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The University
The University website offers a
range of information on Glasgow
Caledonian University’s (GCU)
vision and mission, values, strategy
and goals. There is also a short
video introduction to the University.
Information about GCU’s
commitment to the Common Weal
(‘weal’ meaning ‘state of wellbeing,
prosperity, happiness), which is the
University’s motto and forms part of
its Coat of Arms (see image) can
also be found on the ‘Welcome to
the University webpages’.
The University
GCU’s activities reach well beyond its Glasgow campus.
GCU London offers a range of programmes and activities and the
University has expanded its activities to the USA by establishing
GCU New York as a new campus.
Additionally, GCU also works in
partnership with the Caledonian
College of Engineering in Oman and
the Grameen Caledonian College of
Nursing in Bangladesh.
University
Structure
The webpages under
‘University Governance’
offer information about,
and links to, more
information about the
University’s formal
structure and committees.
GCYou – The University’s Staff Portal
GCYou is the
University’s
intranet and
offers
additional
information
for staff on a
variety of
areas,
including
People
Services.
GCYou – The University’s Staff Portal
The University’s staff portal is particularly useful for new
members of staff since it offers valuable information on
the People Services pages, incl. resources, performance
and development, health and safety, equality and
diversity.
Guidance on the Performance Annual Development
Review (PDAR) and the Work Allocation Model (WAM)
can be found under ‘Help and Resources, Section 4.
Recruitment, Staffing and Appointments’ on the People
Services GCYou pages.
Governance and Quality Enhancement
Governance and Quality brings together services and
areas of activity relating to:
• governance and legislative compliance;
• committee secretariat;
• academic regulations;
• academic quality assurance.
More information and relevant documents are available
from the Governance and Quality Enhancement website.
Quality Assurance and Enhancement
The University’s Quality Assurance and Enhancement is
managed by the Directorate of Governance and Quality
enhancement. Its responsibility is to ensure and enhance
the quality of the University's provision, including
research, knowledge transfer and commercial
development. This includes:
• the development and review of policy and procedures for quality
management in compliance with the Quality Assurance Agency’s
(QAA) Code of Practice;
• the preparation and organisation of the QAA Enhancement Led
Institutional Review (ELIR).
Enhancement Led Institutional Review (ELIR)
One of the responsibilities of the Quality Assurance
Agency (QAA) is to review universities and other higher
education institutions. This review is called:
Enhancement Led Institutional Review (ELIR) and takes
place every five years.
The QAA website provides information and guidance
about the ELIR process and links to other important
documents like to Quality Code with which all universities
and higher education institutions have to comply.
Enhancement Led Institutional Review (ELIR)
Enhancement-Led Institutional Review (ELIR) is one
strand of the Quality Enhancement Framework for
Scotland, designed to ensure academic standards and
encourage enhancement.
The principles underpinning the Framework are:
• high quality learning;
• student engagement;
• the development of cultures of quality.
Enhancement Led Institutional Review (ELIR)
GCU is currently undergoing an ELIR (Feb./March 2015)
which includes ELIR Panel visits and meetings with
students and staff.
One major component of the ELIR is the University’s
Reflective Analysis which offers valuable information
about the University.
The staff portal offers more detailed information on the
ELIR and a copy of the University’s Reflective Analysis
can also be found on the Governance and Quality
Enhancement pages in GCYou: Home > Schools and Departments > Governance and Quality Enhancement > Quality
Enhancement and Assurance > Enhancement-Led Institutional Review
Academic Schools
School of Engineering and Built Environment
(SEBE)
Department of Construction and
Surveying
Department of Engineering
Department of Computer,
Communications and Interactive
Systems
Glasgow School for Business and
Society (GSBS)
Department of Law, Economics, Accountancy and
Risk
Department of Business
Management
Department of Social Sciences,
Media and Journalism
School of Health and Life Sciences
(SHLS)
Department of Nursing and
Community Health
Department of Psychology, Social
Work and Allied Health Services
Department of Life Sciences
The University has three Academic Schools with three departments
each:
Academic School Structure • School Management Group (SMG)
• School Dean
• Vice Dean
• Associate Deans: International (ADI), Learning and
Teaching Quality (ADLTQ), Business Development (ADBD),
Research (ADR)
• Heads of Department (HoDs)
• Head of Administration (HoA)
• Assistant Heads of Department (AHoDs)
• Learning and Teaching Quality Leads (LTQLs)
• Business Partners (Finance, Human Resources (HR),
Marketing)
• Learning Development Centre (LDC)
• Blended Learning Technologists
Departments
Head of Department (HoD)
Assistant Heads of Department (AHoDs)
Programme Teams (PTs)
[Learning and Teaching Quality Leads (LTQLs);
International/Exchange; Business Development]
Administration (admin) team
The Learning Development Centre
Each Academic School has a Learning Development
Centre that provides academic face-to-face and online
support for students:
• SEBE LDC;
• GSBS LDC;
• SHLS LDC.
