School Committees

School strategy and policy is decided by a variety of committees:

Management committee

Assists in the preparation of the School budget, staffing issues coordinate the development of School plans, and oversee the production of the School's annual report.

Systems committee

• to establish and oversee procedures necessary for the safe, reliable, secure, and well documented running of our School's computer systems for teaching, research, and School administration.
• to establish and oversee a suitable Code of Conduct for users of our School's computer systems.
• to establish and oversee procedures necessary to ensure the integrity and privacy of individuals' data held on our computer system.
• to advise the School on suitable hardware and software purchases required to upgrade and improve teaching, research and administrative computer systems.
• to advise individual staff members as to how proposed grant-funded equipment will best fit in with the School's computing infrastructure.
• to ensure that software licences held by the School are current.
• to liaise with the University's Information Technology Services and LAN Technical Group regarding our School's connection to the campus network and wider Internet.

Research committee

• promote research,
• foster postgraduate enrolments,
• organise the School's annual research conference,
• oversee the production of the School's annual research booklet,
• organise research seminars,
• coordinate research grant applications,
• coordinate applications for postdoctoral positions and actively seek funding opportunities for good applicants,
• monitor postgraduate performance,
• invite regular research visitors to the School,
• subscribe to ra-announce and read the RAU Newsletter,
• answer all requests for information from potential postgraduate students,
• ensure the completeness of the School research database, and
• oversee the production of the School technical report series.

Teaching and Learning committee

• recognise, reward, and encourage good teaching,
• (institute) and award the School Teaching Award,
• foster undergraduate enrolments,
• maintain the information in the faculty handbooks and courses booklets,
• oversee the production of the School's annual teaching report,
• prepare and review plans for the academic development of the School,
• prepare and transmit cases for new and altered units to the faculties,
• monitor undergraduate performance,
• ensure the completeness of the School teaching database.

Industry Advisory Panel

The Industry Advisory Panel advises the School on its teaching and research programmes, particularly with regard to their relevance to local and international industry needs. The members of the Industry Advisory Panel are: