizes. These included by the Quality Assurance Agency. The Review is indicator of student satisfaction and is crucial for the Student Voice Award, which received more a government-sponsored external assessment our academic staff, who can learn about student than 200 student nominations for individual of quality and standards for universities and is opinions of their performance and develop their academic staff. undertaken every four to six years by a Review approach to education accordingly. In 2012, Team of senior academic staff and a student. • The academic staff development programme, our overall result rose by one percentage point, the MA in Academic Practice, had more with 79 per cent of our students indicating that The Review Team visited, assessed evidence and than 100 participants in 2012 and many other overall they were satisfied with their courses. met students and staff. The University received staff undertook individual development, The Cass Business School undergraduate a positive result, meeting UK expectations for including in use of learning technologies and programme continued to perform well and academic standards and learning opportunities. assessment practices. Mechanical Engineering; Speech and Language We were pleased that the ‘recommendations’ for Therapy; and Psychology moved into the UK’s • Our new virtual learning environment, further action reflected our own thinking, for top 20 per cent for their subjects. Alongside Moodle, entered its second academic year. example in strengthening quality arrangements the National Student Survey, we also collect Moodle now supports more than 5,600 modules within our partnerships. The Team identified feedback from students for every module offered: and becomes ever more popular with staff and numerous areas of good practice, including this involves the collection and analysis of more students, with many staff undertaking specific our proactive approach to engaging students in than 800 modules per term with between 15 and development projects to enhance their use. improving the quality of their experience. 500 students studying each module. • More publicly, there are more than 30 City Building on a successful formula collections now available on iTunesU. With Investment to boost the over 370 episodes we can see that many By the end of 2012, we were attracting student experience prospective students and parents view them ever better qualified students who, quite before visiting us or applying to us. The Strategic Plan set a broad scope for rightfully, demand more and more from their City enhancement of our educational activities. • We also concentrated on our physical learning experience. Everything is in place to meet these During 2012, we undertook further extensive environment. During 2012, two rooms were challenges: recruitment and development of consultation work with staff and students to adjusted to become ‘dynamic learning high-calibre academic staff, focused investment agree a series of initiatives aimed at improving spaces’ for use by lecturers and students, with in IT, services, facilities and the estate, student- our educational performance and student different furniture, write-on walls, flexible space centred educational and student experience experience. A Working Group of Senate chaired configuration and enhanced network coverage initiatives and involvement of our students in all by the Students’ Union President focused on the to encourage more participative approaches to projects. As a result, we can be confident that the development of our student community. Arising learning. These pilot rooms are being used to quality of experience for City students in future from its recommendations, all undergraduates inform the design of the new rooms envisaged will be better than ever. will have the opportunity to be mentored (or in the Estate Plan. ‘buddied’) by an alumnus or other relevant peer. Other new initiatives include an overhaul of our Professor David Bolton arrangements for individual contact and advice Deputy Vice-Chancellor for students on their programmes, including personal tutoring and a comprehensive review of how information channels and communication work for all our students. We also deployed additional resources to improve the Career & Skills Development Service during 2012. 16 Investing in our students

School leadership

2012 saw several new arrivals in key leadership positions. We welcomed a new Dean of the School of Arts & Social Sciences and appointed new Deans of The City Law School, Cass Business School and the Schools of Engineering & Mathematical Sciences and Informatics, all of whom will assume their positions in 2013. School of Health Sciences The City Law School Professor Stanton Newman Professor Carl Stychin

Professor Newman has been Dean of the Professor Stychin was appointed Dean of The City School of Health Sciences since 2010. Prior Law School in December. Originally from North to joining City, he was Director of the Unit of America, he joined City from the University of Health Psychology and Behavioural Medicine at Reading, where he served as Dean of the Faculty University College London. His research examines of Economics and Social Sciences and Pro School of Arts & Social Sciences the psychological and social issues surrounding Vice-Chancellor (Enterprise). Professor Stychin’s physical illness and its treatment and considers research has considered the relationship between Professor Andrew Jones the management of chronic disease, the role law and sexual orientation; tort law and law and Professor Jones became Dean of the newly merged of self-management and the introduction of popular culture, citizenship and identity. School of Arts & Social Sciences in September. technologies. He was previously Head of the Department of Geography, Environment and Development School of Engineering & Studies at Birkbeck, University of London. His Mathematical Sciences and research is interdisciplinary and considers the School of Informatics internationalisation of professional industries into emerging economies. He has also explored Professor Roger Crouch volunteering in the context of globalisation and Professor Crouch will join City in April 2013 the nature of global knowledge management. Cass Business School from Durham University as Conjoint Dean of the student skills and an entrepreneurial mindset. Professor Steve Haberman Schools of Engineering & Mathematical Sciences and Informatics. He will succeed Professor Chris Professor Haberman was appointed Dean Atkin, Interim Dean of the School of Engineering Elect of Cass Business School in October and & Mathematical Sciences and Professor Kevin succeeded Richard Gillingwater in January 2013. Jones, Interim Dean of the School of Informatics. An Actuarial Scientist, his research has centred Professor Crouch is Head of the School of on statistical models for mortality dynamics and Engineering and Computing Sciences at Durham forecasting, allowing for improved simulation and his research considers the structural analysis methods and new classes of models. He has also and thermo-mechanics of nuclear reactors. explored the calculation of compensation for loss of earnings for personal injury cases, using multiple state modelling techniques to estimate work-life dependency. Professor Ken Grattan, Dean of the City Graduate School, with PhD students in the University Library

