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Read more "Prescribe culture" 175 YEARS OF NEW COLLEGE Reading time: 5 minutes “Religion impacts on every aspect of life,” says Professor Helen Bond, Head of the School of Divinity located in the picturesque New College building. “You don’t have to have a personal religion to be able to see religion at work in the world.” Read more "175 years of New College" CELEBRATING OUR KEY WORKERS Reading time: 4 minutes As we slowly begin to emerge from the restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic, it seems fitting to, once more, celebrate and thank our colleagues who continued to come into work. Read more "Celebrating our key workers" COP26: ARE WE LOOKING FOR SUCCESS IN THE WRONG PLACES? Reading time: 4 minutes To find real progress from the summit, look past world leaders shaking hands to what is happening beyond the negotiating rooms, says Elizabeth Bomberg, Professor of Environmental Politics and member of the University of Edinburgh observer delegation. Read more "COP26: Are we looking for success in the wrong places?" Need to know – 16 November Top updates from across the University. 1. The Principal’s Q&A session Last Thursday morning the Principal and senior managers hosted an online session for all staff, with more than 700 attendees. A recording of the session is now available. Staff News: watch the recording 2. USS consultation and UCU ballot for industrial action The University and College Union (UCU) has announced that action will take place as follows: Strike action: three full days from Wednesday 1 to Friday 3 December 2021 Continuous Action Short of a Strike: from Wednesday 1 December 2021 involving UCU members working in line with their contractual hours and duties and not volunteering to do more To inform and support staff throughout this period, information will be shared on a new SharePoint site for staff, to answer many of the queries you may have, whether you are choosing to take part in the industrial action or are looking for further information on how this may affect University operations. The site will be linked from the current HR webpage: Industrial action 2021 3. Flu jabs available for staff Flu jabs for NHS and private patients are available for staff from the University Pharmacy. You can find more information on the Pharmacy website. Community corner Sharing highlights and news ONE REGRET, ONE HOPE WITH EMMA WILD-WOOD Reading time: 4 minutes In this series, Professor Mona Siddiqui, Assistant Principal Religion and Society, chats to members of our community to find out more about them. Each fortnight she’ll be asking, what is the one regret that has shaped their past, and what is their one hope for the future. Read more "One regret, one hope with Emma Wild-Wood" SHARED PARENTAL LEAVE: ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE Reading time: 4 minutes In last week's edition, we shared stories of Shared Parental Leave (SPL) from men in the Social Responsibility and Sustainability team for Men's Health Month. This fortnight, Nicola Osbourne, Programme Manager in the Bayes Centre, shares another perspective of SPL. Read more "Shared Parental Leave: another perspective" THE FUTURE LEADERS FELLOWSHIPS DEVELOPMENT NETWORK Reading time: 3 minutes UKRI Future Leaders Fellows (FLF) are a community of exceptional early career researchers and innovators working at academic, commercial, and independent research and innovation organisations across the UK. Fellows are pursuing ambitious, challenging research and innovation programmes as they become world-class leaders in their fields. Read more "The Future Leaders Fellowships Development Network" NEW STUDENT SUPPORT MODEL Reading time: 2 minutes The current Personal Tutor and Student Support model at the University has been running since 2012, however feedback from students and staff has confirmed both significant variation in how the current model is delivered, and declining levels of satisfaction with the system overall. Read more "New student support model" Celebrating colleagues Recognising your achievements CELEBRATING OUR COLLEAGUES – 16 NOVEMBER Reading time: < 1 minute Each fortnight, bulletin highlights and celebrates the latest prizes awarded to our fellow staff members. Congratulations to all involved. Read more "Celebrating our colleagues – 16 November" CELEBRATING OUR COLLEAGUES – 2 NOVEMBER Reading time: < 1 minute Each fortnight, bulletin highlights and celebrates the latest prizes awarded to our fellow staff members. Congratulations to all involved. Read more "Celebrating our colleagues – 2 November" CELEBRATING OUR COLLEAGUES – 19 OCTOBER Reading time: < 1 minute Each fortnight, bulletin highlights and celebrates the latest prizes awarded to our fellow staff members. Congratulations to all involved. Read more "Celebrating our colleagues – 19 October" ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH AWARDS ACADEMICS Reading time: 2 minutes Five Edinburgh colleagues have been recognised for their exceptional achievements in science, academia, and public engagement with prestigious medals from The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE). Read more "Royal Society of Edinburgh awards academics" Let's stay connected If you have a story you want to share or a colleague you want to celebrate we'd love to hear from you. Email us at bulletin@ed.ac.uk Stay up to date You can read the latest news and updates for University Staff on the Staff News webpages, or follow on Twitter. Find the latest Covid-19 information and advice on the Covid-19 updates website. The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336, VAT Registration Number GB 592 9507 00, and is acknowledged by the UK authorities as a “Recognised body” which has been granted degree awarding powers.