Lead, inspire,
advance.
Become our
Vice-Chancellor
Chair of Council’s Foreword
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1 Our values
Thank you for your interest in the position of
Vice-Chancellor at the University of Southampton.
Activities underpinned by the values
determined by the university community.
The University of Southampton is a founding
member of the Russell Group, the UK’s leading
research-intensive universities, and in the top one
per cent of universities worldwide. Through our
world-leading research and enterprise activities we
work with businesses to create practical solutions
to global issues. We work with partners around the
world to create relevant, flexible education, which
prepares our students for the jobs of the future.
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2 The University and region
A lively and diverse environment.
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The University has recently launched its
aspirational Vision 2020, which sets out an
ambitious view of the University’s future. Our vision is to be a distinctive,
global leader in education, research and enterprise.
We aspire to be a place of opportunity and inspiration that attracts the most
talented staff and students from the UK and across the globe. We will grow our
University resources and facilities to meet the expectations and ambitions of our
high-performing staff and students.
All the University’s activities are underpinned by values determined by our
community. We are an imaginative and resourceful organisation that inspires
and achieves excellence in all we do. We recognise that together we achieve more,
and are committed to the highest standards.
In this recruitment pack
The University in numbers
The Vice-Chancellor will be at the heart of the University, shaping the future
through strong, innovative leadership and the provision of clear strategic
direction. I am looking for an intellectual leader with the gravitas to drive this
transformation across the University and deliver our ambitious plans through
the strength and pride of our community.
Role of Vice-Chancellor
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The successful candidate will have an outstanding academic record, with a good
understanding of the world of business, and the ability to promote the University
externally. After reading more about our view of the future and the role of
Vice-Chancellor in this document, if you believe you have the skills, experience
and drive to shape the future of the University of Southampton, then I hope you
will apply for this post.
Gill Rider
Chair of Council
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Our Values
All of our activities will be underpinned by
the values determined by our community:
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and students together to enjoy festivities on campus,
with thousands of attendees each year.
Excellence
Creativity
Community
Integrity
Community
We achieve more together; we are an inclusive,
collegial community that builds tolerance, respect,
and mutual support amongst staff and students.
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Our research connects the planet; the whole global
internet relies on our invention of erbium-doped
amplifiers that boost optical signal allowing fast
telecommunications. Now we are developing the new
photonics hyper-highway that will enable broadband
internet to be 100 times faster than at present.
Creativity
We are imaginative and resourceful, thriving in an
environment that values independent thought and
encourages originality and innovation amongst its
staff and students.
Southampton research is at the forefront of the
worldwide battle to eradicate Malaria. Funded
by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, our
research is harnessing anonymised mobile
phone usage data to map the movements of
populations in and between malaria ‘hotspots’.
Understanding the movements of a country’s
population can be crucial in eliminating malaria.
Groundbreaking research at Southampton uses antibodies to
reprogramme the immune system allowing tumours to be recognised
and even eliminated. Recognised for translating laboratory research
through clinical trials to new treatments, the University is creating a
new Centre of Cancer Immunology at Southampton that will broaden
the research and speed up this process.
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Integrity
We are committed to the highest standards.
Our personal and institutional conduct is consistent
and honest, engendering trust between and within
our University communities.
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Connected University
Connect with Southampton, a global university that
changes the world through it’s research collaborations,
education partnerships and business links.
