Exeter staff meeting 26.11.2013Professor Steve Thornton, Dean

New student intake

Medical School rankingsMedicine rankings

Table Score for... Score Rank University overall rank in league

table

Times Student Satisfaction 86.3% 11 8

Guardian Satisfied with feedback

63 9 12

Complete Student satisfaction 4.1 8 10

NSS Assessment and Feedback Personal Development

66.1%94.6%

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Medical School rankings

NSS 2013:

Medicine: • Overall satisfaction 93% (12th of 31 medical schools)• 94% for personal development (7th of 31) • 92% for teaching (14th)

Medical Sciences: • 84%, 41st out of 66 for overall satisfaction• 97% for teaching (5th out of 66) • 96% for personal development (3rd of 66)

Action plans now in place across both subjects in UEMS and PCMD

Admissions

Application Numbers2014 v 2013

International Application Numbers

2014 v 2013

BMBS = ↑20%

Medical Sciences ↑ 244% ↑1150%

New UG programme scoping

• Consultation period now complete - thanks to all involved

• Focus on streams of Medical Sciences:

- Neuroscience

- Environment and Public Health

- Genetics

- Pharmacology

- Health research

• Other options being considered

• Tight timescale for sign-off in time for marketing

Ongoing updates

• General Medical Council

• Research Excellence Framework

• International strategy

Collaborations

Big Data

University of Exeter Medical School

Chris LindsayCollege Manager

Capital updates

• Research, Innovation, Learning and Development (RILD) Centre

• Hatherly labs

• College House

• South Cloisters

• Medical Imaging

Professor Angela ShoreVice-Dean (Research)

Impact Awards shortlist

• Judging the value of healthcare treatments: Ms Oriana Ciani, Dr Ruth Garside, Prof Ken Stein, and Prof Rod Taylor (University of Exeter)

• Solving the puzzle of genetic disease using DNA sequencing: Prof Sian Ellard, Dr Hana Lango Allen, and Dr Richard Caswell, Dr Michael Weedon and Dr Konrad Paszkiewicz (University of Exeter)

• Understanding the health impacts of your genome: Prof Tim Frayling, Dr Anna Murray, Dr Andrew Wood, Dr Rachel Freathy, Dr Hanieh Yagootkar, Marcus Tuke, Dr Betty Xie, Lorena Boquete, Dr Robert Morse, Kate Ruth, and Dr Michael Weedon (University of Exeter)

• Eat your greens: dietary nitrate improves cardiovascular health and exercise: Prof Andrew Jones, Prof Paul Winyard, Dr Stephen Bailey, Dr Anni Vanhatalo, Prof Ben Benjamin, Dr Mark Gilchrist, James Kelly, and Lee Wylie (University of Exeter); Lawrence Mallinson (James White Drinks).

Impact Awards shortlist

• Swapping wellies for trainers? Evaluating the Devon Active Villages programme: Ms Emma Solomon, Prof Melvyn Hillsdon, Dr Tim Rees, Dr Obioha Ukoumunne, and Dr Brad Metcalf (University of Exeter); Stuart Dudley (Devon Active Villages)

• Involving the public in health services research: Prof Nicky Britten, Dr Andrew Gibson, Kate Boddy, and Kade Beeson (University of Exeter); with Dr Jo Welsman and Kath Maguire (Peninsula Patient Involvement Group)

• Past Caring: study of bereaved carers, by carers, for carers, with carers: Rachel Purtell and Dr Wendy Rickards (University of Exeter); Rosemary Whitehurst and Victoria Jones (independent carers)

• Optimising emergency stroke treatment to reduce disability in the South West: Dr Thomas Monks, Dr Martin Pitt, and Prof Ken Stein (University of Exeter); Michelle Roe and Dr Martin James (NHS)

Impact Awards shortlist

Pharma Transport Town: Visualising routes to sustainable pharmaceutical use:  Dr Will Stahl-Timmins, Dr Mathew White, Prof Michael Depledge, and Prof Lora Fleming (University of Exeter); Dr Clare Redshaw (Plymouth / Exeter University)

Thanks for attending.