Campus News
Reverse mentoring Train the Trainer Programme: call for participants
April 23rd, 2024
The university is looking for members of staff from all job families who are interested in being trained to help support the roll out and delivery of our three-year reverse mentoring ‘Train the Trainer’ programme.
What is reverse mentoring?
Typically, reverse mentoring is when a senior member of staff is mentored by a more junior member of staff. Reverse mentoring provides an opportunity, irrespective of seniority, for staff to learn from each other by sharing knowledge and experiences.
This helps to bridge generational and hierarchical gaps, improve communication and understanding. We believe our staff should have an opportunity to challenge our leaders on how they lead and share with them how their experience of university life may be different.
What is reverse mentoring for equality, diversity and inclusion (ReMEDI)?
The ReMEDI approach, developed by Stacy Johnson MBE, Associate Professor, School of Health Sciences in 2017, adapts traditional intergenerational reverse mentoring to enhance cultural humility of leaders and organisational influencers, for the purpose of improving equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI).
Leaders are mentored by more junior staff who identify as belonging to groups underrepresented at universities and in university leadership.
This short animation provides an overview of the ReMEDI approach.
Who can participate?
We are looking for members of staff across the university, from all job families, who are interested in being trained to help support the roll out and delivery of the university’s three-year reverse mentoring train the trainer programme.
We are looking for members of staff who are interested in:
- supporting colleagues with protected characteristics/from underrepresented groups to find their voice and influence university leaders
- helping us to build internal capability to deliver the reverse mentoring programme and embed it across the university
- developing their training skills
We also welcome expressions of interest from staff who are members of our staff networks and those who have participated in reverse mentoring previously, as part of the EPSRC-funded STEMM-CHANGE project.
What are the expected outcomes?
By the end of the three-day train the trainer course, our trained staff will have:
- an understanding of the purpose of reverse mentoring for equality, diversity and inclusion and the ReMEDI Approach
- gained insight into using the ReMEDI Framework to deliver the reverse mentoring programme collaboratively
- the ability to train reverse mentors and prepare reverse mentees going forward, as part of the roll out of the university’s three-year reverse mentoring programme
What commitment is required?
- attendance for all three days of the reverse mentoring train the trainer course
- training reverse mentors and preparing reverse mentees during the university’s reverse mentoring programme
- willingness to contribute to and support the university’s reverse mentoring programme
When will the training take place?
The first train the trainer course will take place on the following dates:
- Day 1: Thursday 27 June 2024 from 10am – 4pm
- Day 2: Wednesday 3 July 2024 from 10am – 4pm
- Day 3: Tuesday 30 July 2024 from 10am – 4pm
Please register your interest by submitting the expression of interest form, by Friday 17 May 2024.
For any additional questions, please contact participantsupport@reversementoring.com
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University of Nottingham Online discovery webinars
April 19th, 2024
University of Nottingham Online (UoNO) is here to help colleagues across the university who want to raise the standard of their online learning offer, reach new learners through the development of online courses and grow revenue through online teaching and learning activity.
UoNO is a strategic university investment that has delivered a brand-new capability for online learning.
It includes a purpose-built, end-to-end platform and a team of online content and learning specialists that can develop and deliver online courses to contemporary standards and that meet today’s online learner expectations.
Its purpose is to provide the specialist infrastructure, expertise and resource that can maximise the quality and competitiveness of your online learning activities.
The UoNO capability has been two years in the making. The team is excited to share it with you, demonstrate what it can do and highlight the new opportunities that it facilitates.
They can also explain how the university partners with Schools and colleagues and explore how working with UoNO can maximise the benefits that online learning can deliver.
Join the UoNO team at one of the upcoming discovery webinars in May 2024 where they will:
- Introduce the UoNO team
- Show and explain the UoNO capability
- Present UoNO partnership case studies
- Explain the partnership model
- Listen and respond to your questions and challenges
The UoNO Discovery Webinars will take place on:
- Thursday 2 May, from 10am – 10:45am
- Tuesday 7 May, from 10am – 10:45am
- Wednesday 8 May, from 10am – 10:45am
- Thursday 9 May, from 9am – 9:45am
To secure your spot, please register using this link and indicate your preferred webinar date.
