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Service Centres to put students at the heart of the University
July 23rd, 2015
A new network of Service Centres designed to put students at the heart of the University has been approved by the Project Transform Programme Board.
From August 2016, the majority of administration tasks and processes linked to the student journey will take place either online or in new Service Centres, located across the University’s UK campuses. This will improve the student experience significantly, ensuring consistent, friendly, informed interactions both online and in person — however the student chooses to access the service, and wherever they are based.
This marks a step change in how the University supports its students. The new Service Centres, combined with a comprehensive, single sign-in student records system, will transform the student experience at Nottingham. It demonstrates our very real commitment to ensure our students are able to access the services they need in the most convenient manner at The University of Nottingham.
The proposal to move to this new organisation model was developed by the Organisation Design Working Group, chaired by PVC Professor Sarah O’Hara. It has the support of the University Executive Board and was approved at the Project Transform Programme Board.
Colleagues currently based in Schools and Professional Services departments in a role connected to student administration are likely to be affected by this change. Leadership of the new Service Centres will be the responsibility of the new Chief Student Management Officer.
These changes mark a transformation in service delivery at the University, moving us to a set of services designed to support students and academic colleagues in the most effective way possible.
The transition requires your help. It will affect hundreds of colleagues across the University directly, and will require the understanding and patience of many more. We will of course be consulting colleagues and Trade Union representatives over the proposed changes. The success of Project Transform requires the support and commitment of all of us. I look forward to working with you on this exciting new challenge — and cementing our position as a global University with students at the heart of everything we do.
Professor Sir David Greenaway
Vice-Chancellor
Tags: Chief Student Management Officer, organisation design, Organisation Design Working Group, Project Transform, Service Centres, transformational, transition
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It was always #MeantToBe
July 23rd, 2015
For most people it was the first time they visited one of our beautifully landscaped campuses.
Thousands have felt it in our lecture theatres and halls of residence, in our laboratories and as members of our societies and sports teams.
Some people have felt it whilst watching videos of our academics on YouTube, for others it came when they discovered their favourite place to enjoy a spot of lunch by the lake.
Whether staff, current students or alumni, we can all remember that moment when we realised that The University of Nottingham was the place we were meant to be. This August, thousands of new students will get that feeling as they open their A level results, confirming their place at Nottingham and we want to celebrate their success with them.
Share your #MeantToBe moment
#MeantToBe is an opportunity to share our memories, achievements, favourite places and proudest moments via Twitter and Instagram. Tag your pictures and posts with #MeantToBe and #UoN and tell us why you were always #MeantToBe at The University of Nottingham.
Tags: LoveNotts, MeantToBe, memories, student experience
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AMBA awards five year re-accreditation for the Nottingham MBA
July 23rd, 2015
The global accreditation organisation the Association of MBAs (AMBA) has confirmed re-accreditation of all Nottingham University Business School‘s MBA programmes in the UK, Malaysia, and Singapore for a further five years.
Five years is the maximum accreditation AMBA can award. The report from the AMBA peer review team was very positive and included a number of commendations including the impressive diversity of Nottingham’s MBA cohorts , the revision of the MBA curriculum to include an overt international focus, and the enthusiasm of students and staff.
For potential students, accreditation provides a reliable indication of quality. For business schools, it gives international credibility to their MBA provision and an overview of their position against international standards. For the MBA graduate, it gives reassurance of the degree’s value, and for the employer it guarantees the quality of the MBA. It confirms that to recruit an MBA from an accredited school is to recruit top talent.
Achieving accreditation from AMBA is a rigorous process. The quality of MBA teaching is assessed, as well as academic research, administrative support, resources and facilities, faculty size, admissions procedure, quality of student body, design and content of the MBA curriculum, structure, duration and delivery.
The Nottingham MBA offers unique opportunities to study in the UK, Malaysia, and Singapore and specialist MBA courses in Finance, Entrepreneurship, Healthcare, and Corporate Social Responsibility.
Find out more about AMBA on their website.
Tags: accreditation, AMBA, business, course, MBA, Nottingham, research, student, University Business School
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Dr Bike – extra session on Friday 31 July
July 22nd, 2015
Tickets for Dr Bike sessions on Friday 31 July are now available.
Come along to the Coates Road bike storage area for a free maintenance session. Book a slot online.
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Nottingham success at Unitemps Awards 2015
July 21st, 2015
The University of Nottingham branch of Unitemps has been crowned ‘Branch of the Year’ at Unitemps Awards 2015.
Nottingham’s Kate Amar also took home the ‘Internal Consultant of the Year’ award, and Fintan McGee was runner up in the category ‘External Consultant of the Year’. Unitemps Awards 2015 took place across Thursday 16 and Friday 17 July, with Nottingham among representatives from The University of Warwick, The University of Birmingham, De Montfort University, The University of Leicester, City University London and more.
Left to right: Kate Amar, Sally Utton, Paul Brewster (Director of Warwick Employment Group, University of Warwick) and Fintan McGee
Unitemps is a temporary staffing service set up in 1997, becoming a franchise in 2005 and now running 13 branches across the UK. The University of Nottingham branch of Unitemps is based within the Careers and Employability Service in the Portland Building, and provides opportunities both on campus and in local commercial businesses for students, recent graduates and the wider community.
For more information, visit the Unitemps website. University staff can also find more information on Workspace.
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Cancer expert takes the research reins at Nottingham
July 21st, 2015
Following a rigorous search, Professor Dame Jessica Corner has been appointed as Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange at The University of Nottingham.
Currently Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Southampton, Dame Jessica will assume leadership of this key portfolio on Friday January 1 2016.
Internationally competitive research performance is central to The University of Nottingham’s success, with a current portfolio of awards exceeding £550m.
