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Bitesize Data Protection: guard against inappropriate access to or use of personal data
Did you know that we all have responsibilities to ensure we abide by Data Protection legislation?
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Implementation of the 2023-24 Pay Award
Dear colleagues, This is a further update on the 2023-2024 pay negotiations, regarding implementation of the 2023-24 Pay Award. You can view previous communications about this below. 20 Feb https://www.abdn.ac.uk/staffnet/news/16759/ 30 Jan https://www.abdn.ac.uk/staffnet/news/16697/ 17 Jan https://www.abdn.ac.uk/staffnet/news/16659/ During the dispute resolution meetings, facilitated by Acas, a revised offer as detailed below was made. Overall uplift The...
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Academic Promotion Policy/Procedure, Framework of Criteria and 2023 annual promotion exercise
Dear colleagues, Following our message of 8 February on the new Academic Promotion Policy and Procedure and Framework of Criteria, which you can see below, this is a reminder that briefing sessions to introduce the new Policy/Procedure and Framework are available for staff to attend, with the initial session taking place...
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Strikes - notification form
Further to yesterday's communication advising that strike action by UCU has been paused on 21, 22, 23, 27, 28 February and 1, 2 March, the form (which can be found further down this web page) for staff to notify participation in strike action on 9, 10, 14, 15 and 16...
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Update on pay negotiations
Dear colleagues, Following positive national negotiations between the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA - which represents the universities) and the University and College Union (UCU), I am pleased to advise that strike action has been paused for this and next week. To clarify, this means that strike action will not now...
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New Fellowships for scholars and students in danger
Two At-Risk Fellowships have been launched by the University of Aberdeen to help students and scholars caught up in conflict across the world.
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Management Modules 2023 for Professional Services and Academic Line Managers
The first Inclusive commitment of Aberdeen 2040 is to “care for the wellbeing, health and safety of our diverse community, supporting and developing our people to achieve their full potential”. One the ways in which we aim to achieve this objective is to provide our Managers/Team Leaders and Academic Line Managers...
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CyberScotland Week - 27 February - 5 March 2023
CyberScotland Week draws together events across Scotland designed to make businesses, organisations and individuals more cyber-aware and resilient.
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Library Citation Services
Did you know the University has an Open Research Service which includes among its services support to help you improve your citation count, analyse your citation data and contribute to work in your Schools to improve overall citation performance? Citations are an important assessment tool for academics, Schools and the University....
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Academic Promotion Policy and Procedure, Framework of Criteria and 2023 annual promotion exercise
Dear colleagues, I am delighted to confirm the introduction of the new Academic Promotion Policy and Procedure and Framework of Criteria. This follows an extensive project, undertaken by the Promotion Review Working Group, over the last year and involving consultation with key groups and committees and including approval by Senate and...
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Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
We’re conscious that some staff may be affected by the ongoing tragic events in southern Turkey and northern Syria, either due to family and other connections to these regions, or through other circumstances. The University has communicated to staff and students who hail from each country on the availability of support...
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Strike action - February and March
Dear colleagues, University and College Union (UCU) have announced strike action over pay, workload, casualisation, equality and the USS Pension Scheme on the dates below. Thursday 9 February Friday 10 February Tuesday 14 February Wednesday 15 February Thursday 16 February Tuesday 21 February Wednesday 22 February Thursday 23 February Monday 27 February Tuesday 28 February Wednesday 1 March Thursday 2 March Thursday 16...
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Staff Survey 2022 - what next
The staff survey takes place every two years and is an important barometer of culture, morale and staff satisfaction. You can see a top-level reminder of the 2022 survey results here. You can also now see the results for each School and Directorate (Please scroll to the left to read the questions...
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New Vice-Principal (Research) appointed
Dear colleagues, I am delighted to let you know that we have appointed Professor Nicholas Forsyth as our new Vice-Principal (Research). Professor Forsyth’s appointment follows an extensive recruitment process to appoint an exceptional individual to join the Senior Management Team of the University. The Vice-Principal (Research) is responsible for leading the University’s...