The City Graduate School

Another landmark in 2012 was the establishment of the City Graduate School. Professor Ken Grattan, former Dean of the School of Engineering & Mathematical Sciences, was appointed the Professor Steve Stanton is rewarded Inaugural Dean of the School in August. Of the formation of the School, Professor Grattan noted for 35 years of innovation and leadership that “City’s Strategic Plan is ambitious in its research agenda and our research students make very important contributions to our research successes. The formation of the City Graduate School In July, Professor Steve Stanton was awarded at this time is a clear indicator of the University’s commitment to enhancing its research profile a National Teaching Fellowship by the Higher and enriching the learning experiences of our research students.” Education Academy (HEA), in recognition of his ‘highly valuable contribution to learning and The Graduate School works in collaboration with the University’s academic Schools and teaching’. Since joining City in 1977 Professor Professional Services to provide a range of support for research students including information Stanton has proven to be extremely popular with and advice on applications and funding opportunities; guidance on research degree policy and both staff and students. He has led curriculum regulation and research ethics and integrity; and knowledge of research expertise across the innovation within the Centre for Music Studies University. The School also provides training and development support for research students and through his role as Dean of Validation, has and early career researchers, working with Services including the Learning Development influenced the directions of degree courses at Centre, Library and Information Services, the Learning and Staff Development Unit, the Career several internationally-renowned conservatoires. and Skills Development Service, the Research Office and the Enterprise Office. The School has a key role to play in fostering the student community at City, providing opportunities for His interdisciplinary approach is evident through postgraduate research students to meet and interact with each other at events and symposia, his contributions to courses connected with City. share their research, receive feedback and gain invaluable transferable skills. He initiated the validation relationship with the Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Centre and In 2013, the Graduate School is hosting several high profile lectures, Researcher Development contributed to the design of groundbreaking days, a Research Symposium and several development workshops and seminars. Additionally, Masters and research programmes. the Graduate School administers the Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES), has launched the Graduate School Conference Attendance Fund and is developing support for Professor Craig Mahoney, Chief Executive of the initiatives led by research students. HEA, said: “The new Fellows we have created this year have all made highly valuable contributions to learning and teaching within their institutions and often more widely. Students expect (and deserve) the best possible learning experience during their time in higher education and staff such as National Teaching Fellows help to deliver this experience.” Investing in enterprise

Tech City leads the way

Few universities are as deeply embedded into The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games ‘Incubating’ innovation business life as City. Our Enterprise Office put East London firmly in the global spotlight provides the vital link between our Schools and and City maximised this opportunity, joining The London City Incubator supports the idea- commercial partners. The Enterprise Office helps forces with other sponsors to showcase Tech to-market process for some of City’s innovative us maximise the value of our research through City’s creative and cultural potential. We were technologies, as well as external technology commercialisation, consultancy and collaborative the university partner for Hackney House, a start-ups, by training postgraduate students research with industry. It also plays a key role unique urban pop-up space which hosted a series in commercialisation and matching them to in the provision of Continuing Professional of events with a focus on the digital economy, consultancy projects such as pricing strategies, Development and short courses; and enhances creative industries, tourism, fashion and food. market segmentation and value proposition the employability of our students and graduates We also contributed to TeenTech City, a validation. It also provides access through enterprise education, commercial project programme designed to raise awareness and to mentoring for aspiring entrepreneurs. work and support for start-ups. As Dr Sue O’Hare, aspirations among local school students; and we The Backscratchers case study (opposite) Director of the Enterprise Office explains, 2012 became a partner in the Digital Shoreditch festival illustrates how one of City’s student start- was an exciting year for Enterprise at City, as and the TechCityInsider.net website, delivering ups has benefited from this service. It also the team continued to facilitate the creation of news and analysis to the Tech City audience. highlights the Enterprise Education programme economic and social impact. Academic staff from several disciplines, CitySpark, a year-round extracurricular Taking City into Tech City including Information Management, Data programme for students developing skills and Visualisation, Human Computer Interaction an entrepreneurial mindset. A major focus this year has been engagement Design and Digital Journalism, contributed A £1 million success for our short courses with the Tech City cluster of digital media to Tech City in 2012, by delivering events, companies on City’s doorstep in Shoreditch and workshops and showcases to audiences ranging Evening and weekend short course provision . Tech City has been described by the from venture capitalists to school students and expanded again, driven by an intensive marketing Financial Times as the world’s fastest-growing award-winning software coders. campaign. During the year the programme digital business cluster: over the last two years attracted more than 3,000 students to over 100 this area of intensive enterprise, now comprising The University portfolio of spin-out courses and, for the first time, generated revenue over 3,200 firms, has won international companies has grown to eight of over £1 million. A demand for specialist recognition from major investors and the courses, particularly from Tech City, was met Government as a driver of economic growth for Alongside its work with the Tech City community, with the introduction of sector-related provision the UK. We anticipate that in the future it will take the Enterprise Office continued to help spin-out such as Advanced Digital Marketing, Digital an ever bigger place on the world stage. companies commercialise research taking place at the University. A new company, ResilSoft Film-making and Financial Modelling in Excel. City University London’s location, together with its Limited, was created to commercialise research We are well placed to build on these successes focus on academic excellence for business and the from the Centre for Software Reliability in the in 2013 and look forward to working with City’s professions, means that we are ideally placed to be School of Informatics into a software tool to newly-recruited academic staff and consolidating the natural education and innovation partner for reduce data errors in transactions. Meanwhile our involvement with Tech City. this vibrant community of entrepreneurs. three spin-out companies from the School of Health Sciences and the School of Engineering & Mathematical Sciences reached the landmark of their first sales during the year. The story of Dr Sue O’Hare one of these companies, Heliex Power, can be Director, Enterprise Office found in the case study opposite. Investing in our partnerships 19

