{"id":1506,"date":"2024-03-14T09:00:34","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T09:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/blog\/ueb-blog\/?p=1506"},"modified":"2024-03-13T11:30:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T11:30:04","slug":"ueb-blog-12-03-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/blog\/ueb-blog\/2024\/03\/14\/ueb-blog-12-03-24\/","title":{"rendered":"UEB Blog 12.03.24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Shaun Williams, Executive Director Engagement and Advancement<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"280\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/03\/UEB-Blog-12-03-24.png\" alt=\"Image of Highfield campus with text &quot;UEB BLOG 12.03.24&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/03\/UEB-Blog-12-03-24.png 590w, https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/03\/UEB-Blog-12-03-24-300x142.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"50\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UEB were delighted to hear that it would be announced later that day that two Southampton-led <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Centres for Doctoral Training<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (CDT) would be amongst 65 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funded CDTs nationwide to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/news\/1-billion-doctoral-training-investment-announced\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">receive more than \u00a31 billion in funding<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. The funding will help <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to prepare the next generation of researchers, specialists and industry experts across a wide range of sectors and industries.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"50\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UEB noted the recent re-election of Dr Jo Grady for a second term as <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">General Secretary<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> of the University and College Union (UCU). Commenting on the outcome of the election, Raj Jethwa, the Chief Executive of the Universities and Colleges Employers\u2019 Association (UCEA) said: \u201cWe all have a responsibility to set aside recent disagreements and disputes and employers are eager to overcome the annual cycle of disputes and explore with UCU and other trade unions how best to achieve this.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"50\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UEB were advised of a future change to the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Professional Services leadership team<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, with the news to be shortly that Mal Allerton, our CIO and Executive Director of iSolutions, has announced his <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/blog\/sussed-news\/2024\/03\/13\/professional-services-leadership-update\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">intention to leave the University<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> at the end of June, to return to his own consultancy business. The Vice-President (Operations) expressed her gratitude for his commitment and service to the University over the past six years.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"50\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UEB were reminded that the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Southampton Science and Engineering Festival<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (SOTSEF), organised by our Public Engagement with Research unit, started last Friday, with a record number of exhibitors signed up for this coming Saturday\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sotsef.co.uk\/SED\/explore\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Science and Engineering Day 2024<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. This annual event is a fantastic showcase and outreach event for the University, with several thousand visitors expected, and UEB expressed its huge appreciation to all those who have been involved in organising the event, and who will be supporting it in different ways on the day.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"50\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UEB were pleased to hear that the University has been shortlisted in the Postgraduate category for the 2024 <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Whatuni Student Choice Awards<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (WUSCAs), where institutions are solely judged and reviewed by students. The awards ceremony takes place in London on 24 April.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"50\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Finally, there was the regular review of the University <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Risk Register<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, which has seen some minor updates to dates since its last review.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Shaun Williams, Executive Director Engagement and Advancement UEB were delighted to hear that it would be announced later that day that two Southampton-led Centres for Doctoral Training (CDT) would be amongst 65 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funded CDTs nationwide to receive more than \u00a31 billion in funding. 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