Upon registration, you will receive an Outlook Calendar appointment/MS Teams link for easy access to the webinar.
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University of Nottingham China celebrates 20 years
April 19th, 2024
At the University of Nottingham, we embrace diversity in culture, spirit and thinking. It’s why we were the first UK university to establish campuses overseas at the turn of the new Millennium: first in Malaysia and then in China.
While the last few decades have changed the world, the pursuit of knowledge, academic endeavour and human curiosity endures across our borderless university.
Our community of students and staff have come together to celebrate the value of a truly global community with their birthday wishes to our China campus, which turns 20 this year.
In 2004, the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) was the first Sino-foreign university to open its doors in China. 20 years later, we have more than 8,000 students and staff from 70 countries from across the world, and a reputation for delivering excellence in education and world-leading research, of benefit to Ningbo, to China, and beyond.
We are coming together as students, staff, alumni and partners to celebrate this important milestone in our history, whilst at the same time looking forward to the next phase of development with enthusiasm for the future.
A celebratory event was held on UNNC’s campus where people gathered to learn more about the history of the university as well as network with like-minded colleagues.
Tags: China, Ningbo, The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC), UNNC
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Digital Accessibility training courses: book now
April 19th, 2024
Sign up for University of Nottingham courses that offer support with creating accessible materials for teaching and learning.
All members of staff involved in creating teaching and learning materials are encouraged to attend the new Digital Accessibility training courses provided by Learning Technologies, within University of Nottingham Libraries.
There are four courses available starting from Monday 29 April 2024 and running until July.
Each session is an hour long and covers a different element of creating accessible teaching and learning materials, including:
- Core Accessibility: The Nottingham Accessible Practices
- Accessible Moodle content – Brickfield Accessibility+ Toolkit
- Accessible learning materials – Word and PowerPoint
- Accessible learning materials – Multimedia
After attending the courses, you will have the knowledge and resources you need to start creating more accessible teaching and learning materials.
Why is Digital Accessibility important?
Digital Accessibility is the principle and process of creating digital materials that are accessible and inclusive to as many people as possible.
Making materials and systems accessible benefits everyone but it’s also an important university priority and legal requirement.
The good news is that a handful of simple habits can make a big difference to the student experience. Find out how to get started by registering your place on the new courses today.
More guidance and resources can be found on the Nottingham Accessibility Practices SharePoint site.
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Major road resurfacing works: Monday 22 – Friday 26 April
April 18th, 2024
A number of diversion routes will be in place from Monday 22 – Friday 26 April as major roadworks will be undertaken to parts of Cut Through Lane and Jubilee Avenue on University Park campus.
Day works will start on Cut Through Lane from 7am on Thursday 25 April and will last until 7pm. During this time, traffic will be one-way only and we ask travellers to follow the directions for the bus diversion route.
Works area one
Day roadworks will take place on Cut Through Lane from 7am until 7pm on Monday 22 April. During this time, vehicle movements including cycles will be one-way, westbound only. Eastbound traffic will need to follow the diversion routes which will be signed.
Access to Estates Road and the Visitor car park will remain in place, with some minor disruption expected as the works are being carried out. The diversion route for eastbound traffic will be signed from Keighton Hill – which will be via Cut Through Lane, Library Road, and Lenton Hall Lane to down Cripps Hill back to the other end of Cut Through Lane.
The stepped pedestrian route from the Visitor car park down to Cut Through Lane and George Green library will be closed during the works so pedestrians will need to use the footway which runs alongside the car park access road.
NCT and Hopper bus services will not be affected by the works on Cut Through Lane.
Works Area two
Evening roadworks will be taking place on Jubilee Avenue (near Florence Boot Hall) from 6pm to 6am on Tuesday 23 April and are expected to end on the evening of Thursday 25 April 2024.
Access from the West Entrance along Cut Through Lane towards the Trent building will be closed from 6pm between Tuesday 23 April to and including Thursday 25 April. The exit from Trent building, down Jubilee Avenue will also be closed from these periods. Normal routes will be open again at 6am each morning.