Heliex Power Limited TheBackscratchers.com

Established in 2009, Heliex Power Limited 2012 was another successful year for City is a spin‑out from City’s Centre for Positive graduates Jody Osborne and Patrick Elliott and Displacement Compressor Technology, a their business venture – TheBackscratchers.com. recognised world‑leading centre of expertise. The pair came up with their business idea over a Based in East Kilbride, Scotland, the company pint in the local pub. At the time, Jody needed a now employs 15 people and made its first sales photographer for a gig and Patrick was looking for in December 2012. In 2012 Heliex raised a further a designer for his latest record. They realised that £5 million of investment funding to accelerate there was no platform where graphic designers, the development of its unique screw expander website builders, film-makers, performance technology which generates electrical power artists, musicians and other creative professionals using waste steam from industrial processes. could come together and exchange their skills. Pre-production machines are already in advanced TheBackscratchers.com, an invitation-only skills testing and the new tranche of funding will swap and project collaboration website for the accelerate production. More information on their creative community, was born. technology is available at www.heliexpower.com. Winners of CitySpark 2011, the University’s Heliex’s latest success coincides with the fiftieth student enterprise competition, Jody and Patrick anniversary of the distinguished academic tenure at took full advantage of their prize: £2,500 in City of its co-founder, Professor Ian Smith. In 1995, cash, a desk space in the London City Incubator Professor Smith established the Centre for Positive and mentoring from established entrepreneurs. Displacement Compressor Technology that has In 2012 TheBackscratchers.com was selected been at the forefront of compressor and expander to participate in a prestigious Springboard technology ever since and ultimately paved the Accelerator programme providing seed funding way to the creation of Heliex Power Limited. of £15,000, office space and continued mentoring. Ultimately, Springboard gave Jody and Patrick a strong platform to launch their business.

City presence at Hackney House during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games International undergraduate students outside the newly-refurbished Clinical Skills Centre in the Tait Building

“In 2011/12 City welcomed a total of 520 Study Abroad students from home institutions in the United States, Germany and Brazil among other countries” Investing in our global reputation 21

Investing in our global reputation

International education and partnerships

As one of the most popular universities in the UK for international students and staff, City has long been proud of its global outlook. It’s entirely fitting, then, that the Strategic Plan should have internationalisation as one of its four key strategic themes. Professor Dinos Arcoumanis, Deputy Vice- Chancellor (International & Development) explains how, in 2012, we strengthened further our ties and partnerships with like-minded international institutions, while attracting the most able international undergraduates and postgraduates to study at City.

