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NEW! DEG Letterhead Template 🖋️

I recognised the need for colleagues to have easy access to a departmental Letterhead Template document, ensuring consistency and professionalism.

Therefore we have created a brand new DEG Letterhead Template! This is for all staff to use/download and attach to emails when sending letters. 

Click here to make a copy of the brand new DEG Letterhead Template.

This update is documented on the department's 'General admin support and guidance' Wiki page in the 'Updates: October 2023' box.

Please bookmark the above page/document for your reference.

Athena Swan Culture Survey 

The Athena Swan Culture Survey has been extended and will now close on Friday 3rd November at 5pm. More details on the survey can be found on our website  The Athena Swan Culture Survey.

The survey will provide evidence of our progress in Gender Equality and support our uplift to a Silver Award. We need a strong response from the survey, so we can capture different views. Please complete the survey and encourage others to do so.

New provider for Virtual Desktop Service

IT Services have recently completed work to set up a new provider for the Virtual Desktop Service (VDS).  

Staff who need to access the VDS should now do so using the Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD). 

The VDS lets staff and students access certain apps which are usually only available on on-campus devices, switching to this new provider will allow us to offer a more stable service.

There are some differences between using AVD and our old provider Parallels, the main one being that when you log in to AVD it will display a list of apps rather than logging you into a full desktop. This means you only need to open the apps you want to use and can easily switch between the virtual desktop and your laptop or PC desktop. 

Guides on using AVD can be found at the link below:

• Virtual Desktop Service: Supported devices 

Please note that the existing service (Parallels) will be removed on 8 December.  If there is something missing from our new provider which prevents you from working on the VDS as required, please email itsupport@york.ac.uk. 

Launch of the NTFS and CATE awards 2024

The University has been invited to submit nominations for both the 2024 Individual National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS) and the 2024 Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) awards.  The schemes are run by AdvanceHE and celebrate excellent practice and outstanding achievement in learning and teaching in higher education.  Further information on both awards is available on the AdvanceHE website: NTFS and AdvanceHE website: CATE

Over the last few years we have had success in both award categories which is testimony to the excellence and innovation in teaching and learning across the Institution, and we are keen to continue to showcase in 2024.  Find out more  about our previous award winners.

The NTFS recognises, rewards and celebrates individuals who have made an outstanding impact on student outcomes and the teaching profession, and we are able to nominate up to three individual members of staff who teach and/or support learning. 

The CATE recognises and celebrates a team that has had a demonstrable impact on teaching and learning and enabled a change in practice for colleagues and/or students at an institutional or discipline level, and we are able to  nominate one team.

For further details on the process, timeline and submission of expressions of interest.

Expressions of Interest should be submitted by noon on Monday 11 December 2023.  

To support those interested in applying we are holding lunchtime workshops which will outline the internal process and the support that's available to candidates together with the University's nomination process and timelines.  

The workshop for NTFS is to be held on Wednesday 15th November, 12.30 - 14.00. Please sign up for the session via this form, and if you have any questions contact Dr Duncan Jackson, Head of Academic Quality and Development.

The workshop for CATE is to be held on Thursday 16th November 12.30 - 14.00. Please sign up for the session via this form and if you have any questions contact Cecilia Lowe, Assistant Director - Learning Enhancement.

QS Academic Reputation Survey

The University are making efforts to improve their Qs World University ranking. This league table is important, perhaps more than any other, for international student recruitment. Most international students apply to Top 100 universities and York needs to be among those (we are 167th). Qs rankings are based on surveys of academics around the world. Every academic in the university is now asked to provide at least one academic contact by 3 November. Contacts provided must be external academics, active in their field and preferably based overseas (an international nomination has almost 6x the value of a domestic nomination). To provide a contact please complete this short QS google form.

Faculty Data Science Lead - Now open for applications

Applications are invited for a Data Science Lead in the Faculty of Sciences. This post is open to academics at Senior Lecturer level and above with expertise in teaching and research in data science.

The successful candidate will work with the Faculty Associate Deans for 'Teaching, Learning and Students', 'Research' and 'Partnerships, Engagement and International' to lead on the development of initiatives aimed at growing our research and teaching strengths in data science. The successful candidate will have a proven ability to work across a range of stakeholders from within the Faculty,  wider University and industry, evidence of successful strategic leadership, and an up-to-date knowledge of developments in data science and the wider HE sector. The role is available at  0.2 FTE part-time role for a period of 1 year. The appointed candidates will be bought out from their departmental duties for the duration of the appointment.

The role commences at the earliest opportunity subject to the appointee's availability and reports to the Associate Dean for Learning, Teaching and Students (as line manager).