Support Services staff
Support Services Manager
Marita Walsh - ext. 36453
- Any aspect of postdoc HR administration and advice in the absence of other team members or in the event that a situation requires escalation
- Welfare and performance issues
- Equality and Diversity
- Dignity at work
Academic Secretary
Dr Howard Jones - ext. 36068
- Visa/work permits
- Merit awards and promotion for contract research staff
- Academic staff matters
Welfare, training and development adviser
Kathleen Pickett - ext. 36448 (Tuesday - Friday)
- Equality and Diversity
- HR administration queries in Emma/Rachael's absence
- Maternity
- Personal and professional Development
- Post-doc Induction, Mentoring and Staff Review and Development
- Post-doc Affairs Committee (PDAC)
- Sick leave
- Welfare issues
- Performance issues
- Feedback on the team and our processes
Research grants adviser
Sue Cowen - ext. 68212 (Monday - Thursday)
- Research grant applications
- Research grant management and reporting
- Research contracts
- Research grant related queries (financial and administrative)
Graduate student adviser
Rachel MacDonald - ext. 62031
- Graduate students
- Visiting students
- Erasmus exchange students
- Erasmus work placement students
- Graduate admissions
Personnel Administrator
Emma Graham - ext. 63188, admin office
- Assistant staff and Postdoc HR administration
- Advertising
- New appointments
- Induction
- Probation
- Contract amendments
- Leave entitlement – holiday, sickness, maternity/paternity, flexible working and special circumstances
- Consultation and leavers process
- Mifare security cards
Research personnel clerk
Rachael Jefferies - ext. 46682, admin office (Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays)
- Co-ordinating visitors to the department
- Registration for new members to the department
- Reference correspondence – banks, landlords, National Insurance etc…
- Induction
- Probation