Strong growth in numbers of international students

In the current economic climate, attracting well- qualified international students is an imperative for WC2 representatives at the fifth meeting of the network in Mexico City in September almost all UK universities and we have proved very successful. In 2011/12 international undergraduate The WC2 network: a special Collaboration with other international and postgraduate applications to City rose by 14 global partnership centres of excellence and 17 per cent respectively compared to 2010/11. Establishing and nurturing international The WC2 network, together with City’s other International enrolment was similarly successful, partnerships is crucial to the strengthening of bilateral partnerships, benefits the University with 35 per cent more undergraduates and 3 per City’s position as a global institution committed in several ways. For the University’s students, cent more postgraduates beginning their studies to academic excellence and focused on business partnerships present the opportunity for studying than originally forecast. These successes reflected and the professions. One of the core elements of abroad as part of their degrees, helping them a year of intense activity by the International City’s internationalisation strategy is the World to improve their international employability. Recruitment team, whose members visited almost Cities World Class (WC2) Universities Network, In the 2011/12 academic year, City welcomed thirty countries, including key mature markets which was established in September 2010. The 520 Study Abroad students from institutions in such as China, India and Russia alongside new WC2 network is composed of members united by the United States, Germany and Brazil among markets such as Uganda, Luxembourg and Nepal, their locations in the hearts of major world cities, other countries. In 2013, there will be a greater to attend recruitment fairs and meet agents and their globally-recognised excellence in research emphasis on outbound student and staff mobility prospective students. and their shared commitment to the fostering of and the strong international partnerships City 2012 was a year in which university sponsorship deep and lasting strategic and academic links. has developed will play a key role. For academic of international students came under scrutiny. During 2012, the member institutions of the WC2 staff, collaboration across international borders In September, the United Kingdom Border network met twice. In March, the University of offers new areas for research and influences the Agency (UKBA) approved City University London’s Sao Paolo hosted a three-day meeting, during citations of their published work, often a key application for Highly Trusted Sponsor (HTS) which the four thematic clubs discussed factor in world university rankings. status, awarded to universities which achieve the opportunities for collaboration in education and highest level of compliance required by the UKBA. research. The fifth meeting of the WC2 network took place at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma Through 2013 we will continue to work with Professor Dinos Arcoumanis de México in Mexico City in September, where our international student community to ensure Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International the Transport and Global Health research club compliance with the Agency’s requirements. & Development) has agreed to submit research proposals to funding organisations. City leaders

Governance at City

City University London is an independent Chancellor From 11th November 2011 to 9th November 2012, corporation, granted the status of university Sir David Wootton served as Lord Mayor of by Royal Charter in 1966. In the Charter, the The Chancellor is the Head of the University: London and Chancellor of City University University Council is defined as the governing he is entitled to preside over the Annual London. Sir David was knighted in the 2013 body of the University, ultimately responsible Stakeholders’ Meeting (Court) that takes place New Year Honours for services to legal business, for its affairs. The Charter also stipulates that in March each year and to confer awards on charity and the City of London. the should act as behalf of the University. On 1st October 2012 the Chancellor of the University, a unique Alderman Roger Gifford was elected as the Council arrangement that continues today and 685th Lord Mayor of London. He took office on Council delegates some of the decision-making reflects the University’s historic ties with 9th November 2012 and in doing so became City afforded to it by Royal Charter to Senate, its the City of London. University London’s Chancellor. sub-committees, the Vice-Chancellor and the Alderman Gifford was elected as Alderman for Pro-Chancellor (Chair of Council), as the diagram the Ward of in the City of London in opposite illustrates. 2004. He is a member of the Worshipful Company of Musicians; a past Master of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers and a member of the Cordwainers and Security Professionals. He is the sponsoring Alderman for the Guild of Public Relations Practitioners and a member of the Cordwainer and Bread Street Ward Clubs, the Royal Society of St George, the Cook Society, the United Wards Club, the City Livery Club and the Royal Perth. City leaders 23

Council

Corporate Strategy Governance and Implementation Audit and Risk Remuneration Nominations and Performance Pro-Chancellor Senate Committee Committee Committee Committee (Chair of Council) Vice-Chancellor

Responsible for Independent Determines the Advises Council Responsible for Responsible for Has delegated the enhancement committee terms and conditions on the University’s reviewing the the approval of the power from Council of the University’s responsible for of the Vice-Chancellor corporate governance implementation selection process and Senate for academic quality reviewing the and senior capability, of the Strategic Plan for some senior executive matters and assurance effectiveness of management arrangements and and considering management of academic risk management, team practices; membership proposals or positions and for standards control, governance of Council and developments appraisal of the and value for committees; and associated with Vice-Chancellor money amendments to the the Plan Charter, Statutes and Ordinances

Members of Council are appointed for terms Professor Hein Schreuder, Ms Cherry Freeman, Independent Members of up to three years, renewable to a maximum Mr Richard Gillingwater, Mr Philip Harding and Professor Sir Drummond Bone of nine years in total. Mr Rob Scully left the University Council. Their Dame Lynne Brindley significant contributions to the Council Mr Andrew Halper In 2012, the following new members and the University were noted in the meetings Ms Philippa Hird of Council were appointed: of Council. Dr John Low Mr Kieran Murphy • Ms Philippa Hird, Independent Member Professor Sir Drummond Bone was given Ms Hunada Nouss from 1st April 2012 sabbatical leave from his position as a Member Ms Carolyn Regan • Professor Stanton Newman, Staff Member of Council for one year from July 2012 to July 2013. from 30th January 2012 Members drawn from the students and staff Membership of Council at the end of 2012 Professor Dinos Arcoumanis • Mr Roger Bright, Deputy Pro-Chancellor Mr Stephen Avery from 1st February 2012 (Mr Bright has served as a Chancellor Professor David Bolton Council Member since 1st July 2008) The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor of London, Mr Giulio Folino Alderman Roger Gifford • Mr Giulio Folino, President of the Students’ Professor Stanton Newman st Union from 1 August 2012 Pro-Chancellor (Chair) Mr Richard Gillingwater • Mr Stephen Avery, Chief Financial Officer Mr Rob Woodward from 1st October 2012 Deputy Pro-Chancellor (Deputy Chair) Mr Roger Bright

Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Curran

24 Rewarding achievement

Rewarding achievement

Honours and awards January Mr Ronald Sandler CBE In 2012 City University London recognised eight distinguished individuals Doctor of Science honoris causa and leaders of their professions through the award of an honorary degree. Mr Ron Sandler was appointed Executive Honorary degrees are awarded to people who have achieved international Chairman of Northern Rock plc when the bank academic distinction or held major leadership roles nationally or globally was taken into public ownership in early 2008. in the areas of business and the professions that City serves and who are He is also Chairman of Phoenix Group and considered to be excellent role models for the University’s students. Ironshore Inc and a member of the advisory board of Palamon Capital Partners. He is a recent past President of the Chartered Institute of Bankers and in 2001/02, at the request of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, he led the Sandler Review of the UK Long Term Savings Industry.

July Mr Muhtar Kent Doctor of Science honoris causa

Mr Muhtar Kent joined The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta in 1978 and has held several marketing and operations leadership roles throughout his career in markets across Europe, Asia and the Middle East. In 2005, Mr Kent was appointed President of Coca-Cola International, responsible for overseeing all operations outside North America. In 2006, he assumed the role of President and Chief Operating Officer and in 2008 was elevated to President and Chief Executive Officer. He was named Chairman of the Board of Directors in 2009. Mr Kent holds a Master of Science degree in Administrative Sciences from Cass Business School. He was recently appointed as a member of the Eminent Persons Group for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) by President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton. He serves on the boards of Special Olympics International, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Catalyst and Emory University.

January January April Lord Currie of Marylebone The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor Alderman Mr Lionel Barber Doctor of Science honoris causa Sir David Wootton Doctor of Science honoris causa Doctor of Laws honoris causa Lord Currie is Chairman of the International Mr Lionel Barber is the editor of the Centre for Financial Regulation, Semperian Sir David Wootton took office as the 684th Financial Times, appointed in November 2005. PPP Investment Partners Holdings Ltd; the Lord Mayor of London on 11th November 2011. Previously, he was the newspaper’s managing University of Essex Council and the Alacrity Sir David joined Allen & Overy LLP in 1979, editor in the United States, based in New York Foundation. He is a Board member of the Dubai working in corporate transactions. He is a and responsible for the US edition and all Financial Services Authority, the Royal Mail, committee member of the City of London Law US news on FT.com. In February 2011 he was BDO, IG Group and the London Philharmonic Society and Chairman of the City of London appointed to the Board of Trustees at Tate. Orchestra. He is the founding Chairman of Branch of the Institute of Directors. He was He is also an Advisory Board member of the Independent Audit (2003–2007) and Ofcom, elected as Common Councilman for the Ward International Centre for Journalists. the UK communications regulator (2002–2009). of in 2002 and as Alderman He sits on the cross benches in the House of Lords for the Ward of in 2005. He is a as Lord Currie of Marylebone. Governor of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, he has been an Almoner of Christ’s Hospital and is currently a Governor of King Edward’s School, Witley and the City of London Academy in Southwark.

July July July His Honour Judge Donald Cryan Professor Neville Jackson Mr Nick Robinson Doctor of Laws honoris causa Doctor of Science honoris causa Doctor of Science honoris causa

His Honour Judge Donald Cryan was called to Professor Neville Jackson joined Ricardo plc Mr Nick Robinson has been Political Editor for the the bar at the Inner Temple in 1970. For the next as a Development Engineer in engine research BBC since October 2005. He returned to the BBC, 25 years he practised at the bar. He had a wide in 1982. He has been with Ricardo for nearly where he began his career, after spending just ranging practice, ultimately specialising in Family 30 years, focusing on thermal analysis, fuel under three years as Political Editor of ITV News. Law. Between 2001 and 2009 he was the lead efficiency and advanced concepts. He was During the 1992 General Election campaign, Family Judge for Kent, trying both County Court appointed to the role of Chief Technology & Nick was the Editor of The Vote Race, a special and High Court cases. In 2010 His Honour Judge Innovation Officer in 2009, following earlier series examining the marketing of politics and Cryan became chairman of the Centre For Child positions as Chief Engineer, Senior Manager America’s influence on British campaigning. and Family Law Reform, a research and study and Technical Director. He was elected as In 1996 Nick became a political correspondent, centre sponsored by The City Law School. He also a Fellow of the UK Royal Academy of covering his first General Election for BBC Radio chairs the Advisory Committee of the Institute of Engineering in 2011. in 1997. From 1999 to 2002, he was Chief Political Family Law Arbitrators. Correspondent for BBC News 24. During that time he also presented Westminster Live on BBC Two and BBC News 24’s Straight Talk and One to One interview programmes. 26 Investing in our alumni relations

