Entries by Becky Knight

FD Bulletin

Email sent to all FD staff from Ann Allen, Director of Campus Innovation and Development, on Tuesday 3 October. It’s the start of term and the new academic year, and it’s wonderful to see the campus buzzing with students. I know how much work goes into Welcome Week and into getting buildings and grounds ready: […]

FD Bulletin – June 2023

Email sent to all FD staff from Ann Allen, Director of Campus Innovation and Development, on Friday 30 June. As we reach the end of term and another academic year, I want to start with a big thank you. It’s been a busy year with plenty of challenges as always, but I do believe that […]

FD Bulletin: March 2023

Email sent to all FD staff from Ann Allen, Director of Campus Innovation and Development, on Friday 31 March. I’m starting this month with a big thank you for supporting the Employee Engagement Survey. I’m pleased to say that 53% of FD staff took part which compares very favourably with other teams across the University. […]

Improved system for approving staff resource

A new system to speed up the process for resourcing approvals (ATRs), including recruiting new staff, will be available on the Stonefish system from 1 April. The ‘Staff Requests’ function on the jobs page automatically guides the user through the approval process, allowing the user to track their form and monitor progress and comments. Introduction […]

FD Bulletin: January 2023

Email sent to all FD staff from Ann Allen, Director of Campus Innovation and Development, on Tuesday 31 January. Across the FD, we deliver services to students and colleagues. As a highly-skilled and dynamic workforce we are also constantly challenging ourselves and contributing to key projects across the University. You may be aware that we […]

New low carbon floodlights latest step to Net Zero by 2030

Low energy LED floodlights recently installed at the Sports Park Weetwood – part of the University of Leeds – are set to reduce carbon emissions by 6.7 tonnes a year. Their installation is among the latest activity in the work by Estates and Facilities to move the campus towards delivering net zero emissions by 2030, […]