{"id":1471,"date":"2024-01-24T12:00:17","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/blog\/ueb-blog\/?p=1471"},"modified":"2024-01-24T09:33:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T09:33:17","slug":"ueb-blog-23-01-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/blog\/ueb-blog\/2024\/01\/24\/ueb-blog-23-01-24\/","title":{"rendered":"UEB Blog 23.01.24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Shaun Williams, Executive Director Engagement and Advancement<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"280\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/01\/UEB-Blog-23-01-24.png\" alt=\"Image of Highfield campus with text &quot;UEB BLOG 23.01.24&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/01\/UEB-Blog-23-01-24.png 590w, https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/01\/UEB-Blog-23-01-24-300x142.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"43\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This week\u2019s meeting included one of our regular updates on our <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Strategic Major Projects portfolio<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. These are extremely useful updates on the status of our Strategic Major Projects, and were accompanied by an update on our long-term estates capital programme and IT portfolio, and faculty strategic initiatives updates from each of our Deans in turn. Taken together, they provide a very comprehensive and holistic overview of all our strategic initiatives, all underpinning the delivery of our University Strategy. UEB also heard that the Vice-Chancellor last week held the first of more than 30 Town Halls he will be holding with schools and directorates over the next three months, to provide an update on delivery of the Strategy and to hear from colleagues. UEB will be regularly considering any common themes which emerge at these meetings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"43\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UEB noted that our campus <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">University and College Union<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (UCU) branch has formally lodged with the University its disagreement over some Modernising the Governance changes, and Marking and Assessment Boycott grievances. We will continue to talk.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"43\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UEB discussed the annual review of our summer and winter <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">graduation ceremonies<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, including a number of recommendations for continuous improvement informed by feedback from students and staff, which will now be considered further. Moving graduation ceremonies to Southampton\u2019s O2 Guildhall, and a return to Winchester Cathedral for Winchester School of Art\u2019s summer graduations, has been considered highly successful.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"43\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UEB noted the recent <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UK Higher Education Financial Sustainability<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), which makes for both encouraging and sobering reading. The strengths of the sector are evident \u2013 around 285 HE providers across the UK, with 2.9M students enrolled, contributing \u00a371BN to UK GDP in 2021\/22, and with 80% of research activity either world-leading or internationally excellent. The report also highlights that universities are feeling considerable pressure given constraints on their ability to generate income, increasing investment requirements, and an escalating cost base. This is placing strain on margins and driving greater reliance on cross-subsidisation, particularly from international student fee income, which has led to increasing concern about over-reliance. Domestic tuition fees are now worth less than \u00a36,000 in 2012 prices (when fees were capped), it is estimated that \u00a36.6BN of investment is required to decarbonise HE estates in the UK, and staff costs account for 54% of total expenditure leading to a material cost base exposed to inflation and salary negotiations.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"43\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After the regular review of the University <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Risk Register<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, UEB were delighted to hear that Southampton\u2019s <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Saints <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">football team has set a new club record of 21 games without defeat, rising to third in the Championship table. An early return to the Premiership would be good for the city, and does actually have an influence on our overall attractiveness for some prospective students.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Shaun Williams, Executive Director Engagement and Advancement This week\u2019s meeting included one of our regular updates on our Strategic Major Projects portfolio. 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