After 6pm, vehicles exiting from the parking around the Trent building and Jubilee Avenue, who would normally use Jubilee Avenue will be diverted against the normal flow of traffic and vehicles will have to exit via Cut Through Lane, towards Florence Boot Hall. This exit route will remain open until 8pm, after which the route will be closed. From 8pm, the lower section of Cut Through Lane and the bottom of Jubilee Avenue (to Florence Boot Hall) will also be closed to traffic. Normal routes will be open again at 6am each morning.
Any pedestrian diversion routes will signed and operatives will be able to assist.
Due to the resurfacing works, Hopper bus services and NCT34C services will have to operate on alternative routes after 6pm between Tuesday 23 – Thursday 25 April 2024. The following services will be impacted:
Hopper services
- There will be no impacts on the 902 (UP – KMC service) and 903 (UP – Jubilee service).
- The 906 service is not currently in operation as it’s a term time only service.
- Post 6pm the 901 (SB – UP service) will enter campus via the west entrance and serve the bus stops on Beeston Lane and then it will revert to its usual route via George Green Library, Portland Hill, East Drive and the Arts Centre exiting campus via the south entrance. Note that the Library Road stop next to Djanogly Terrace will not be served during these evening works.
- Post 6pm the 904 (UP – RDH service) will exit campus via the north entrance which means the Library Road stop by Djanogly Terrace and the West Entrance stop cannot be served on route from UP to RDH.
- Timetables should not be impacted by the works
NCT 34C
- From 6pm outbound 34C services will route via Derby Road and Woodside Road and enter the campus via the West Entrance to serve the bus stops on Beeston Lane and then it will revert to its usual citybound route via George Green Library, Portland Hill, East Drive and the Arts Centre. Note that the Library Road stop next to Djanogly Terrace will not be served during these evening works. For service updates please see NCTX’s website and the NCTX app.
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Call for staff helpers – Undergraduate open days
April 16th, 2024
The university is looking for staff volunteers to help at university open days on Friday 28 and Saturday 29 June 2024.
We are looking for staff members to help welcome visitors to our campus and provide useful information and signposting services.
This is an opportunity for you to:
• Deliver a flagship student recruitment event
• Meet prospective students and their guests from across the UK
• Greet visitors, register attendance, and lead student ambassadors
• Develop new skills and experiences to advance your HE career
• Network with colleagues from different departments
• Earn TOIL if agreed with your line manager
If you can help, please complete this sign-up form before Thursday 27 June 2024.
People will be contacted about roles and staff briefings closer to the date.
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Manuscripts and Special Collections awarded £1.1m grant
April 16th, 2024
The funding has been awarded by the Research England Museums, Galleries and Collections Fund
The £1.1m funding will be received annually as £218,700 over the next 5 years. This is one of the largest grants received by an archive and museum service from Research England, and it’s the first time Manuscripts and Special Collections has applied for the fund, which aims to support institutions that serve a wider research community.
This grant recognises the importance of the collections held by Manuscripts and Special Collections, which includes the University of Nottingham Museums, and the significant contribution that the team and the collections make to research both nationally and internationally. It also acknowledges the positive impact Manuscripts and Special Collections has on undergraduate and postgraduate students at the university, supporting students through teaching, student placements and volunteer programmes.
Hayley Cotterill, Associate Director and Keeper of Manuscripts and Special Collections, said: “This funding is a fantastic acknowledgement of the work already being done by everyone in Manuscripts and Special Collections to support research and scholarship within the University of Nottingham and amongst the wider research community. I am excited for the opportunities this gives us, we hope to use the funding to increase access to the collections by improving the availability of collection information, collaborating on academic projects and reviewing our digital provision.”
Manuscripts and Special Collections, part of the University of Nottingham Libraries, holds over 3.5 million archives and 80,000 printed items in its archival and special collections, ranging in dates from the 12th – 21st centuries. The archives of the Dukes of Portland, the archives of the Dukes of Newcastle and the DH Lawrence collection have all been designated as being of outstanding national and international significance.
