September Town Hall – System Roles

Colleagues are invited to attend the next New Core ‘Town Hall’ meeting on Thursday 27 September, 3-4pm, in Lecture Theatre G12 of University House. This session will be led by Esther Hess, HR Workstream Functional Lead, and will include: an overview of the core roles in the new system and work that the team have … Continue reading “September Town Hall – System Roles”

Meet the Team – Esther Hess

The latest New Core Meet the Team interview comes from Esther Hess, one of the Functional Leads for the HR and Payroll Workstream. What is your role on New Core? I have responsibility for the core HR administration (HCM), Absence and Time and Labour modules.  This has involved engaging with stakeholders across the University to … Continue reading “Meet the Team – Esther Hess”

August Town Hall – HR and Finance processes

Colleagues are invited to attend the next New Core ‘Town Hall’ meeting on Wednesday 22 August, 12-1pm, in Lecture Theatre G15 of the Muirhead Tower. This session will be led by Charlotte Wellington, New Core Programme Lead, and Alison Jinks, New Core HR Workstream Lead. The meeting will include: an overview of the core HR and … Continue reading “August Town Hall – HR and Finance processes”

Meet the Team – Adrian Hassell

The latest New Core Meet the Team interview comes from Adrian Hassell, IT Workstream Lead for the New Core Programme. What is your role on New Core? I am the IT Workstream Lead for the Programme. This involves overseeing all aspects of University IT delivery for New Core, and bringing the technical aspects of the … Continue reading “Meet the Team – Adrian Hassell”

Recruitment testing – call for volunteers

In addition to the call for User Acceptance Testing featured in the last edition of your New Core newsletter, the Programme Team will also be holding a session specifically for colleagues involved in recruitment. This will be provide an opportunity for staff who currently work as recruitment coordinators for their area to comprehensively test different … Continue reading “Recruitment testing – call for volunteers”

May Town Hall – Worktribe demonstration

Colleagues are invited to attend the next New Core ‘Town Hall’ meeting on Thursday 17 May, 11.30am-12.30pm, in  Lecture Theatre G15, Muirhead Tower. The focus for this session will be a demo of Worktribe – the new research grant management functionality being provided by New Core. Worktribe has been developed to help Academics and Professional Services … Continue reading “May Town Hall – Worktribe demonstration”

Invitation to attend – Town Hall meeting

Colleagues are invited to attend the next New Core ‘Town Hall’ meeting on Thursday 22 February, 13:00-14:00, in Room G15 of Muirhead Tower. Find out more about the latest New Core news, and updates from the recent combination of Programme phases. Charlotte Wellington, New Core Programme Leader, and Kate Williams, Programme Manager, will update attendees … Continue reading “Invitation to attend – Town Hall meeting”

Focus on – system testing

New Core have recently started to test your new system to ensure it delivers robust functionality and ease of use from day-one. The Testing team have produced a short handy guide explaining what is involved in this testing process.  New Core is adopting a number of testing rounds  to ensure that the new system is … Continue reading “Focus on – system testing”

Meet the Team – Tom Stanasiuk

The latest Programme ‘Meet the Team’ interview comes from Tom Stanasiuk, New Core Operations Manager, and Project Manager for the Business Intelligence workstream. What is your role on New Core? I am the Operations Manager with additional duties of project managing the delivery of Business Intelligence reports across New Core’s HR, Payroll, and Finance workstreams, … Continue reading “Meet the Team – Tom Stanasiuk”

New Core meetings – you decide the agenda

Thank you to all colleagues who have submitted feedback  on New Core and the content that you would find of most use in communications about the new system. The Programme team are currently planning the schedule for New Core events, newsletter content, and champion meetings for the new year and need your suggestions to ensure … Continue reading “New Core meetings – you decide the agenda”