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13 January


The questions below are answered by Katie Normington in the video above. The times at the end of each question correspond to the time this question is answered within the video.

1. Some people have expressed concerns over the timeframe of the academic restructure, could you just run through the general timeline of when this idea first formulated? 0:28

2. There are more universities that are under threat as a result of external factors, as picked up by several news outlets last week, how much was this a consideration in implementing change? 2:00

3. Over the past few years there have been some big investments on campus, will this structural change allow for greater investment to be made in enhancing learning facilities and developing social and sporting spaces? 3:30

4. It has been said in both the motivations for a restructure and the hoped results that 'student experience' was a main motivator - what exactly do you mean by 'student experience' and how will this change directly benefit students? 4:30

5. I was a Joint Honours student and I know I suffered problems that a vast majority of all Honours students face in their studies, how will this restructure solve many of these problems? 6:40

6. The current structure has shown that there are issues with communication across the different levels of the College. How will the restructure look to improve this situation? 7:58

7. Some students want a great level of interaction with administrative staff whilst others prefer to pop in and get a problem solved in as short a time as possible - how will the new School Admin Offices balance the service to students and will they be able to offer the detail necessary for specific courses? 9:07

8. What are the next steps with the restructure? 10:40