Investing in our alumni relations

Support that lasts a lifetime

There’s no doubt that the University would be a A network that’s spread far and wide Maintaining a long tradition much poorer place without the generosity and of philanthropy support of our alumni and philanthropic partners. Our former students are present in over 180 As well as their financial contributions, our former countries and have engaged with City in several Our alumni play a big part in supporting current students help in areas such as mentoring current ways. We currently have alumni groups in 30 students with their career plans. This activity students and providing valuable professional countries, run by enthusiastic former students includes giving lectures, speaking to small groups networking opportunities. In return for their and supported by the University. Activities have of students, taking part in Coffee Mornings with support we keep them informed about life at ranged from social gatherings to organised selected students, offering internships and City, our achievements and plans for the future. lectures and support for recruitment events. participating in our Professional Mentoring Scheme It’s a mutually rewarding relationship and the We also have a network of alumni who act as (see case study below). A growing number also enthusiasm of our alumni is a satisfying measure country contacts, providing advice and support make donations to support student life at the of the level of pride they feel at having studied to potential students and other alumni in their University. Many make a monthly donation to the at City. David Street, Director of Development and local areas. City Future Fund, which helps to fund scholarships, Alumni Relations, outlines the highlights of our travel bursaries, volunteering projects and various Engaging events and lectures alumni relations and development work in 2012. other career-enhancing opportunities. In the UK, 47 alumni events took place in 2012. In 2012 the University continued to strengthen We remain extremely proud of our strong and They provided an opportunity for us to engage its relationships with its former students, which longstanding links with the City of London and with many who might not previously have been now number in excess of 130,000. Our alumni its Livery Companies. Indeed, the Worshipful in contact. The range of high quality lectures range in age from 22 to late 90s so a wide range of Companies of Saddlers and Mercers were we held has encouraged others to find out more communication activities is necessary to share our instrumental in helping shape the fledgling about our ground-breaking initiatives. progress. We have contacted our alumni in print, Northampton Institute with philanthropic by email, text, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn; support as far back as 1894. We are pleased that each of these media allow us to communicate these relationships continue to flourish and in ways that suit the preferences of our diverse support from Livery Companies helps provide audience. With an alumni base that increases for students in several ways. each year, new media are becoming increasingly An increasing number of companies, both inside important for cost‑effective communication. the City of London and further afield, provide philanthropic and other support which enhances our students’ University experience. Trusts and Foundations also continue to support the work of the University through grants for specific projects and some fund scholarships for students.

Professional Mentoring Scheme Successes in 2011/12:

City has an excellent reputation for ensuring the employability of its • We established 84 mentor/mentee pairs graduates and in the current economic climate, we recognise that our • 65 per cent of our mentees felt that having a mentor had a direct impact students and graduates need as much career support as possible. Since on securing a placement or improved their job-searching techniques 2002 the Student Development and Outreach team has operated a very • 92 per cent of the pairs continued their relationship after the ‘official’ popular Professional Mentoring Scheme and in 2011/12 the City Future Fund six month period had ended allocated a slightly bigger budget for this area to give students extra help. The Scheme was also boosted by the involvement of BlackRock, a leading • Mentors involved in the scheme received a record number of nominations asset management firm who helped train our new intake of mentors. in our Student Impact awards.

Students benefit from one-to-one support from a mentor who often works Overall, it was a very satisfying experience for everyone involved and we in a profession or industry they aspire to join. The relationship develops look forward to building on these successes in 2012/13. over a six month period with the pairs meeting at least once a month. Mentors help with interview skills, cvs, networking and providing supportive and insightful advice on finding jobs and work placements. “Our alumni play a big part in supporting current students with their career plans”

Recognising our alumni

We are keen to recognise the support we receive from alumni, friends and donors. An annual event is held to award scholarships, bursaries and prizes. It is attended by students and donors and provides an excellent opportunity for donors to meet the recipients of their philanthropic support. In February, over 300 students and donors attended the 5th annual Scholarships Evening at which we presented 124 student awards.

A huge source of financial support

Philanthropic support for City University London in 2011/12 amounted to £3.6M and as the University establishes its fundraising priorities to support the Strategic Plan we anticipate even greater levels of funding from philanthropic sources. We are now developing fundraising programmes for scholarships; ground breaking research in health and other disciplines; and the unique Olive Tree Programme which brings students from Israel and Palestine to study and live together in London.

