Author: Yvonne Hawkins, Executive Director of Governance, Legal Services, Risk and Resilience
UEB thanked all staff and student ambassadors who took part in the open days held over the weekend. Many UEB members had attended the open days and commented on the welcoming and positive atmosphere on campus.
UEB received their regular update from the most recent meeting of the Planning and Resources Group. The agenda had included an admissions update and an analysis of research performance for the last quarter of 2023/24. UEB were pleased to note that research income for 2023/24 was up on the previous year and that there was an equally strong trajectory for research applications and awards.
UEB welcomed and endorsed the Researcher Development Concordat Annual Report. The Concordat focuses on improving researcher careers in the UK, covering environment, employment, and professional development. In this context, for the University, ‘researcher’ typically refers to people on research-only contracts. The Annual Report set out an overview of the work undertaken, with one of the highlights being the impact of the Faculty Concordat Champions Network. The Network is improving communications across Faculties and Schools, enabling good practices to be shared and implementations plans to be developed. UEB were encouraged by the range of work and progress made.