Professor Paul L Younger FREng Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Engagement May 2009 Newcastle University today: reinvigorating the concept of a civic university Presentation to US Friends of Newcastle University

Professor Paul L Younger FREng

Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Engagement

May 2009

Newcastle upon Tyne… the other Pons Aelius Publius Aelius Hadrianus, Imperator

Newcastle upon Tyne today

‘ A brief history of (University of Newcastle upon) Tyne’ Institution initiated as Armstrong College in 1834 Formally declared an independent University in 1963 Grown since then from 4,000 to more than 18,900 students, with broad, comprehensive discipline coverage Founder member of the prestigious ‘Russell Group’ of leading UK universities

Institution initiated as Armstrong College in 1834

Formally declared an independent University in 1963

Grown since then from 4,000 to more than 18,900 students, with broad, comprehensive discipline coverage

Founder member of the prestigious ‘Russell Group’ of leading UK universities

Newcastle University today - mission Mission statement: To be a world-class research- intensive university, to deliver teaching of the highest quality and to play a leading role in the economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England.

Mission statement:

To be a world-class research- intensive university, to deliver teaching of the highest quality and to play a leading role in the economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England.

Newcastle University today – key facts Top 20 in UK for research power and top quartile for student experience World leading research capabilities Founding partner in Newcastle Science City Annual income £350m Capital investment this year more than £50m 18,900 students, 4,900 staff and 124,500 alumni One of the North East’s top five employers

Top 20 in UK for research power and top quartile for student experience

World leading research capabilities

Founding partner in Newcastle Science City

Annual income £350m

Capital investment this year more than £50m

18,900 students, 4,900 staff and 124,500 alumni

One of the North East’s top five employers

Research at Newcastle University Recognised leader in applied research One of largest winners of European Commission research funding (e.g. 2004-2008: 1,300 partners, 90 programmes, €36M - more than Finland!) Medicine: World leader in therapeutic stem cells Top UK centre for cancer research Largest campus for ageing research in Europe Engineering: great strength in breadth and depth 2 nd in UK for Civil Eng Europe’s largest School of Marine Science & Technology Humanities: Largest linguistics research community in UK UK-leading School of Arts and Cultures

Recognised leader in applied research

One of largest winners of European Commission research funding (e.g. 2004-2008: 1,300 partners, 90 programmes, €36M - more than Finland!)

Medicine:

World leader in therapeutic stem cells

Top UK centre for cancer research

Largest campus for ageing research in Europe

Engineering:

great strength in breadth and depth

2 nd in UK for Civil Eng

Europe’s largest School of Marine Science & Technology

Humanities:

Largest linguistics research community in UK

UK-leading School of Arts and Cultures

£200 million investment in campus

‘ Make Poverty History’ Honorary Degree Ceremony, 2007

Delivering on the regional agenda Cultural facilities e.g. Great North Museum Ten-step plan to help the North East through the global financial crisis

Cultural facilities

e.g. Great North Museum

Ten-step plan to help the North East through the global financial crisis

Great North Museum

Newcastle University’s ten-step plan to help the regional economy 1. Make it easier for people in the region to work productively with the University as suppliers or clients. 2. Secure hundreds of construction jobs by maintaining the University’s current £200m programme of investment in its campus, which is currently mid-way through completion. 3. Bring forward other significant capital projects, including refurbishing lecture theatres and laboratories. 4. Accelerate the programming of maintenance and improvement works on our outdoor estate.

1. Make it easier for people in the region to work productively with the University as suppliers or clients.

2. Secure hundreds of construction jobs by maintaining the University’s current £200m programme of investment in its campus, which is currently mid-way through completion.

3. Bring forward other significant capital projects, including refurbishing lecture theatres and laboratories.

4. Accelerate the programming of maintenance and improvement works on our outdoor estate.

Ten-step plan (continued…) 5. Invest in improvements to the energy efficiency of the University’s residential properties, requiring installation of insulation and other measures. 6. A business voucher scheme for small and medium-sized companies in the region, where vouchers up to £5k in value will be given to businesses, which can be redeemed against training or specialist advice from the University. 7. Arrange subsidised access to courses to help re-skill people who have been made redundant, and expand the University’s curriculum provision to better meet the training and development needs of employees in regional companies.

5. Invest in improvements to the energy efficiency of the University’s residential properties, requiring installation of insulation and other measures.

6. A business voucher scheme for small and medium-sized companies in the region, where vouchers up to £5k in value will be given to businesses, which can be redeemed against training or specialist advice from the University.

7. Arrange subsidised access to courses to help re-skill people who have been made redundant, and expand the University’s curriculum provision to better meet the training and development needs of employees in regional companies.

Ten-step plan (continued…) 8. Reduce average payment times to all suppliers by nine days. 9. Expansion of the University Career Service’s successful Newcastle Work Experience scheme, which gives small businesses low-cost access to skilled and enthusiastic students to undertake specific pieces of work. 10. Expand our provision of free cultural and educational activities for the benefit of families on a tight budget.

8. Reduce average payment times to all suppliers by nine days.

9. Expansion of the University Career Service’s successful Newcastle Work Experience scheme, which gives small businesses low-cost access to skilled and enthusiastic students to undertake specific pieces of work.