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Southampton is in
the top one per cent of
global universities1
£188m
5,500
We employ over 5,500 staff
across our campuses
£100m
Received £100m in research
funding2 in 2012/13
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Out of our 23,500 students,
7,055 are from overseas and our
200,000 alumni community
spans 178 countries6
A founding member of
the Russell Group of 24
major research-intensive
universities in the UK
£435m
We attract leading
academics from across
the globe and students
from more than 135
different nations6
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Total EPSRC funding portfolio
of £188m; around four per cent
of the market share4
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15 spin out
companies3
since 2000
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In the past few years, strategic
partnerships have been developed or
expanded with GSK, Dstl, QinetiQ,
IBM, BAE Systems, Luxfer, DePuy,
Philips, Vitacress, Eli Lilly and Google5
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Businesses benefit
from our worldleading expertise
and state-of-the-art
facilities through
Knowledge Transfer
Partnerships
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Our contracts with
industry are worth
about £35m annually5
1,000
At any one time
we are working
with over
1,000 external
organisations5
Member of the Science
and Engineering South
Consortium: one of the
most influential clusters
of research-intensive
universities in the world
We host six University
Technology Centres with
leading organisations: Microsoft,
Airbus, RNLI, Lloyd’s Register
and Rolls-Royce
£35m
Six of our seven campuses are located across the
south of England, with another at the Iskandar
development in Malaysia
Our annual turnover exceeded £435
million in the 2012-2013 financial year
Part of the Worldwide
Universities Network
SETsquared, the
University of
Southampton’s Business
Incubation programme,
is one of the top four
most influential
university business
incubators globally7
Our partnership with Lloyd’s
Register represents the largest
university-business collaboration
of its kind in the UK
We connect with
students across the
world through our
Malaysia Campus
and through our
Massive Open
Online Courses
(MOOC)
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We have more than 400
active patent families5
with an annual income
of over £500,000
Partners with Singapore Institute of
Management, Peking University, Dalian
Polytechnic University and many other
key institutions in East Asia
QS World Rankings 2014–15
University of Southampton Financial Report 2013
Higher education-business and community interaction survey 2012–13
EPSRC Grants and web database, September 2014
University of Southampton Research and Innovation Services database, September 2014
University of Southampton Student and Academic Administration database, September 2014
University Business Incubator (UBI) Index
For more information on the University of Southampton
connecting for impact, search ‘we are connected’
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The Role of Vice-Chancellor
The Vice-Chancellor is the University’s chief executive
officer. In this capacity, he or she holds overall
responsibility for both academic and administrative
leadership within the University, and representing and
promoting the University externally.
A priority for the next Vice-Chancellor is to foster
and promote the special character of Southampton
as an innovative, entrepreneurial and international
University, building on its reputation for multidisciplinary research and high-quality education.
The Vice-Chancellor will:
−− Attract and retain high quality and motivated academics.
−− Ensure alignment between academic and professional
services staff.
External Relations
−− Enhance the University’s global reputation,
communicating its vision and purpose to relevant
international and national stakeholders including
policy-makers and funding bodies.
−− Represent, safeguard and further the University’s
interests and values through participation with
external bodies and working parties.
−− Develop and sustain meaningful relationships with
donors, alumni and other strategic partners.
People & Culture
−− Promote the University’s academic character and
reputation, fostering an environment in which
world-class research feeds into high-quality
innovative teaching.
Experience, knowledge and skills
−− Champion the University – its strengths, achievements −− Successful leadership of a large-scale, internationallyand priorities – and communicate consistent messages recognised and knowledge-led organisation or a major
about the values and trajectory of the University.
component of such an organisation, ideally with an
international research profile.
−− Nurture the University’s collegiate ethos and deliver
decisive leadership.
−− Ability to handle complexity, respond to uncertain
circumstances and initiate and implement strategic
−− Inspire and motivate senior managers to deliver
change.
clearly defined and agreed objectives.
−− Record of leading and developing diverse teams,
Strategy
creating effective organisational structures and
−− Unify the University’s community around its vision
managing through influence as well as through
and purpose.
executive authority.
−− Define strategic choices, investment priorities and
−− Ability to lead significant fundraising initiatives,
financial targets.
maximising income streams from philanthropic and
−− Ensure the University is positioned distinctively
corporate sources.
in a highly competitive global market, responding
−− Established networks in research funding circles,
to increasingly complex student requirements.
industry, government and higher education –
−− Ensure the University is responsive to the changing
nationally and internationally.
role of technology in education and research.
−− Sophisticated understanding of current and emerging
global trends in higher education.
Operational Delivery & Performance
−− Strong academic credibility and a respected scholar
−− Develop and implement pragmatic solutions and
in his/her own right.
robust operational plans to solve complex
organisational challenges.
−− Deliver financial sustainability and maximise
the efficient use of resources, taking advantage
of opportunities to grow income whilst managing
risk effectively.
Candidate Profile
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Leadership competencies
−− Team leadership – inspires a culture that shares
credit for success and failure, rewards initiative,
encourages risk-taking and cultivates a climate
of shared decision-making.
−− Collaboration – actively encourages multi-disciplinary
and cross-functional working to achieve shared
objectives.
−− Engagement & communication – conveys a compelling
vision for the University, building support and
alignment for key strategies and initiatives internally
and externally.
−− Driving results – defines ambitious goals and priorities,
develops robust operational plans, delegates
appropriately and holds people to account.
−− Analytical thinking – deploys analytical and creative
thinking to solve complex strategic and organisational
problems and maximise opportunities.
−− Internal awareness – organisationally sensitive with
a genuine interest in people at all levels and a deep
understanding of a research-intensive academic
environment.
Appointment process
and how to apply
To receive further particulars about the position,
application process and recruitment timetable,
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Friday 16th January 2015.
Personal attributes
−− Intellectual capacity, stamina and agility to deal with
a broad span of duties, to gain the respect of a wide
range of people and to balance internal and external
demands.
−− Personal presence and the ability to project and
inspire confidence at all levels, fostering a community
in which students, staff, alumni and partners feel
motivated to participate.
−− High level of emotional intelligence with excellent
judgement.
−− Adaptable and clear minded, accepting of differing
views whilst achieving results.
−− Financial and commercial acumen.
−− Instinctive understanding of what constitutes
excellence and what it takes to achieve and sustain it,
with a determination constantly to seek improvement.
−− Commitment to the University of Southampton,
its mission, values and future.
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The University and region
The University campuses
The University has five lively and diverse campuses in
Southampton, one in Winchester and an engineering
campus in Malaysia.
Our main Highfield Campus is home to three of the
UK’s leading arts venues, the John Hansard Gallery, the
Nuffield Theatre and the Turner Sims Concert Hall.
It also houses our state-of-the-art £8.5m sports complex,
our main Hartley Library, the Students’ Union and Staff
Social Centre.
Three miles west of Highfield, Southampton General
Hospital is the base for the University’s Faculty of
Medicine. The campus offers modern laboratories,
computer suites, refurbished lecture theatres and a
specialist Health Services Library.
Situated on the city’s waterfront, the National
Oceanography Centre Southampton (NOCS) is one
of the world’s leading research centres for the study
of ocean and earth sciences.
Close to Winchester city centre, 12 miles north of
Close to Highfield, the Avenue Campus houses most of the Southampton, our internationally renowned Winchester
Humanities disciplines and the Centre for Language Study. School of Art provides studios and workshops, an
extensive specialist library and a well-stocked art supplies
It also has a purpose-built £3m Archaeology building
with state-of-the-art facilities for teaching and research. shop. The Winchester Gallery is based on campus.
Southampton
A few minutes’ walk from Highfield, is the Boldrewood
Southampton is a thriving modern city, steeped in
Campus. The University’s collaboration with Lloyd’s
Register represents one of the largest business partnerships history and culture, while less than an hour away the
New Forest National Park offers vast open heathland
with any single university in the world. Our new £116m
Boldrewood Campus is the result of this partnership and is and beautiful forest.
home to the Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute.
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A lively city
The city offers a vibrant mix of recreation, culture
and entertainment – from restaurants, cafés, bars
and nightclubs to cinemas, sports facilities and
internationally acclaimed arts venues. Close to the
city centre, the University forms an integral part of
this dynamic, multicultural city.
A historic city
Southampton has a fascinating history. It was from
Southampton in 1415 that Henry V set sail for Agincourt.
The Pilgrim Fathers first set sail from here in 1620 on
their historic journey to the New World, and the ill-fated
Titanic sailed from Southampton in 1912. Southampton
has a rich aviation heritage, with the Spitfire, the fighter
aircraft that won the Battle of Britain, developed in the
region in the 1930s.
A coastal location
Southampton has one of the biggest commercial ports
in Europe, and the city is known across the world as the
home of the giant cruise liners, Queen Elizabeth, Queen
Mary 2 and Queen Victoria. With a coastal location, there
is a vast range of opportunities for sport and leisure, with
a major focus on watersports, sailing and ocean racing.
A gateway to the world
Just over an hour from central London, Southampton
has excellent transport links with the rest of the UK and
internationally, by road, rail, sea and air. Our awardwinning unilink bus service connects all Southampton
campuses and halls of residence, the city centre, the
airport and railway stations.
Winchester
The historic city of Winchester has a rich cultural
heritage, complemented by a lively atmosphere and a
wide variety of pubs and restaurants, museums, theatres
and galleries.
To see for yourself what the University and surrounding
area has to offer, view our virtual tours
www.southampton.ac.uk/about/virtualtours
and watch our film about the city
www.southampton.ac.uk/visitus/cityandregion
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