Thank you to all our alumni and friends who supported us in 2012.

David Street Director, Development & Alumni Relations

From top: prizewinners at the 5th annual Scholarships Evening in February; alumni at the annual London Reunion in July; an alumni reception in Hong Kong in September; a group of friends who started at City in 1972 and returned together in 2012 outside the main University reception 28 Financial summary: 2012

Financial summary: 2012

City University London’s financial year The results for 2012 and comparatives for 2011 are as follows: runs from 1st August to 31st July. In this summary, ‘2011’ refers to the financial 2012 2011 year from 1st August 2010 to 31st July £M £M 2011, while ‘2012’ refers to the financial Income 179.3 178.6 year from 1st August 2011 to 31st July Expenditure 178.7 177.8 2012. Income remained level overall. While income from research grants and Underlying Surplus 0.6 0.8 contracts rose slightly, Funding Council Restructuring Costs 1.6 6.8 grants decreased as a result of changes in UK government policy. Net Operating Deficit (1.0) (6.0)

The University reported an underlying surplus of £0.6M, compared to a £0.8M surplus in 2011. The previous year’s result included the £6.8M cost of a major University-wide restructuring scheme, with the equivalent for this year being £1.6M related to a more modest scheme. The University’s share of the loss in the INTO City joint venture at £0.4M was slightly higher than anticipated but an improvement on the loss of £1.0M reported in the previous year. The overall deficit after restructuring costs and the joint venture loss was £1.0M, compared to the deficit of £6.0M reported in the previous year.

Income

The charts below summarise the income for the past two years:

Income for 2012 Income for 2011

4% 5% 7% 9%

12% 12%

21% 56% 22% 52%

Tuition fees - £100M Tuition fees - £93M Funding Council grants - £37M Funding Council grants - £40M NHS contract - £22M NHS contract - £22M Other income - £12M Other income - £12M Research grants and contracts - £8M Research grants and contracts - £8M

Income remained level at £179M. Net tuition fee income, excluding educational contracts, increased by £7M (8%) to £100M, with income from international (non EU) students contributing £47M or 47% of this total. Income received from contracts with the NHS was unchanged from the previous year at £22M. Funding Council grants (HEFCE) decreased by £3M to £37M. The largest reduction was in the Capital projects teaching grant which fell by 8% due to the full year impact of the reductions in recurrent funding announced in March 2011. Research grant funding was also reduced by a more modest 3%. HEFCE The value of tangible fixed assets increased grants represent a diminishing proportion of our total income, now at 21% compared to a sector to £116.3M during the year with additions average for 2010/11 of 32%. Income from research grants and contracts increased slightly from £7.9M of £14.7M, of which £12M relates to building to £8.0M, representing 4% of income. improvements. This includes a £14M project to upgrade substantially educational facilities at the Investment income increased by £0.6M (57%), although cash and investment balances fell from Northampton Square site. This has enabled the £76M to £68M and UK interest rates remained depressed. We continued to move the balance of our first phase of the transfer of the School of Health investments in favour of longer-dated deposits with improved yields, while preserving adequate Sciences activity from the Whitechapel site. It liquidity for operational purposes. The £24M proceeds from the sale of the halls of residence will also enable the Law School to relocate from in August 2012 will enable us to increase investment income in the coming year. This year has its leasehold premises into newly refurbished continued the trend away from block grant income towards an increasing dependence on tuition fee University accommodation. The University income. Income from postgraduate and overseas students totalled £76M, an increase of £6M on the disposed of the halls site in Goswell previous year. Road, which includes the University’s sports centre on 21st August 2012. The development of Expenditure the site will provide the University with access via a nomination agreement to over 800 purpose- The charts below summarise the expenditure for the past two years: built student rooms; an enlarged and state- of-the-art sports centre for students, staff and community use; and academic facilities. Expenditure for 2012 Expenditure for 2011 INTO City LLP 1%

4% INTO City LLP is a joint venture between the 7% 7% 6% University and INTO University Partnerships Limited which began trading in January 2010. Its principal activity is the provision of pre- University education for international students. 35% 57% 33% 57% A 50% share of the assets and liabilities is included in the University’s balance sheet and 50% of its net income is reported in the University’s consolidated income and expenditure account. The University’s share of the loss for 2011/12 was £0.6M (previous year £1.0M). This is a disappointing but anticipated outcome and 2012/13 is expected to see a

Staff costs - £103M Staff costs - £106M significant improvement. A loan of £1M was Other operating expenses - £63M Other operating expenses - £60M advanced to INTO City LLP in the 2009/10 Depreciation- £12M Depreciation- £11M financial year. Staff restructuring costs - £2M Staff restructuring costs - £7M Cash flow

