At its meeting in March 2017, ASC received the six-month update report from the review of the Dental School which detailed the responses and the progress made to date in implementing the recommendations. Overall, the responses were considered adequate, but it was agreed that further updates were required in relation to:

• Recommendation 5, where the responses received indicated that the situation regarding specialist staff required to deliver life sciences teaching was not yet resolved.
• Recommendation 7, regarding support for mentoring, was not yet complete.

ASC also discussed Recommendation 4 concerning the way that University systems could best support the distinctive features of the School’s curriculum. An update is also included.

Academic Standards Committee is asked to consider the adequacy of the responses and the progress made.

As identified in the report.

In relation to Recommendation 5, a 0.6 FTE lecturer appointment has been made, commencing January 2018.

As outlined.

No specific implications identified.