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Keele University Annual Review 2010 Contents Keele University Annual Review 2010 Contents Vice-Chancellor’s Report 3 Faculty of Health 4-5 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences 6-7 Faculty of Natural Sciences 8-9 Research and Enterprise 10-11 Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning 12-13 Teaching Excellence 14 Key Appointment 15 Honorary Degrees 15 Commercial and Facilities Management Directorate 16-17 Student Experience 18-19 02 Annual Review Keele University 2010 Vice-Chancellor’s Report It has, without doubt, been As we look back on 2010 we will see it as a Despite these turbulent times there are many period of great change. Teaching will largely positive aspects of our work highlighted in this a challenging time for become funded by student fees only. The review to applaud. universities. The Government’s student fees regime will change radically, A study published by the Foetal Epi-genetics Comprehensive Spending Review with universities able to charge up to £9,000 group in the Research Institute of Science per annum from 2012, but in a competitive in the autumn included a 40% and Technology in Medicine, together market and with strong government control cut in the HE budget, and the with Nottingham University and Derby on their obligations to spending on access and Children’s Hospital, received considerable Lord Browne Report, Securing widening participation as a condition of being media attention for their world -beating a Sustainable Future for Higher able to charge more than £6,000. findings linking folic acid supplementation in Education, will result in a A high quality student experience needs to pregnancy, DNA methylation and birth weight significant change in the way in be maintained to attract students. Keele is in newborn babies. committed to ensuring prospective students which universities are funded. The University’s internationally renowned from all backgrounds have the best Higher research and teaching on issues affecting older Education opportunities, and to ensure good people is featured and there is a focus on value, top quality teaching, well structured Keele’s vision to be a hub to bring together courses and enthusiastic staff. researchers, local communities, schools, The University’s excellent performance in national and international experts, and those the National Student Survey demonstrates wishing to learn about sustainability. the value it offers through the high quality Internationalisation is crucial as we develop as experience students have during their time an institution and move forward. We have seen at Keele. The University was placed among an increase in the numbers of international the best in the country for the quality of its students coming to Keele and two key courses, with an overall satisfaction score international collaborations were announced of 89%. The results in every category of by the University during the year. the survey showed an improving position for Keele. It is a reflection not only of the The Indus Training and Research Institute in excellence in teaching and learning, but also of Bangalore is working with Keele to launch the strong Keele “community”, which supports a teacher training programme, leading to a all aspects of the life of students during their Professional Graduate Diploma in International time here. Education - the first such programme of its kind in India. It is intended that the new A tangible example of Keele’s commitment programme will be the start of a successful to facilitating access and opportunity is that partnership with ITARI. our Charter Anniversary Year (2012) will have as its focus a major fundraising campaign to Representatives of Nanjing Xiaozhuang help create an endowment fund to support University visited Keele to further cement Professor Nick Foskett students from disadvantaged backgrounds. the co-operation reached with the Faculty of Natural Sciences. Nanjing Xiaozhuang MA PhD PGCE FRGS FRSA This Annual Review is my first since joining the University has received approval from the Vice-Chancellor University in the summer of 2010. It gives an Ministry of Education in China for 40 students overview of the work of the faculties and of to progress on to the final year of Keele’s some of the successes we have enjoyed. BSc in Environment and Sustainability, after Keele’s research grant income continued to rise undertaking three years of their degree at to another record level of £11.7m during the Xiaozhuang. last financial year. One third of this income There have also been major developments comes from the prestigious research councils, on campus. The latest stage in a major, multi- followed by 22% from Central Government million pound project to refurbish the student and 21% from charities. Along with quality halls of residence on campus was completed related funding (following the Research during the year. A £3million project at Holly Assessment Exercise 2008), Keele received Cross was the last of the residential blocks over £18m to support its research activities to be given a complete overhaul, completing during 2009/10. a 10-year programme that has seen a huge investment by the University. Annual Review Keele University 2010 03 Faculty of Health Report of the Dean Major grants from Wellcome, The School of Pharmacy gained full The research institutes continue to perform accreditation for the MPharm programme, well. Translational clinical research within NIHR, MRC and the EU, which allowed entry into the Guardian ISTM in the field of stroke medicine was alongside accreditation of International League table and No. 2 ranking in recognised by a Department of Health award our undergraduate Masters the UK. Installation of the Virtual Immersion of £375k to Professor Christine Roffe to programme in Pharmacy and Environment (KAVE) is an outstanding facility establish a Hyperacute Stroke Centre at UHNS. introduction of an MSc in for 3-D simulations of our interactive virtual Research for Patient Benefit grants totalling patient. Software programmes for anatomy, £450k were awarded to Professor Warren Advanced Professional Practice, physiology and chemistry have been installed. Lenney, for evaluating the use of breathe provided notable highlights for On-line access to virtual patients, as part analysis to identify infection in children with the Faculty in 2010. of the HIEC programme, provides support cystic fibrosis, and to Professor Khalid Ismail for continuing professional development for his work on perineal injury and repair We welcomed the appointment of Pauline of healthcare staff. The School’s enterprise in childbirth. Professor Gordon Hamilton Walsh as Head of the School of Nursing and culture and links with the National Centres received £2.5million from Wellcome Trust Midwifery and Professor Elaine Hay as Director for Prescribing and Pathology Benchmarking to undertake field trials with synthetic sex of the ARUK National Primary Care Research attracts substantial funding, linked to its pheromones to aid control of leischmaniasis Institute. Four professorial promotions, six standing as a centre of excellence in medicines and Dr Fredric Tripet received funding under externally funded fellowships, excellent management and prescribing practice. the MRC African Leader Scheme to support feedback in the National Student Survey and research into malaria. Dr Alan Richardson opening of the KAVE, a 3D-enabled virtual Nursing and Midwifery is consolidating its received a MRC grant to study ovarian cancer. learning facility developed by the School of position as a provider of high quality education Other research to hit national headlines Pharmacy, have enhanced the Faculty. and training, as evidenced by excellent NSS included Dr Josep Sule-Suso’s work using the results and improved standing in national Diamond synchrotron aimed at improving The Medical School continues to move league tables. A Masters degree in Advancing diagnosis of cancer by imaging single cells. towards final accreditation. Year 4 of the new Professional Practice was successfully curriculum is being delivered and development validated and 10 students commenced study Professor Elaine Hay has taken over from of the final year is almost complete. A major in 2010. The school is undertaking a project Professor Peter Croft as Director of the focus has been to strengthen relationships on behalf of the Strategic Health Authority Research Institute for Primary Care and with our NHS partners across the health (SHA) to evaluate access and progression in Health Sciences and the Arthritis Research economy to ensure consistently high quality nurse training as it moves to all-degree entry UK Primary Care Centre. Professor Croft led clinical placements. Applications rose by in 2011. Projects in learning disabilities nursing musculoskeletal research at Keele for 16 years, 55% and international interest has increased. and death by indifference have resulted in building from essentially nothing to create an More academically minded students are the development of excellent resources internationally renowned centre. The focus encouraged to take a year out of programme for use within clinical practice. Two staff has been on delivering an extensive portfolio to undertake an intercalated Masters degree. received fellowships from the NIHR and SHA of NIHR and ARUK programmes of clinical Postgraduate medicine continues to grow with to undertake research in conjunction with the research and building new collaborations addition of new MMedSci pathways, alongside Institute of Primary Care Sciences. linked to membership of the National
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