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Modern Languages & Gaelic update
Dear colleagues, I am pleased to update you that our governing body Court today reaffirmed that we will continue to offer a full range of undergraduate Joint Honours degrees in Modern Languages, Translating & Interpreting, including Gaelic, together with taught and research postgraduate programmes. Those are among the key outcomes following a...
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Smoking on Campus - Polite Reminder
The University would like to remind our community that smoking is not permitted inside buildings or anywhere where smoke may enter buildings (e.g. near entrances, exits, windows, air ventilation intakes etc.) as well as anywhere on a hospital site such as Foresterhill. The main aim of these rules is to protect...
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How EventsAir Transformed Our Events
The project commenced in January 2022 with four key business users and early adopters: CPD & Event Services, PERU, PASE, and the Business School who collaboratively formed the Senior User Group to share best practices. The University launched its first live event on EventsAir in March 2023, celebrating International Women’s Day...
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Modern Languages update and industrial action
Dear colleagues, I am writing to update you on the consultation on Modern Languages - which concluded last Friday - and on a notification of planned industrial action by the Aberdeen campus union UCU. This action has been called due to the possibility of compulsory redundancies of some staff in Modern...
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Workload Engagement Exercise update
Dear colleagues, We know from the 2022 staff survey that workload remains a significant concern for both academic staff and professional services staff across Directorates and Schools. The current financial challenges and consequent reductions in staffing makes more urgent the need to do things differently to reduce the volume of work. I...
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New Dean appointments
Dear colleagues, Further to earlier calls inviting applications for the roles of; Dean for Impact and Engagement; Dean for People, Culture and Environment; and, Dean for Knowledge and Understanding, I am delighted to announce that, following a competitive internal recruitment process, the following appointments have been made, effective from 1 March...
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Cyber Scotland Week - 26th February to 3rd March 2024
This year’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has estimated that there were over 2 million instances of cyber fraud across all UK businesses within the last twelve months, with an additional estimated 49,000 instances of fraud as a result of cybercrime in the same period. Cyber Scotland...
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Dangers of the Supply Chain - Zero Trust Mindset
Description of zero-trust phishing attacks
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Do you Run a Research Facility? Get involved in the next Research Facilities Showcase 2024!
The Research Facilities Event is back on Friday 19 April, and we are looking for Research Facilities to get involved in the next #RFS2024!
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Aberdeen 2040 Update: Environmental Sustainability
Dear Colleagues, It is four years since we launched Aberdeen 2040 on Founders’ Day 2020. This year there will be a series of update sessions for the staff community on each of the themes of Aberdeen 2040: Inclusive, Interdisciplinary, International, and Sustainable, outlining progress to date and future plans as we...
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Update on University finances
Dear Colleagues, I’m pleased to report that I’m increasingly confident that we’ll meet the Court-endorsed budget targets of a deficit of up to £12m in the current academic year, a deficit of up to £6m in 2024/25 and a return to break-even in 2025/26. As a reminder, this means that Court...