As a member of the University’s Executive Board, Dame Jessica will provide strategic leadership for research and knowledge exchange at an exciting time as the University drives delivery of its new strategic plan.
Dame Jessica said: “I am looking forward to the exciting challenges that lie ahead in my new role at Nottingham. The University is well known for its impressive research portfolio and I am thrilled that I will be able to work with the Executive Board to lead research through its next stage of development.”
Dame Jessica has over 25 years’ experience in higher education. She was one of the first students to graduate with a degree in Nursing from London University and then went on to specialise in cancer nursing at the Royal Marsden Hospital before completing her PhD at King’s College. She was Director of the Centre of Cancer and Palliative Care Studies at the Institute of Cancer Research, London for 12 years and was the first nurse to be appointed to a Chair at the Institute. She joined the University of Southampton in 2002.
Throughout her career her research has focused on improving the care and support for people with cancer; mostly recently Dame Jessica’s focus has been on health outcomes following treatment for cancer as part of national and international efforts around cancer survivorship. In 2005 she was seconded to the charity Macmillan Cancer Support to work as Director of Improving Cancer Services, returning to University of Southampton in 2008 to become Head of the School of Health Sciences. She was appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences in 2010 and continues to advise Macmillan Cancer Support as Chief Clinician.
Dame Jessica holds a number of key national roles. She is co-chair of the NHS England Cancer Patient Experience Advisory Group; Chair of the Council of Deans of Health and Director of NIHR CLAHRC Wessex. She was awarded a DBE in 2014 for services to Health Care Research and Education and elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2015.
Professor Sir David Greenaway, Vice-Chancellor of The University of Nottingham, said: “I am absolutely delighted Professor Dame Jessica Corner is joining us. She brings a combination of research accomplishments of high international standing, experience in key leadership roles, and values that align with Nottingham’s culture. That makes this the perfect appointment. I very much look forward to working with Jessica to deliver the high ambition we have for Nottingham in research and knowledge exchange.”
Lizzie Jelfs, Director of the Council of Deans of Health, said: “On behalf of the Council I would like to congratulate Jessica on her new role at The University of Nottingham. The Council has benefited greatly from Jessica’s experience and leadership and we’re delighted that she’s staying on as Chair as she makes the transition to Nottingham.”
Tags: higher education, Jessica Corner, knowledge exchange, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, research, UEB, University Executive Board
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Works affecting University Boulevard and University Park
July 20th, 2015
From 8pm Friday 24 July to Friday 14 August, works will take place to finish the junction of Queen’s Road East and University Boulevard.
The junction will be temporarily restricted. The left turn from University Boulevard into Queens Road East and the straight on movement from Woodside Road into University Boulevard will remain open, however all other routes at the junction will unfortunately need to temporarily close. Please see the map in the PDF link below for more details.
Queen’s Road East/University Boulevard – July 2015
During this period, use alternative routes if possible or allow extra time for journeys. Traffic diversions for residents in the immediate area will be signed so that local access can be maintained and access to Beeston Town Centre will continue to be available via Station Road, Wollaton Road and Broadgate and all shops and businesses will remain open as usual.
Some bus services which would normally travel through the junction may be diverted; please contact each operator for further details of their plans:
Trent Barton (01773) 712 265 or trentbarton.co.uk
Your Bus (01773) 714 013 or catchyourbus.co.uk
Access for residents’ vehicles, access to The University of Nottingham’s West Entrance and all pedestrian/cycle routes will be maintained.
University Park resurfacing
There will also be road resurfacing works taking place on University Park from Thursday 23 July to Sunday 16 August, which may affect travel at night between 6pm and 6am. For more information about this and other works affecting travel to the University, please visit our dedicated webpage.
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Staff Netball Festival – enter your team now
July 20th, 2015
There are still available spots for the Staff Netball Festival, taking place this Thursday 23 July.
The festival will take place from 5-9pm at Jubilee Sports Centre and is open to all staff at the University.
Entry to the festival is completely free and teams can be mixed gender – maximum of 3 male players on the court at any one time.
It’s a fun way to get to know your colleagues and meet fellow staff from across the University. If you would like to enter, please complete and return this form to kate.rothery@nottingham.ac.uk by 12pm, Tuesday 21 July.
Tags: community, competition, fun, netball, sport, staff, University of Nottingham Sport
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Moodle upgrade – a message from Information Services
July 20th, 2015
Please be advised that Moodle will be unavailable between 8am and 8pm on Wednesday 22 July while the Learning Technology Team perform an upgrade.
This upgrade will introduce some new and improved features and functionality and you can find more details on what’s included by visiting the Learning Technology blog.
If you have any questions about this work, please contact the Learning Technology Team. You can also find information about this work on the IT Status Page.
Kind regards,
Information Services
Tags: Information Services, IT, Learning Technology, maintenance, moodle, staff, student, upgrade
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Internet Explorer 11 is coming…
July 17th, 2015
In order to provide students and staff with access to the latest web technologies using a fast, secure and supported internet browser, Information Services will soon be upgrading all compatible PCs and laptops across the University to Internet Explorer 11 (IE11).
The work to upgrade University PCs and laptops from Internet Explorer 9 to IE11 will take place in phases during the evenings between Saturday 25 July and Sunday 09 August.
During this time, you should not notice any interruption, but you will need to restart your computer when prompted to do so on screen after the upgrade on your machine has taken place.
In most cases, the upgrade to IE11 will be a seamless transition, however there may be a small number of systems that are not compatible with the new web platform. If you do experience any issues in accessing systems or services after your upgrade to IE11, please contact the IT Service Desk
You can also find regular updates about this work on the IT Status Page
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