Total expenditure, excluding depreciation and restructuring, fell by 1% compared to the previous The University had cash and short-term year, demonstrating the impact of the action taken to control costs and the effect of a below-inflation investments of £68M at the year end, a reduction national pay settlement. of £12M from the previous year. The cash inflow from operating activities plus net investment Staff costs, excluding restructuring, fell by £3M (2.7%) as a result of the action taken in the previous returns was £5.9M, with an equivalent outflow year in response to reductions in HEFCE grant funding. These included a University-wide voluntary of £13.8M for investment in capital assets. In the severance programme for academic and professional staff, together with a specific restructuring medium term balances are expected to reduce as exercise undertaken in the School of Health Sciences. Non-pay costs, excluding depreciation, the University implements planned investments in increased by £3M (5.3%). In addition to the current high level of general inflation, this related to rent academic staff, the estate and information services. on the building to re-house the School of Health Sciences staff relocated from the Whitechapel site, an increase in the budget for backlog long-term maintenance and initial costs associated with the recruitment of academic staff as part of the implementation of the Strategic Plan.

Depreciation for the year increased from £11M to £12M partly reflecting a shortening of the estimated remaining useful lives of several refurbishment projects as a consequence of the current estates strategy. Academic and other educational related costs, excluding research and enterprise, account for £98M (54%) of the £180M total expenditure in 2011/12. If research and enterprise activity is included then these account for £105M or 58% of total expenditure. 30 The year ahead Visualisation of a new space on the lower ground levels of the Drysdale and University Buildings

The year ahead

Investment continues in 2013

These are exciting times at City. The momentum for inclusion. City of London Academy Islington we’ve built up implementing our Strategic Plan will gather pace in 2013 as the transformation City Unrulyversity The relationship between City University London of the University estate continues. We will also and the City of London Academy Islington is very 2013 will see City’s relationship with Tech welcome many new academic staff members special: since the Academy’s foundation in 2008, City deepen further through the launch of to strengthen our reputation for excellence in students and staff from across the University have City Unrulyversity, a pop-up university for the research and education. And we’ll deepen our worked with its students to support academic Tech City community. City academics from a community and business links with many new achievement, raise aspirations and encourage range of disciplines will lead sessions aimed projects including a unique initiative with Tech progression to higher education. Alongside at entrepreneurs and start-up companies, City. Here are just some of the highlights planned this work, the University has contributed to the combining academic rigour with practical for 2013. governance and management of the Academy business education. A collaboration with through its representatives on the Trust Board. Unruly Media, sessions at City Unrulyversity A new estate takes shape In 2013, this involvement will deepen through will take place in East London and cover areas the appointment of Eamon Martin, Director of The revitalisation of City’s estate envisioned in from creativity in design thinking through to Educational Relationships at City, as Chair of the the Estate Plan 2012-2016 will begin to take shape. mobile interaction design, visual analytics and Trust Board. He will work alongside three other Work to reconfigure the lower ground floor of the storytelling in games. For more information representatives of the University who are also Tait Building, which houses important facilities about City Unrulyversity, please visit members of the Board: Marion O’Hara, Helen for the School of Engineering & Mathematical www.cityunrulyversity.com. Curran and Rob Scully. In addition, 2013 will see Sciences, will be completed by September, ahead the beginning of a large-scale project led by City of more substantial work on that building over to improve levels of attainment in mathematics the next three years. Also in the main campus, and numeracy. With funds awarded by the City the multi-phase Lecture Spaces Project will begin, of London, the University’s students and staff with work to create new lecture theatres in time will work to tutor Academy pupils and enhance for the start of the 2013/14 academic year. While the subject knowledge and teaching practice of undergraduate students at Cass Business School New appointments to Council of City Academy staff. will benefit from the redevelopment of their University London area in the Drysdale Building, the School has At the beginning of 2013, Brendan Barber, Andy also acquired new premises with state-of-the-art Friend and Iain Gray were appointed to the facilities at 200 Aldersgate Street, which will Council of City University London. Brendan, an house Executive Education and Executive MBA alumnus and former President of the Students’ courses from September. Union, retired as General Secretary of the Trades Preparation for the Research Union Congress in 2012. Andy Friend’s career Excellence Framework has spanned the voluntary, public and private sectors: he recently completed a six year term The Research Excellence Framework (REF), as a Trustee of Oxfam and he has also served as which will be completed during 2014, assesses Chief Executive of the city of Melbourne. Iain is the quality of research in UK higher education Chief Executive of the Technology Strategy Board Students at the City of London Academy Islington, working with tutors from the University. institutions. During 2013, City will continue to (TSB), which is responsible for innovation in the prepare its submission for the REF: a strong manufacturing, digital, energy, health, transport, performance in this assessment will play a key construction and food sectors. part in the successful delivery of the Strategic Plan. Current academic staff, together with new colleagues, will be working with the REF Steering Group, which oversees the management of City’s REF submission, to select their research outputs Any section of this publication is available in an accessible format upon request. For further information, please email [email protected] or call +44 (0)20 7040 8631.

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