As part of Stage 1 of the development of the Strategic Plan,  the Vice-Chancellor has held workshops with senior managers and members of Senate and consulted with over 700 members of staff at a series of all-staff sessions. During these sessions, the Vice-Chancellor reflected on his first year in post, highlighting the University's achievements and outlining some of the challenges facing Queen's and the higher education sector. As part of these sessions, staff were asked to put forward topics and suggestions for discussion.