{"id":1540,"date":"2024-05-09T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T08:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/blog\/ueb-blog\/?p=1540"},"modified":"2024-05-08T16:59:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T15:59:05","slug":"ueb-blog-07-05-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/blog\/ueb-blog\/2024\/05\/09\/ueb-blog-07-05-24\/","title":{"rendered":"UEB Blog 07.05.24"},"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-1541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/05\/UEB-Blog-07-05-24.png\" alt=\"Image of Highfield campus with text &quot;UEB BLOG 07.05.24&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/05\/UEB-Blog-07-05-24.png 590w, https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/05\/UEB-Blog-07-05-24-300x142.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" 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\">The Vice-Chancellor welcomed <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alison Jarvis<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, who joined us last week as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/blog\/sussed-news\/2023\/12\/06\/university-appoints-new-executive-director-of-finance\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">our new Executive Director of Finance,<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to her first meeting of UEB. He and UEB wished her every success and happiness in her new role over the coming years.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" 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=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UEB noted a letter sent over the weekend to University Vice-Chancellors by Education Secretary<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gillian Keegan MP in the light of <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">campus protests<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in the USA in recent weeks about Israel\u2019s military action in Gaza, and more recent low-key protests at some UK institutions. Her letter highlighted an \u201cabhorrent and deeply concerning\u201d rise in anti-semitic incidents since the 7 October attacks. The letter continued: \u201cFreedom of speech and expression is vital to your academic communities, but it must not undermine the safety of staff and students, or be used to harass and intimidate, or cause significant disruption to the vital business of higher education.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" 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=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Vice-Chancellor advised UEB that he would be writing to all staff that morning <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/7b3f158ef374\/an-invitation-to-our-2024-staff-party\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">inviting them to this year\u2019s <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Staff Party<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> on the afternoon of Wednesday 3 July, on Highfield Campus. He said he hoped it would be an enjoyable occasion and an opportunity for him, and members of UEB, to thank everyone in person for their hard work and commitment as a very busy academic year draws to a close, and to celebrate all that we achieve together. He hoped as many staff as possible could attend.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" 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=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Vice-Chancellor reported on an introductory meeting he had held with the new Chief Executive of the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">National Oceanography Centre<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (NOC), one of our University\u2019s core research and education partnerships. Southampton is one of the UK\u2019s foremost maritime science centres and both our institutions are determined to grow our collective global reputation in this field.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" 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=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UEB discussed a detailed paper updating on the Government\u2019s changes to <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">immigration rules<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> including changes to the salary threshold for skilled workers visas and family visas. UEB also agreed a proposed change to the recruitment system to hide details of the immigration status for job applicants from recruitment panel members.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" 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=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Finally, there was the regular review of the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">University Risk Register<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Shaun Williams, Executive Director Engagement and Advancement The Vice-Chancellor welcomed Alison Jarvis, who joined us last week as our new Executive Director of Finance, to her first meeting of UEB. He and UEB wished her every success and happiness in her new role over the coming years. UEB noted a letter sent over the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":259,"featured_media":1541,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ueb-blog"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/05\/UEB-Blog-07-05-24.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfzuzw-oQ","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/blog\/ueb-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/blog\/ueb-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/blog\/ueb-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/blog\/ueb-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/259"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/blog\/ueb-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1540"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/blog\/ueb-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1542,"href":"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/blog\/ueb-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1540\/revisions\/1542"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/blog\/ueb-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/blog\/ueb-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/blog\/ueb-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/blog\/ueb-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}