Student Wellbeing Update
Please find attached an email we have shared with all Business School students this week highlighting wellbeing support currently available to them. Student Wellbeing Update…
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Solidarity and Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Today The Sociological Review launches ‘Solidarity and Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic’. This is a new public platform intended to document and report on the…
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Appointment Of Members Of University Committees: 2020 Exercise
We are inviting nominations for vacancies on University committees. A list of expected vacancies from 1 August 2020 is attached. Committee Vacancies from 1 August…
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Quick guide to using LinkedIn
As we adjust to working from home, the Marketing team have put together some quick guides to using social media channels. The first guide is…
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Advice regarding ethics approvals during COVID-19
Dear Colleagues Please find attached a document that the SAgE Faculty have produced as guidance for researchers seeking ethical approval for new projects/changes to existing…
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New Presentation Templates
Dear colleagues, The new branded presentation templates are now available to download via the NUBShub. There are templates for both student audiences and corporate audiences….
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Advance HE Publication: Increasing Diversity
The new publication ‘Increasing Diversity: Tackling underrepresentation of protected student groups in higher education’ explores the impact of the ‘Increasing Diversity’ project and how institutions in England,…
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World Economic Forum – Jobs of Tomorrow
Please see the following report from World Economic Forum to support the PGT framework and thinking about the Future of Work and Leading on Leadership….
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Staff Forum Agenda
Please find the agenda for the staff forum on Thursday 05 March 2020. Meeting/Session Time Matthew – update on Education & Recruitment 14:00 – 14:10…
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MenoMeetup
Hot on the heels of the inaugural ‘MenoMeetup’ event being organised by Meera Vijayaraghavan, is another project also focused on the menopause, being led by Karen Ross. Want…
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NU Women Glasses/Sunglasses Charity Collection
After the success of December’s NEST Clothing Drive, during which we collected over 2500 individual items of winter clothing, NU Women is now collecting glasses…
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Declaration of External Interests
The Declarations of External Interest policy is available on SharePoint. Relevant employees must have either (i) completed the register to declare that they have no…
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Coronavirus Update
You will be aware that there has been a third case of coronavirus identified in the UK and media reports state that the person concerned…
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NSS Launch
As you will be aware, this year’s NSS will be launching on 10 February and we are keen to ensure a good response rate from…
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Industrial Action Update: UCEA Proposal
UCEA has announced new modified proposals in the hope that this might conclude the 2019-20 pay round and enable the conclusion of the UCU dispute…
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Coronavirus Update 31.01.2020
You will have seen from media sources that two people have been identified with the coronavirus today and that they have been brought to Newcastle…
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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Awards – nominations open
The call for nominations for the annual Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) awards is now open: https://newcastle.sharepoint.com/news/nuconnections/Pages/Nominations-open-for-EDI-Awards-2019-20.aspx. This is an opportunity to recognise the contribution…
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QS World University Rankings
Dear Colleagues, It’s that time of year when we look for your support in helping with the QS World Ranking. You will know from previous…
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Save the Children – Christmas jumper day
On Friday 13 December, we will be taking part in the Save the Children Christmas jumper day! To get involved, please donate £2 to Dan…
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Summary from FEC
Dear Colleagues, Last week I attended FEC and have summarised some of the key points below. All colleagues have access to the full papers (>130…
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Chemical Weapons Convention annual declaration
This concerns the annual statutory notification of certain chemicals. Given the critical need for the University to ensure that ALL such materials are notified this…
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Christmas and New Year Holidays – Closure 2019/20
The practical arrangements for the University’s closure for Christmas and New Year 2019/20 is now available online. This includes building closure, access and opening arrangements including…
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Declaration of External Interests final reminder
On 01 June 2019 we updated the Declaration of External Interests policy and procedure. It is important that all ‘relevant’ colleagues have completed the register even…
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New desk installation
Dear colleagues, New desks are being installed in each of the three PS offices and room layouts changed to accommodate each of the following three…
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UK Drone Registration Scheme
The UK’s new Drone and Model Aircraft Registration and Education Scheme is now live. If colleagues or students fly drones in the UK for University…
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NUBS Travel – central inbox:
We now have a new central inbox for all NUBS travel requests – nubs.travel@newcastle.ac.uk Please use this inbox for upcoming travel requests. Risk assessments will…
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Exclusive discount to Centre For Life
The Business School has negotiated an exclusive discount for students and staff to the Centre For Life’s “Noel” night, on Thursday 28 November. Noel is…
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Business card requests
Dear colleagues, If you require any business cards, please email Debbie Dixon by Monday 25 November, with the following information as you would like it displayed on…
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Staff-student Assessment and Feedback Workshop
The aim of the Staff-student Assessment and Feedback workshop is to co-create some ideas that we can implement to improve the way we undertake assessment…
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Health & Safety Management Update
The Health & Safety Management for NUBS will be via a team approach in the interim until Michaela returns to work which we hope will…
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Share your views: The 2019 Survey: last few days
Please share this information with your teams and encourage them to take a few minutes to complete this quick pulse survey. They have until 31…
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Travelling to or staying in Hong Kong
Whilst current Foreign and Commonwealth Office advice does not advise against travel to Hong Kong the ongoing demonstrations and clashes between protestors and police have…
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Return library books at the FDC
Dear colleagues, Staff and students can now return library books at the Frederick Douglass Centre’s reception.
Why the future of work needs ‘impact entrepreneurs’ – RSA
Dear colleagues, Please read this article to discover the importance of ‘impact entrepreneurs’ in providing a ’21st century safety net’ for independent workers: Why the…
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Academic Board – Change of Date
The next meeting of Academic Board will be held on Wednesday 03 June 2020. This is a change from the original date of Wednesday 13…
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Share your views: the 2019 survey
Please share this information with your teams and encourage them to take a few minutes to complete this quick pulse survey. Our Vision and Strategy…
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Christmas Closure 2019-20
The University will close for Christmas this year on Friday 20 December and reopen on Thursday 2 January. This includes an additional closure day on…
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PowerPoint Presentation templates
Dear Staff, More versions of the PowerPoint presentation templates have been uploaded on the NUBShub (both normal sized and widescreen). For now, please use these versions…
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Campus Defibrillator Familiarisation Training – For first aiders
We are encouraging any first aiders to sign up to our Campus Defibrillator Familiarisation Training sessions. These are 30 minute session for those who are…
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The Future of Work: Remote Companies
Dear colleagues, if you would like to know more about the Future of Work in the remote working environment, as well as how this should…
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