Email sent to all FD staff from Ann Allen, Director of Campus Innovation and Development, on Tuesday 1 April. With the Employee Engagement Survey now closed, I am delighted to be able to tell you that the participation rate for the Facilities Directorate was 68% – that’s a 15% increase on 2023 and meets the […]
Email sent to all FD staff from Ann Allen, Director of Campus Innovation and Development, on Thursday 27 February. Isn’t it great to see the Spring flowers starting to come through on campus? I can’t wait to see the full effect of all the work by Grounds and Gardens! It’s a busy time of year […]
Email sent to all FD staff from Ann Allen, Director of Campus Innovation and Development, on Monday 3 February. I hope that your 2025 has started well. January wasn’t without its challenges, including the very bad weather. My thanks to everyone who helped make campus safe during that period. There is plenty going on in […]
Campus Reimagined is inviting staff and students to think differently about the future of our campus during a three-day festival in February. Hosted on the precinct and in the Refectory, Campus Reimagined Live! will feature guest talks, activities and workshops aimed at uncovering more about our community’s ideas and expectations for campus. Building on student […]
Email sent to all FD staff from Ann Allen, Director of Campus Innovation and Development, on Thursday 28 November. As we move towards the end of the year, I am particularly pleased about the shifts I am starting to see in our culture. When we created the Business Plan in February 2023, we said in […]
Email sent to all FD staff from Ann Allen, Director of Campus Innovation and Development, on Monday 4 November. I’m sure you’ll all join me in giving a warm welcome to our new Vice-Chancellor, Professor Shearer West. If you haven’t already, I suggest you find a moment to read her first blog post on the […]
Email sent to all FD staff from Ann Allen, Director of Campus Innovation and Development, on Monday 30 September. This month I’m giving you my update via a video. I also wanted to share with you the excellent video made by our marketing and communications team that really highlights the important work done by our […]
Email sent to all FD staff from Ann Allen, Director of Campus Innovation and Development, on Tuesday 3 September. As we gear up for the start of the new academic year, my thanks go to everyone who is working so hard to prepare campus. Thanks also to those who have delivered conferences and other events […]
Email sent to all FD staff from Ann Allen, Director of Campus Innovation and Development, on Tuesday 30 July. I want to start by thanking everyone who was involved in making graduation such a success. It really is such a joy seeing smiling students and their guests on campus, and I know how much work […]
Email sent to all FD staff from Ann Allen, Director of Campus Innovation and Development, on Monday 1 July. Summer is finally here, and while the campus feels quieter with most students having left, our teams are hard at work preparing for conferences, graduations and refurbishing residences. Thanks to everyone involved. I also want to […]