The Learning Development Centre teams are normally
comprised of a Director, Academic Development Tutors,
ICT Skills tutors and an administrator.
ELISR (Enhancement Led Internal Subject Review)
• Every five years an ELISR (enhancement Led Internal
Subject Review) will take place at department level.
• The review process is organised and facilitated by the
Department of Governance and Academic Quality.
• It will include programme approval and/or programme
re-approval as far as possible.
• For more information and to download a copy of the
Quality Assurance and Enhancement Handbook,
please visit the Governance and Quality Assurance
Website.
ELISR (Enhancement Led Internal Subject Review)
The purpose of the ELISR is to support quality assurance and
enhancement across departmental programmes.
Reviews will:
• Promote dialogue in order to enhance quality and identify good
practice;
• Reflect critically on practice;
• Take full account of student feedback;
• Review programmes against benchmarks and the QAA Quality
Code and where appropriate, professional and statutory bodies;
• Take account of the Scottish credit and Qualifications Framework
(SCQF);
• Consider the effectiveness of annual monitoring arrangements;
• Consider the impact of central and school-based student support
activities in enhancing the student experience.
University Funding
The University receives its main funding from the
Scottish Funding Council (SFC). The funding is based on
an Outcome Agreement (OA) that is negotiated on an
three-yearly basis and which covers all areas of
university funding. These areas are referred to as:
• Excellence in Learning and Teaching;
• Excellence in Research;
• Delivering for business, the public and voluntary sectors;
• Sustainability.
The SFC monitors the performance of the University
annually based on National Performance Measures.
University Funding
Other sources of funding include:
• External Research Grants (i.e. Economic and Social Research
Council (ESRC), Nuffield, Carnegie)
• External Development Grants (i.e. European Union (EU),
Nuffield)
• Collaborations with industries, business, third sector
organisations (i.e. business academies)
• Consultancy and knowledge exchange
• Conference and Events Management
Supporting Learning and Teaching @
GCU
GCU LEAD (Learning Enhancement and Academic
Development) is a central academic department that
drives and supports an enhanced student learning
experience through collaborative working across the
University and to support the Common Good mission
through its commitment to learning and teaching
excellence and widening participation.
It offers a wide variety of activities, one of which is
academic and professional development and recognition.
GCU LEAD
Strategic
Activity
(1) Engaging staff and
students in enhancing the
student learning experience
(2) Leading
academic and professional
development and recognition in
Learning &Teaching
(3) Researching
HE, Learning &Teaching, Widening
Participation and the student
learning experience
(4) Developing
policy and strategy in Learning
&Teaching and Widening
Participation
Research @ GCU
Research at GCU is aligned with the University’s
commitment to the common good. It aimed at enabling
communities to build inclusive societies and live healthy
lives in sustainable environments.
The 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) has
confirmed GCU’s status as a world-class research
institution and more detailed information on the results
can be found on the REF 2014 webpage.
Research Institutes, Centres and
Support Departments
There are a variety of research institutes, research
centres and support departments at the University
covering a wide range of areas, from research and
development to social innovation.
GCU Research Institutes
There are three research institutes, which are aligned to
the three academic schools:
• Institute for Applied Health Research
• Institute for Society and Social Justice Research
• Institute for Sustainable Engineering and Technology Research
They were established to build on the University’s
strengths and to meet future societal challenges. They
aim to:
• Consolidate GCU’s success in attracting major grants;
• Further develop collaborations with partners outside Scotland;
• Work with end-users in the public and private sectors.
