Strategy and Resources Committee Meeting 2-2009
Meeting 2/2009 of the Strategy and Resources Committee will commence at 4.00 pm on Thursday 12 March 2009 in the Sir George Lush Meeting Room, Building 3a, Clayton campus.
Rhonda Hinds
Secretary
AGENDA
Members having a direct commercial or financial interest in any item before this meeting must declare that interest to the Chair via the Committee Secretary prior to consideration of the item, and must not take part in a vote on any matter concerning it.
Members are reminded that refreshments will be served after the meeting.
* 1. Attendance and apologies
Apologies:
Professor Richard Larkins (Professor Edwina Cornish to chair), Professor Jayne Godfrey, Professor Rod Hill.
In attendance
Mr Damien Farrell, Director, External Relations, Office of the Vice-Chancellor (for item 6.1).
* 2. Formal Items
Certain items appearing in the agenda have been marked with an asterisk. These are items that appear to need discussion by the Committee. Items that do not are unstarred.
The Chair will move that the items remaining unstarred be adopted without discussion, and the action recommended be taken or the information therein noted by the Committee as appropriate.
* 3. Minutes of Meeting 1/2009 pp 1-4
The Minutes of SRC Meeting 1/2009, held on 5 February 2009, are attached for confirmation. SRC 10/2009
Recommendation
That the Committee confirm the Minutes of SRC Meeting 1/2009.
4. Matters arising from the Minutes of Meeting 1/2009
5. Vice-Chancellor’s Business
At the invitation of the Prime Minister, the Vice-Chancellor is attending a function for the Iraqi Prime Minister and is therefore an apology for this meeting.
* 6. Planning and Monitoring
* 6.1 Review of Graduations pp 5-26
Mr Damien Farrell will present the attached Graduation Review Report. Please note that the recommendations have been extracted and are listed at the front of the attachment. SRC 11/2009
Recommendation
That the Committee:
- Receive the report and note Mr Farrell’s advice.
- Endorse the Report’s recommendations.
* 6.2 Senior Management Summit (SMS) 2009 pp 27-32
Professor Merran Evans, will introduce the attached evaluation report. SRC 12/2009
Recommendation
That the Committee:
- Receive and note the Evaluation Report.
- Provide advice on the venue and format for 2010 Summit.
* 6.3 Workforce Movements and Redundancy Status (Confidential) To follow
* 6.4 Research Quality pp 33-74
Professor Cornish will introduce the attached analyses of:
Disciplinary differences in the number of publications for Go8 universities as indexed by Thomson Reuters’ University Science Indicators, 2003-2007. SRC 13/2009
Disciplinary differences in the number of publications and citations per publication for Go8 universities as indexed by Thomson Reuters’ University Science Indicators, 1999-2003 to 2003-2007. SRC 14/2009
Recommendation
That the Committee consider the attached analyses.
* 7. Budget and Financial Performance
* 7.1 2010 Budget Process pp 75-76
Mr Pitt will present the attached 2010 Budget timelines. SRC 15/2009
Recommendation
That the Committee receive and note the 2010 Budget timelines.
* 7.2 Financial Reports pp 77-88
Attached is the Financial Report for January 2009, which includes the Research Revenue and Donations Reports. Mr Pitt will introduce this item. SRC 16/2009
Recommendation
That the Committee receive the Financial Reports and note Mr Pitt’s advice.
8. Policies
No Policies have been received to date.
9. Standing Committees
9.1 Publications Committee pp 89-92
Attached is the report of the meeting of the Publications Committee held on 18 February 2009.
SRC 17/2009
Recommendation
That the Committee receive and note the Report of the Publications Committee meeting of 3 December 2008.
9.2 Copyright Advisory Group pp 93-94
Attached is the report of the meeting of the Copyright Advisory Group held on 14 November 2008
SRC 18/2009
Recommendation
That the Committee receive and note the Report of the Publications Committee meeting of 3 December 2008.
10. Matters raised by members
11. Other Business
11.1 Committee Evaluation pp 95-98
Attached for noting is the summary of evaluations for 2008. SRC 19/2009
11.2 Meeting Dates 2009
Members are requested to note that the 12 November meeting has been rescheduled to 11 November (Wednesday), commencing at 4 pm, in the STRIP Meeting Room.
12. Next meeting
SRC Meeting 3/2009 is scheduled for Thursday 9 April 2009, commencing at 4.00 pm. Refreshments will be served after the meeting.
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