2012 Annual Report - Jesus College - University of Cambridge

COLLEGE NEWS I Jesus College Annual Report 2012 83
which might occur for any organisation, and often relies on factors outside and
beyond the university environment and control. Research-Intensive universities
should also place greater emphasis on communicating the main outcomes of this
area with staff, students and the general public.
Among the 50 visiting participants were the following Vice-Chancellors and other senior
figures in higher education:
Professor Janet Beer, Vice-Chancellor Oxford Brookes University; Chair Steering Group for the
National Student Survey, Higher Education Funding Council for England
Baroness Blackstone, Former Vice-Chancellor University of Greenwich; former Master, Birkbeck
College, University of London; former Minister of Education
Sir Graeme Catto, Director, Higher Education Better Regulation Group
Mary Curnock Cook, Chief Executive, Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)
Professor Dr Kurt Deketelaere, Secretary-General, League of European Research Universities
Professor Dame Julia Goodfellow, Vice-Chancellor, University of Kent
Professor Chris Higgins, Vice-Chancellor, University of Durham
Professor Dr Michael Kämper-van den Boogaart, Vice-President for Academic and
International Affairs, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
Professor Alberto Mantovani, Vice-Rector, University of Milan
Professor Calie Pistorius, Vice-Chancellor, University of Hull
Professor Louise Richardson, President, University of St Andrew’s
Professor Krystian Roleder, Vice-Rector, University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Manchester
Professor Jürgen Rühe, Vice-Rector for Internationalization and Technology Transfer,
University of Freiburg
Professor Rick Rylance, Chief Executive and Chair, Research Councils UK Executive Group
Lord Sainsbury FRS, Chancellor, University of Cambridge; former Minister of Science and
Innovation
Manufacturing in the UK
On 24 November 2011, the College hosted the Rustat Conference on the state of
manufacturing in the UK. In the wake of recent financial crises, renewed emphasis
has been placed on discussions about the balance of the UK economy, and how much –
if at all – it has become over-dependent on the tertiary or services sector, a sector
characterised by professions such as banking, retail, tourism, and the media. To put the
potential of the UK manufacturing sector in context, it is estimated that a 20% increase
would be enough to remove the current unsustainable trade deficit.
The conference aimed to provide recommendations on how the role and state of the
manufacturing sector might be improved. Chaired by the Master, experts from a variety
of fields – industry, government, professional institutions and academia – covered the
following topics: 1. What is Manufacturing? The Facts versus the Myths. 2. How does
Manufacturing perform in Critical Sectors? 3. Does Manufacturing Matter? 4. The Role
of Universities in the Manufacturing Sector; and 5. What are the Global, National,
Regional and Local Perspectives of the UK manufacturing sector?
Among the speakers and participants were: Jonathan Neale, managing director of
McLaren Racing; Professor Sir Mike Gregory, head of the Institute for Manufacturing at
Cambridge; Jennifer Smookler, deputy head of Foresight at the Government Office for
Science; Sir Alan Rudge, chairman of the ERA Foundation; Dr John F Jungclaussen,
London correspondent of the German newspaper, Die Zeit; Chris Hunt, director general