Research Centres
The University has a number of research centres that
focus on specialised research areas, such as:
• The Yunus Centre for Social Business and Health which examines the
relationship between social business and health improvement;
• The Moffat Centre which is one of the leading university-based research
and consultancy centres in Europe;
• Social History of Health and Health Care which focuses on issues arising
from the social history of health and healthcare in modern societies;
• Scottish Poverty Information Unit which is an established applied
research unit which has attained a reputation as an authority on matters
pertaining to poverty and social justice in Scotland;
• The Women in Scotland’s Economy (WiSE) Research Centre which aims
to promote and make visible women’s contribution and to boost
Scotland’s economy.
International Activity
The International Partnerships Office (IPO) was formed
last year and consists of the International Partnerships
team and the Study Abroad and Erasmus & Exchange
team.
It combines existing partnership activity related to GCU
student and staff mobility within Study Abroad and
Erasmus+ agreements, with a new service created to
facilitate, support and administer ongoing and new
relationships with overseas institutions, with the aim of
developing GCU’s international activity.
Support Departments
A list of all central support departments can be found on
the University website under ‘Services and Directorates’.
These include:
• Admissions and Registry;
• Student Experience, Governance and Quality;
• Disability Service and Positive Living Team;
• International Student Support;
• Library and IT Support;
• Finance and Facilities.
Widening Participation
GCU is viewed as a key player with regards to Widening
Participation (WP). This means that a large proportion of
its students come from non-traditional backgrounds.
GCU’s Widening Participation Activities are part of the
University’s commitment to the common good. There are
a number of initiatives and programmes that support
Widening Participation, these include:
• Caledonian Club – raising aspirations by working with children
and teenagers from disadvantaged backgrounds;
• Articulation Hub – offering pupils from schools with low
participation in higher education the opportunity to study for their
Advanced Highers at GCU;
• College Connect – offering articulations paths from college into
the University.
GCU Students’ Association (GCUSA)
The GCUSA is the student representative body for the
University. All GCU students are automatically members
of the Students’ Association and have the right to stand
as and/or elect student representatives for their classes,
Schools and members of the GCUSA Executive
Committee at the University level.
Their roles include:
• Student President
• Vice President Education
• Vice President Well Being
• Vice President Activities
GCU Students’ Association (GCUSA)
As the student representative body for the University, the GCUSA
supports all class representatives (‘class reps’) and school officers.
Class reps represent students at programme level and they are
members of their programme’s Student Staff Consultative Group
(SSCG). School Officers represent students at School level.
GCUSA also offers specialised training for class reps and school
officers as well as campaign training for all those who decide to
stand for any of the full-time officer posts.
It organises events that allow class reps and school officers to share
experiences and learn from each other, like the class rep gathering
and also runs the Student Leaders Programme which enables
students to develop their leadership and employability skills.
GCU Students’ Association (GCUSA)
The GCUSA also run an advice centre for students that
covers a wide range of areas from academic advice to
personal issues, bullying and harassment, health,
finance, accommodation and employment.
It also organises activities and there are sports clubs and
about 60 different societies that students can join.
GCUSA also a volunteering service and last but not
least, the University’s own student radio station ‘Radio
Caley’.
GCU Students
As a key player in Widening Participation GCU attracts a
large proportion of its circa 16,000 students who come
from non-traditional backgrounds and are often the first
in their family to study at a University.
Other aspects include*:
• 97% of GCU students come from state schools;
• 34% come from a disadvantaged background;
• 17% of Scottish entrants come from the lowest quintile of Multiple
Deprivation
The Strategy and Planning Service offers more detailed
information on the GCU Student Profile on the staff portal
(GCYou). *these are 2012-13 figures
GCU Student Profile (2012-13)
*PG = Postgraduate; *UG = Undergraduate
Gender of Students
• 58% Female
• 42% Male
Mode of Study
• 77% full time
• 23% part time
Level of Study
• 3% Research PG*
• 13% Taught PG
• 84% UG*
GCU Student Profile (2012-13)
EU = European Union
Domicile of Students
• 88% UK
• 3% EU* (Outside UK)
• 9% Outside EU
Disability
• 6% known to be disabled
• 94% no known disability
• 0% not known/sought
Ethnicity of UK domiciled Students
• 90% white
• 9% Black and Minority Ethnic (BME)
• 1% not known
GCU Student Profile (2012-13): Age
• 15% are 18 years or younger
• 12% are 19 years old
• 12% are 20 years old
• 25% are between 21 and 24 years old
• 14% are between 25 and 29 years old
• 22% are 30 years or older