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Weekly update from the Vice-Chancellor - 15/01/2021
Dear colleague, At the outset, I want to acknowledge that, for many of us across our University, the first two weeks back at work have felt very difficult. I know we were all hoping the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic...
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Weekly update from the Vice-Chancellor - 05/01/2021
Dear colleague, May I take this opportunity, albeit under the strangest of circumstances, to wish you a Happy New Year. I do hope that you have had a restful break and feel refreshed to meet the challenges of 2021. I...
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Weekly update from the Vice-Chancellor - 18/12/2020
Dear colleague, My thanks to everyone who joined the virtual town hall earlier this week. I am particularly grateful to the SU President, Francesco, for joining us at the start of the meeting and for his kind words of thanks...
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Weekly update from the Vice-Chancellor - 4/12/2020
Dear colleague, I do hope this update finds you well, as we enter the last few weeks before the winter break. I am sure many of us will be heartened by this week’s news of the approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech...
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Weekly update from the Vice-Chancellor - 20/11/2020
Dear colleague, Having spoken to many colleagues this week, I think a number of us have been reflecting on the nights drawing in and autumn turning to winter. It has felt, this week more than most, like a very long...
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Weekly update from the Vice-Chancellor - 6/11/2020
Dear colleagues, As you know, we have now entered a new period of Covid-19 restrictions in England, which will last until 2 December. In addition to my earlier messages, we have now published a summary of how we will be...
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Weekly update from the Vice-Chancellor - 30/10/2020
Dear colleague, As many of you will know, our University was established on 25 October 1966 by Royal Charter, so our 54th anniversary was on Sunday. Our Royal Charter sets out that “The objects of the University shall be to...
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Weekly update from the Vice-Chancellor - 23/10/2020
Dear colleague, I hope this message finds you well. Response to Covid-19 In Bath and North East Somerset, we are currently at the ‘Medium’ alert level, the lowest tier, and we remain on tier one of the Higher Education levels....
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Weekly update from the Vice-Chancellor - 15/10/2020
Dear colleagues, I hope this update finds you well. Last week, I talked a little about the importance of delivering quality learning this Semester and paid tribute to our teaching staff. I have since been hearing wonderful feedback about the...
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Weekly update from the Vice-Chancellor - 09/10/2020
Dear colleagues, I hope this update finds you well. Priorities for our University – a reminder Following lockdown earlier this year, I outlined four objectives for our University community, which are in line with our emerging strategic priorities. In our...