The University of Nottingham Museum holds the University’s collections of mainly regional archaeology covering a 250,000 year period. The University of Nottingham Museum received Museum Accreditation in 2010. Manuscripts and Special Collections received Archive Accreditation in 2016.
Manuscripts and Special Collections reading room on King’s Meadow Campus and University of Nottingham Museum based at Lakeside Arts are open to visitors, opening times are available on their webpages.
Manuscripts and Special Collections current exhibition at Lakeside Arts, Dear sisters: activists’ archives runs until 1 September.
The current display, Fascinating Finds from Nottingham’s Caves at the University of Nottingham Museum is open until 7 July.
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Campus Solutions – updates and training for academics
April 16th, 2024
The Education Administration Continuous Improvement Team (EACIT) focus on reducing the complexity of university systems and processes where Campus Solutions is at the heart of the student journey, making them as simple and as streamlined as possible. If you haven’t used Campus Solutions for a long time, it now includes many new features – which we continue to build on. We encourage you to log in and take a look.
Campus Solutions is used by Professional Services, academics and students as the primary source of student information on all our campuses. Sometimes referred to as ‘NottinghamHub’, this resource is widely used for many tasks, such as:
- processing student applications
- accessing student marks, previous study history, and support plans
- viewing lists of students by course or module
Learn about some recent changes to Campus Solutions
Academic WorkCentre
The Academic WorkCentre (AWC) is the academic staff view of NottinghamHub. We have been speaking to academics across all UK faculties to better understand what they need from the AWC. We will be using these insights to develop future improvements.
Through these conversations, we learned that many academics are not aware of the wide range of information they can access, and tasks they can perform, through the AWC. We have made some tweaks to the layout and terminology of the Student Summary Screen to help academics find what they need. Frequent users may not notice a difference, but we often find that the smallest improvements can have a big impact.
Watch the videos below for a walk-through demonstration of the updated Student Summary Screen. We really do encourage you to watch these to see just how much you can get out of the AWC.
Academic WorkCentre – Introduction and navigation
Academic WorkCentre – Viewing student data
Campus Solutions training
A wide range of training materials are available for Campus Solutions users.
Please note that these resources will be moving from Workspace to SharePoint in the coming months. We will be back in touch with more information.
Get in touch
Any colleague in the university can suggest an improvement to student administration systems and processes. If you have a suggestion for an improvement, please fill in our form and we will get back to you.
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Coming soon – new and improved Facilities Management system in Estates
April 16th, 2024
As part of the university’s journey of continuous improvement, a new Computer-Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) system called Planon is being launched across Estates this year.
This means for staff across our campus’s is that there will be a new and improved Estates Helpdesk web portal. The information gathered at the request stage will be more standardised, which will enable the Estates teams to triage the issues faster and allocate the work to the right person, first time, every time. It is anticipated that the new Estates Helpdesk will be available on the University of Nottingham website from July.
This system represents a big investment by the university and is a key strategic enabling project for the Estates team. It replaces a number of outdated systems that are currently used and enables the function to make a number of improvements in how our 500 buildings and 100,000+ assets are maintained and serviced.
Some of the key improvements this system will enable are:
- Assets and Buildings – improvements to how they are maintained and serviced
- Data and Reporting – vastly improved management of the information we hold, providing us with better insight and the ability to make data-based decisions. A single source of truth, everything in one place
- Customer experience – a better system for staff to use to raise work requests
- Processes – automated and streamlined administrative processes, making us more efficient
- Contractor engagement – improving the way we work with and communicate with external contractors carrying out work across our campuses
- Costs – better insight into building maintenance and assets costs
- Compliance – being able to measure and provide assurance about our statutory maintenance obligations
Updates on this project will be provided on the lead up to the ‘go live’ date. The vision is to provide a safe and compliant environment for university staff, students, contractors and visitors across all our buildings and spaces. This new system will help us make the key improvements we need, in order to continue this important work.
Tags: CAFM, Computer-Aided Facilities Management, Planon
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