Review of Academic Year 2019/20 - Key Findings and Reflections

The review of the academic year 2019/20 highlights key data such as staff and student numbers, student body composition by college and region, and levels of study. The conclusions underscore pride in achievements, the university's position, and strategic aims for the future. The report also discusses the impact of COVID-19, financial highlights, and future recruitment strategies. Staff and alumni engagement are deemed critical for successful implementation of the university's vision.

• Academic year review
• Staff and student numbers
• COVID-19 impact
• University strategy
• Student demographics

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1. General Council General Council Review of Academic Year 2019/20 Review of Academic Year 2019/20 6 February 2021 Professor Peter Mathieson Professor Peter Mathieson Principal and Vice Principal and Vice- -Chancellor Chancellor

2. Overview Overview Review of the Academic Year 2019-20 Staff and student numbers Covid-19 and adaptation and renewal Covid-19 impact and research Financial highlights University Awards City Region Deal Brexit Future Recruitment Reasons to be cheerful Reflections Conclusions

3. Conclusions from last year Conclusions from last year Much to be proud of As robust a position as any UK university Significant external events to come Strategy 2030 sets high-level principles and aims Staff and alumni buy-in essential to delivery

4. Staff and Student numbers 2019/20 Staff and Student numbers 2019/20 College / Professional Services Group Staff numbers Student numbers Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences 3,943 25,815 Medicine & Veterinary Medicine 3,326 7,250 Science & Engineering 3,853 11,445 Corporate Services Group 2,358 - Information Services Group 797 - University Secretary s Group 1,330 - Total number 15,607 44,510

5. Student Body by College & domicile region on entry 2019/20 Student Body by College & domicile region on entry 2019/20 College domicile region on entry Science & Engineering 26% Scotland 26% Overseas 37% Arts, Humanities & Social Science 58% Medicine & Vet Medicine 16% Other UK 25% EU 12% Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences 25,815 Scotland 11,455 International 16,375 Medicine & Veterinary Medicine 7,250 Other UK 11,300 Science & engineering 11,445 Other EU 5,380 Total number of students 44,510 Total number of students 44,510

6. Level of Study by College 2019/20 Level of Study by College 2019/20 UG PGT PGR Total Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences 16,370 7,235 2,210 25,815 Medicine & Veterinary Medicine 3,250 2,765 1,235 7,250 Science & Engineering 7,165 1,975 2,305 11,445 Total 26,785 11,975 5,750 44,510 UG undergraduate PGT postgraduate taught PGR postgraduate research

7. Top 20 non Top 20 non- -UK domicile on entry 2019/20, number UK domicile on entry 2019/20, number of students per country at all levels of study of students per country at all levels of study 6,315 International European Union 2,905 755 615 535 445 445 390 350 345 320 280 250 240 190 185 175 150 130 105 Please note: The figures above represent all students matriculate during the session. Domicile on entry is declared by the student when first matriculating.

8. Undergraduate applications and acceptances Undergraduate applications and acceptances 2020 Men Women Non-disclosed gender Total Applications 26,844 (41%) 38,103 (59%) 5 64,952 Acceptances* 2,945 (38%) 4,717 (62%) <5 7,665 * Note: actual entrant number is lower as a significant number deferred. 2019 Men Women Non-disclosed gender Total Applications 25,600 (40%) 38,036 (60%) 7 63,643 Acceptances 2,598 (39%) 4,076 (61%) <5 <6,680 2018 Men Women Non-disclosed gender Total Applications 24,263 (40%) 36,271 (60%) <5 < 60,540 Acceptances 2,458 (38%) 3,944 (62%) <5 <6,410

9. Covid Covid- -19 Adaptation & Renewal 19 Adaptation & Renewal March initial response 3 timeframes: immediate & contingency action (up to 3 months), short-term (3-5 months); renewal phase (3 -24 months) April University Executive agreed to Adaptation & Renewal process to ensure that we emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic as a strong and renewed organisation able to deliver against Strategy 2030 Conscious decision made that Strategy 2030 remains relevant 4 work streams: Research & Innovation SVP Seckl; Students VP Harmon; Estates & Digital Infrastructure VP Martin and Reshaping VP Sarah Smith, all iterating weekly with an overarching group chaired by myself. Reporting regularly to the University Executive. Financial Key income streams, e.g. accommodation and catering, reduced by 11m Operating surplus reduced by 22% to 48m All capital projects that could be safely paused were put on hold, lowering capital spend to 104 million

10. Covid Covid- -19 Impact: Student and Staff 19 Impact: Student and Staff Student acceptances for AY 2020-21 = 7,665, many deferred and entrance numbers totalled 6,800 Increased acceptances for 2020-21: In part related to the change to teacher assessed grades in the UK - more people met the conditions of their offers than in previous years Also more offers made to mitigate against the expected drop in students who would actually be able to attend Significant impact on the student experience Staff made huge efforts and have risen to the challenge: Pivot to hybrid On campus support Schools, ACE, ISG Closing/reopening estate

