Weekly Update

Dear colleague, I hope this e-mail finds you well and hope you had a good Easter break, with some time for rest and relaxation. Latest Government announcement On Tuesday this week, the UK Government issued further information for Higher Education,...

Dear colleague, One year on As I write to you, I am reflecting on the fact that it was a year to the day on 16 March, earlier this week, when we communicated to our community that teaching and learning...

Dear colleague, As the vaccination programme in the UK continues to roll out, we will soon receive more information about the roadmap to reopening from lockdown measures. We are expecting details from the UK’s Prime Minister early next week, and...

Dear colleague, Over the next few weeks, aware that we all have many competing demands on our inboxes and our time, I will endeavour to keep my weekly messages brief. If there are significant developments, such as changes to Government...

Dear colleague, I hope this update finds you well. I do hope the assessment period went smoothly for all those colleagues involved, and warmly thank everyone for their efforts in completing online assessments in such challenging circumstances and for all...

Dear colleague, I hope this message finds you well. May I start by thanking all you for the continuing commitment that you are showing in ensuring that our University continues to operate in the best possible way within Government guidelines....

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...

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...

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...

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...