New HR Adviser

Due to some movement in HR portfolios, we now have a new HR Adviser: Catherine Dearden.

You can contact her at hr-operations@york.ac.uk or +44 (0) 1904 32 5713.

Action on the Climate & Ecological Emergency: Open Letter

Staff and students at the University of York have written open letter to the Vice Chancellor, titled Action on the Climate & Ecological Emergency: The University's Role and Responsibility.

The authors and co-signatories would love for as many people as possible to take 5 minutes to:

• Read the letter here (http://tinyurl.com/UoYClimateAction )

• If you support its aims sign it via the form at https://forms.gle/hRbqkt9BXpY8HxjG7

• Share it with anyone who you think would support it

A range of student, staff and alumni signing in support would signal that there is appetite and motivation for change. It also might be a mechanism to help bring together people from across the university to support one another's efforts. 

P.S. To give you a  flavour of what we have written the six key areas we have highlighted where we feel greater leadership is needed are: 

1. Education fit for a transforming world.

2. Research that informs and accelerates transformation.

3. Greater ambition and progress on sustainability targets.

4. Cutting the ties: partnerships and investments.

5. Transparency, accountability and democracy

6. Facilitating academic advocacy and activism

Year end is approaching! Expense claims deadline Thurs 11 July at 4pm

Do you have any expense claims that need to be paid in the current financial year? If so, please obtain the relevant budget holder’s approval in the first instance. If you are not sure who the budget holder is for a work order, please see Column C of the work order list spreadsheet one to bookmark!

Thursday 11th July at 4pm - Expense claims

Submit expenses to environment-finance@york.ac.uk. Follow the Wiki pages with expense claim instructions and use the new expense claim form (with extra guidelines).

To ensure your expense claims are not classified as out of policy, please adhere to the following guidelines:

• Timely Submission: Submit your expense claims as soon as possible after the event.

• Processing Time: Allow at least one month for processing to ensure your claim is handled within the three-month window.

• Cut-off Date: After 28th June 2024 out-of-policy claims will not be accepted unless there are exceptional circumstances. 

By following these steps, you can avoid having your claims classified as out of policy.