11. Covid Covid- -19 Impact: Alumni 19 Impact: Alumni Alumni support for students greatly appreciated: Gift support for student hardship higher than ever (on- going need) 200 alumni partnered with staff to meet and walk/run with students staying in Edinburgh Halls over the winter break 12,000+ now on Platform One, including more than 2,000 of our 2020/21 student intake Alumni advice and mentoring more crucial than ever. Close engagement with the Business Committee and wider committees of the General Council throughout

12. Covid Covid- -19 Research 19 Research Contributed research into to both the clinical care of Covid-19 patients and to the economic, social and behavioural consequences: Led clinical trials of new and re-purposed therapies Studied genetic and other factors which influence the severity of disease Studied how droplets spread with and without a mask, and the chemistry of the coronavirus Designed and supplied protective equipment Made enormous contributions to advice to Governments north and south of the border, to Public Health authorities, to media and to public information Provided emergency micro-grants to local organisations to help them continue to respond to the health crisis in the community DataLoch developed (part of Data-Driven Innovation Programme) - has aided healthcare response by providing real- time data-led decision support to inform Covid-19 healthcare practitioners

13. Covid Covid- -19: impact on communities and widening 19: impact on communities and widening participation participation Our response: IntoUniversity - new ground-breaking partnership with Glasgow and U.K. charity By far the most generous WP scholarship programme in Scotland - co-investment between University and generous supporters Insights programme - 300 WP students engaging with 50 alumni worldwide to help prepare their futures Switch from travel programme Made open to all WP students New, highly tailored programmes for final year WP students being led by careers.

14. Financial review highlights to July 2020 Financial review highlights to July 2020 Total income grew by 2.2% to over 1.12 billion Other income (incl. City Region Deal funding): 192 million Total expenditure*: 1,078 million, a 5% increase on last year Tuition fees and education contracts: 391 million Research income from grants and contracts: 296 million Funding Body Grants: 191 million Net assets: 2.2 billion Record year for philanthropy with 52M in new commitments. Thank you to all of you and the many organisations, local and global, who got behind us Annual report and accounts are available via: https://www.ed.ac.uk/finance/accounts * excludes the impact of non-cash staff costs relating to movement on the USS pension provision.

15. Edinburgh University Students Association Edinburgh University Students Association Teaching Awards 2020 Teaching Awards 2020 Nearly 3,000 nominations were received this year OutstandingFeedback Award Gudrun Schoeffmann, The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies Personal Tutor of the Year Jessie Paterson, The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies Outstanding Commitment to Liberation in the Curriculum - Sharon Cowan and Chloe Kennedy, School of Law Student Tutor of the Year Daniel Day, Edinburgh Medical School Outstanding Support Staff Jean O'Donoghue, School of Chemistry

16. EUSA Teaching Awards 2020 EUSA Teaching Awards 2020 Supervisor of the Year Viccy Coltman, Edinburgh College of Art Outstanding Course Award Music in the Community, Edinburgh College of Art Best Overall Teaching: The Kendell Award for Teaching in Medicine - Dawn Livingstone, Edinburgh Medical School: Biomedical Sciences Best Teaching in Veterinary Medicine Award - Bronwyn Koterwas, The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies The Van Heyningen Award for Teaching in Science and Engineering - Andreas Sogaard, School of Physics and Astronomy The Ian Campbell Award for Teaching in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Jane McKie, School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures

17. University Awards University Awards 2020 Chancellor s Awards 2020 Chancellor s Awards recognise innovation, relevance, creativity and personal dedication in teaching and research Impact Award Dr Alan Convery, Senior Lecturer in Politics in the School of Social and Political Science Research Award - Professor Chris Speed, Chair of Design Informatics in Edinburgh College of Art Rising Star Awards - Dr Ewa Luger, Chancellor s Fellow in Digital Arts and Humanities, Edinburgh College of Art and Dr Davide Michieletto, Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship, School of Physics and Astronomy and the Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine Teaching Award Dr Ruth McQuillan, Senior Lecturer and Programme Director online Masters in Public Health, Usher Institute 2019 Tam Dalyell Prize for Excellence in Engaging the Public with 2019 Tam Dalyell Prize for Excellence in Engaging the Public with Science Science - recognises and rewards the University s outstanding science communicators Dr Andrew Manches, Senior Lecturer and Deputy Director of Knowledge Exchange, Moray House School of Education and Sport

18. University Awards University Awards 2020 Principal s Medals for Exceptional Service 2020 Principal s Medals for Exceptional Service - - the decision was made to increase the number of awards this year to enable the recognition of individuals, teams and departments from our University community who have played a critical role in how we have responded to the Covid-19 crisis. The winners were: College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science Mary Brennan Business School Adam Finkel-Gates Business School Ben Fletcher-Watson IASH Michael Newton Music Corporate Services Group Michelle Christian Accommodation Cheryl Hutton Residence Life Suzanne Thompson - Health and Safety Estates Department College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine Lorna Aikman Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility Graham Nimmo and David Griffith Clinical Sciences Antoine Vallatos Clinical Brain Sciences Information Services Group Lisa McDonald User Services University Secretary s Group Helen McMillan and Isabell Majewsky Anderson Edinburgh Global Aine Ryan - Edinburgh Research Office Fiona Philippi Institute of Academic Development College of Science and Engineering Valentina Erastova Chemistry Fiona McNeill Informatics Chris Mowat and Michael Seery Chemistry Sophie Ramette Geosciences EPCC HPC Systems Team and EPCC User Support Team Technology Enhanced Learning Strategic Management, and Curriculum Development and Implementation Group members Cross University Michael Gallagher and Stuart Nicol Education and ISG StopCovid Team

