Before your start date at the Business School, you will be set up with a standard induction plan which will be the same irrespective of your role or area of expertise.

This is to ensure everyone has a consistent induction experience and will give you the building blocks from which you can build your comprehensive personalised induction.

Name Role Purpose
Wendy Loretto Dean of the Business School Welcome and introduction to the School
Will Chicken Director of Professional Services Welcome and introduction to the support services within the School
Steven Roberts Estates and Facilities Manager Building tour and Health and Safety
Emma Blacklock HR & Admin Team Leader HR Induction
Karen Mulila Finance Officer Finance Induction
Person specific Line Manager/Head of Group
  • Welcome
  • Background
  • Agree personalised induction plan
  • Role-specific information
Person specific Buddy
  • Informal support
  • Advice
  • Local information

Core training

Title Detail How to book
University Welcome Event A chance to meet other new staff and to familiarise yourself with the University Booked through the University's online events system on MyEd
MyEd
GDPR: Data Protection Training A mandatory online data protection module covering aspects of the 2018 GDPR legislation. Available through Learn, the University's online learning environment
Data Protection Training and Events
Information Security Essentials A mandatory online course designed to inform you about the fundamentals of information security Available through Learn
Information Security Essentials
Equality and Diversity Essentials An online training resource to help increase your knowledge and understanding of equality and diversity issues Accessed through the University website
Equality and Diversity Essentials
Be Sustainable Be Sustainable is a short free online course that introduces you to the Sustainability team and explains the various ways in which we support the University in becoming a more sustainable place. It covers topics such as energy, resource efficiency, travel, food and laboratories. Accessed through the University website
Be Sustainable Course

Personalised induction contacts

Following discussion with your line manager or Head of Group, you will be able to set up a more personalised induction which will be specific to your role. You may wish to contact a selection of the individuals on the following pages to discuss your induction further.

Academic contacts Professional Services contacts

Teaching assistants