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The Ideate system for pre-award research bid and contract development is being replaced this week with Worktribe. From 5pm on Friday 31 July there will be no access to Ideate. Worktribe will be in use from 4 August. Find out more.

The updated policy outlines mandatory training for all staff on data protection, information security, and technology use - ensuring we all play a part in safeguarding sensitive data and staying compliant. Training must be completed within two weeks of joining and refreshed annually.

Starting from 30 July 2025, the University is making a change to how student devices connect to the internet on campus. This is to help keep everyone safer online. Find out how this will affect students.

Could you be eligible for the Accelerate leadership development programme, aimed at grade 7 and 8 colleagues who face barriers to career progression? Learn more at a drop-in session on 12 August and apply by 29 August.

Do you have a new interdisciplinary research idea – or would you like to host an informal gathering to develop one? Two new funding opportunities from the Institute of Advanced ¹û¶³´«Ã½ might be for you. Take a look at the Interdisciplinary Research Development Award or the IAS Conversations Fund.

Calling all academics, professional services staff and PGRs in Social Sciences – the Social Sciences Connect team wants to hear from you. Take a short survey to share which personal values matter most to you in your work, and help shape future conversations.

There’s still time to be part of celebrating Social Science research at the ESRC Festival of Social Science. Express your interest in contributing to the event programme – on the theme ‘our working lives’ – by Friday 25 July.

Need to know how user accounts and access rights are managed across ¹û¶³´«Ã½? Our new User Account Management Policy is now available, setting out how we will create and manage user accounts efficiently and securely.

Find out how you can help keep meeting rooms clean, as we make changes to our cleaning schedules across campus. From 1 August meeting rooms and stairwells will be cleaned weekly.