19. University Awards University Awards New Being Edinburgh Award launched - recognising an individual who embodies the University s values. 130 nominations Over 4,000 alumni, students and staff voted Clear Winner: Dr Nanshan Zhong, respiratory expert and epidemiologist Dr Zhong will be speaking at major event on covid-19 and global health on 2 March with Dr Anthony Fauci and leading UoE academics Please join us and spread the word, details at: https://efi.ed.ac.uk/join-the-conversation

20. Edinburgh Research Edinburgh Research Research grant awards are high, including spectacular successes in some of the highly competitive European Union schemes High quality impactful research outputs are continuing apace, including many very significant contributions to the pandemic itself. Partnerships with industry 2019/20 48 41 85 2018/19 71 31 64 2017/18 117 48 45 Number of patents Number of licences Number of start-up companies created Value of consultancy processed by Edinburgh Innovations Value of industrial and transitional awards 7.0m 6.9m 5.6m 55.4m 49.5m 37.3m

21. Edinburgh Research Edinburgh Research 330.9m received in research awards in academic year 2019/20 Total applications value - 1171.8m Award Total Year to date

22. City Region Deal City Region Deal Data-Driven Innovation (DDI) Programme running significantly ahead of initial expectation A number of major DDI initiatives have been established after securing substantial investment from third parties including: Bayes Innovation Programme ( 2.7 million Scottish Enterprise investment); Advanced Care Research Centre ( 20 million L&G investment); Centre for Technomoral Futures ( 5 million Baillie Gifford investment); and, Global Open Finance Centre of Excellence ( 23 million Strength in Places Fund investment).

23. City Region Deal City Region Deal Across construction and the Bayes Innovation Programme: 1,164 jobs have been created or secured 67 high-growth companies have been supported 129 million investment in companies and associated support activities has been secured Since August 2018 the University of Edinburgh has secured: DDI research project funding worth 216.1 million (77% ahead of target for this stage of the programme) Industry DDI project funding worth 61.7 million (112% ahead of target to date) Supported the creation of 42 DDI companies -17% ahead of target to date

24. Brexit Brexit EU-UK Trade Deal Remain committed to EU partnerships; confirmation of Horizon Europe association including European Research Council grants Fully committed to the Turing Scheme, the global Erasmus+ replacement Changes to study costs and immigration rules for EU students from 2021; support essential; impact? Staff impacts; immigration support and information sessions Continued collaboration eg UNA Europa

25. Future Future Recruitment Reasons to be cheerful Reflections Conclusions

26. Recruitment 2021 Recruitment 2021- -22 22 Undergraduate Applications up 20% on same stage last year RUK up 23%; Scotland up 28%; International up 30% (USA up 70%) EU applications down 44% - expect this to decline further Postgraduate Taught Applications down overall by 10%. Mainly decrease from China Scotland up 31%, RUK up 37%, EU down 17%, International down 10% India up 40% on last year new graduate post study route having positive impact Careful management needed have 400 deferred international UF s for 2021 entry (compared to 120 last year)

27. Recruitment 2021 Recruitment 2021- -22 22 Postgraduate Research - N.B still early in overall cycle Applications up overall by 27% on same point last year and up for all cohorts EU applications have not decreased as yet International up by 18% Growing role of Alumni Ambassadors - recent graduates around the world advising and encouraging applicants. Number of Ambassadors doubled to 440 across 51 countries in 2020/21 - thank you!

28. What can be the positives from 2020? What can be the positives from 2020? 1. virus; universities have made major contributions The world is learning to cope with, and defeat, a new 2. Universities adapted remarkably quickly/effectively 3. Internationalisation without travel can be achieved 4. irreversible (if we so wish) Change has been accelerated and some of it will be 5. Inequalities have been exacerbated, their profile has been raised: the transformative power of education is needed more than ever 6. Into University - new commitment to help address educational inequality thank you donors!

29. Reflections/discussion points Reflections/discussion points 1. Universities are highly resilient organisations, many in Europe are hundreds of years old & have survived wars, pandemics, civil unrest, famines etc. Be confident! 2. Universities that flourish will be those that adapt best 3. Collaboration more important than ever (EU and beyond) 4. have worked well, this period can have a net benefit If we are smart about harnessing the changes that 5. now more than ever The transformative power of education is needed

30. Conclusion Conclusion Much to be proud of As robust a position as any UK university Significant external events will continue (Pandemic, Brexit, ?) adaptation will remain critical Delivering against strategic priorities through Curriculum Transformation and Reshaping Staff and alumni buy-in essential to delivery