10. Expand our provision of free cultural and educational activities for the benefit of families on a tight budget.

Open Access Event – 30 January 2009

Additional investment Reinvestment of VAT savings (£1.6m) First tranche announced at 30 th Jan Open Access event Ten small programmes of work in calendar year 2009 Floodlighting, Longbenton sports grounds Refurbishment of Heaton and Longbenton changing rooms Pitch drainage, Henderson Hall Window replacement, Richardson Road Flats External lighting, Richardson Road Flats Way finding across the campus Eldon Sub Transformers Machine room cooling Server consolidation Energy saving investments Estimated values from £30k to £500k

Reinvestment of VAT savings (£1.6m)

First tranche announced at 30 th Jan Open Access event

Ten small programmes of work in calendar year 2009

Floodlighting, Longbenton sports grounds

Refurbishment of Heaton and Longbenton changing rooms

Pitch drainage, Henderson Hall

Window replacement, Richardson Road Flats

External lighting, Richardson Road Flats

Way finding across the campus

Eldon Sub Transformers

Machine room cooling

Server consolidation

Energy saving investments

Estimated values from £30k to £500k

Business Voucher Scheme Progress since launch on 1 Feb 2009: logged 97 formal enquiries; every one has been responded to and there are 74 enquiries at various stages of development 7 applications already approved (vouchers to the value of £32K on £50K worth of projects): Technical consultancy, product development, Exec MBA, six sigma training etc £24K of further vouchers now pending; more to follow

Progress since launch

on 1 Feb 2009:

logged 97 formal enquiries; every one has been responded to and there are 74 enquiries at various stages of development

7 applications already approved (vouchers to the value of £32K on £50K worth of projects):

Technical consultancy, product development, Exec MBA, six sigma training etc

£24K of further vouchers now pending; more to follow

Business Voucher Scheme – example of a satisfied recipient

Business Voucher Scheme – so far so good (1) Key points: Logged over 150 enquiries (although we have had many more conversations than this) Approved vouchers to the value of £71k with a project value of £108k Vouchers to the value of £34k are pending with a total pending project value of £80k Enquiries are steadily coming in at the rate of 4 or 5 per day Further advertising and promotion underway which will see this continue/increase

Key points:

Logged over 150 enquiries (although we have had many more conversations than this)

Approved vouchers to the value of £71k with a project value of £108k

Vouchers to the value of £34k are pending with a total pending project value of £80k

Enquiries are steadily coming in at the rate of 4 or 5 per day

Further advertising and promotion underway which will see this continue/increase

Business Voucher Scheme – so far so good (2) Overall: Huge increase in enquiries from organisations new to the university Financial leverage in projects Most parts of the university benefitting but in particular 'commercially focussed' units and schools Secondary benefits to FE community and Business Support in the region through referrals

Overall:

Huge increase in enquiries from organisations new to the university

Financial leverage in projects

Most parts of the university benefitting but in particular 'commercially focussed' units and schools

Secondary benefits to FE community and Business Support in the region through referrals

Next steps – I £8m of accelerated funding approved by HEFCE Seven projects approved: Teaching room upgrade programme £0.6m Lecture theatre refurbishment programme £1.1m Herschel Building recladding £1.0m Energy saving installation programme £0.5m Computer cluster rationalisation programme £2.5m IT infrastructure project £0.7m Anaerobic digestion system £1.6m Total £8.0m Punching above our weight: this is 5% (by value) and 7% (by volume) of total HEFCE spend on this programme – i.e. about three times what pro rata award would suggest

Seven projects approved:

Teaching room upgrade programme £0.6m

Lecture theatre refurbishment programme £1.1m

Herschel Building recladding £1.0m

Energy saving installation programme £0.5m

Computer cluster rationalisation programme £2.5m

IT infrastructure project £0.7m

Anaerobic digestion system £1.6m

Total £8.0m

Punching above our weight: this is 5% (by value) and 7% (by volume) of total HEFCE spend on this programme – i.e. about three times what pro rata award would suggest

Next steps – II Addressing Graduate Un(der)employment Successful bid to HEFCE Economic Challenge Investment Fund for £488K package covering: For our own alumni of last 3 years plus those of universities outside the region who now live here: Widening access to award-winning Careers Service Graduate Apprenticeship Programme (GAP): For 50 of our alumni of last 3 years now un(der)employed: 12-week placements focusing on the Process Industries, the Sub-sea sector, Healthcare, the Voluntary sector, and Cultural industries. For un(der)employed graduates of last 10 years: Courses for Enterprisers Business Start-up Grants and Advisory Services Coaching Postdocs (past and present) for Commerce

Successful bid to HEFCE Economic Challenge Investment

Fund for £488K package covering:

For our own alumni of last 3 years plus those of universities outside the region who now live here:

Widening access to award-winning Careers Service

Graduate Apprenticeship Programme (GAP):

For 50 of our alumni of last 3 years now un(der)employed: 12-week placements focusing on the Process Industries, the Sub-sea sector, Healthcare, the Voluntary sector, and Cultural industries.

For un(der)employed graduates of last 10 years:

Courses for Enterprisers

Business Start-up Grants and Advisory Services

Coaching Postdocs (past and present) for Commerce

Next steps - III A further £1m tranche of work will be announced soon, along with next few years of capital programme Updates on our website: www.ncl.ac.uk/business/tensteps/

A further £1m tranche of work will be announced soon, along with next few years of capital programme

Updates on our website: www.ncl.ac.uk/business/tensteps/

For further information: [email_address] www.ncl.ac.uk

For further information:

[email_address]

www.ncl.ac.uk