The latest monthly member update can be viewed on the Association of Commonwealth Universities website.
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The latest monthly member update can be viewed on the Association of Commonwealth Universities website.
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The VC has received the following invitation from the Chief Executive and Secretary General of the Association of Commonwealth Universities and encourages UC staff to participate.
“In the lead up to COP26, the ACU has partnered with the British Council to launch the Commonwealth Climate Research Cohort – a platform for local researchers to bring multidisciplinary knowledge and expertise to a global stage, build international collaborations, and work with experts to influence on issues related to climate and environment in their communities and beyond.
We are seeking 24 rising-star climate and environment researchers to form the cohort, and as an ACU Council member, I’d like to ask you to share this opportunity with your network and recommend outstanding research talents to apply.
We are especially keen that experienced researchers from the Commonwealth’s most climate-vulnerable regions take part in this opportunity to advocate on behalf of local concerns.
Benefits of the cohort
ACU members involved in the cohort will have opportunities to enhance the contribution of their researchers to the SDGs and access a platform for partnership development on climate-related issues (i.e. via the ACU’s Commonwealth Climate Resilience Network), resulting in potential new research collaborations.
Throughout 2021, successful applicants will benefit from funded attendance at COP26 in Glasgow (travel restrictions permitting), attend expert-led training to strengthen leadership skills, engage with climate change policy dialogues, connect with other bright minds in the field, and complete a peer-led research-to-action project with seed funding.”
Yammer is our enterprise social network, a private and secure online environment. Use Yammer to discuss ideas, and share updates. Yammer allows both staff and students to connect and collaborate across UC. Yammer is extremely intuitive and easy to use. It’s here to help you form connections across UC.
Working in Yammer is open, easy, and fun.
Here are a few of the ways you can use Yammer:
With Yammer, you can join groups based on your interests and responsibilities. You can also create public or private groups for departments, project teams, or special interests.
Early in the New Year we will send you more information about Yammer. Employees who are not yet signed up for Yammer will receive an email with instructions on how to sign up and join our network.
NOTE: If you had joined Yammer in the past your previous password will no longer work. You now need to use your UC password.
We wanted to get Yammer up and running over the Holiday Break so staff and our international students could test and engage with the tool. In the New Year we will send more communications with tips around how to improve teamwork, communications and collaboration across departments.
Make the most of our membership of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU).
Included this in this month’s newsletter:
Plus, sector news:
Karen Mather, People and Culture (formerly HR)