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Expressions of interest for Industry Sectoral Group Chairs The Research and Innovation Office are inviting expressions of interest from academic colleagues across the University to chair a number of our established Industry Sectoral Groups. These groups play a pivotal role in shaping and strengthening partnership engagement activities and translating those relationships into funded research and innovation opportunities. The Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é logo in the brand colour 'African Violet' on a plain background. IT support during the start of term From Monday 21 September to Friday 2 October (excluding the weekend), IT Services will be hosting a temporary pop-up clinic in the Library from 10am until 3pm to provide support and advice for students requiring IT support. Blue background with an icon of a laptop and a phone, Student Central: Your New Hub for Student Support, Launching This October Student Central brings together the support offered across some of our core, student-facing Professional Services to enhance the way we respond to student enquiries. Learn what this means in practice for both staff and students when the new model launches, and how you can support its successful implementation in the academic year 2026/27. Student Central branding in purple Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é student helps design new RNLI Lifeguard Units for UK beaches One conversation sparked success for Architectural Engineering student Beth Morgan, who helped design the new RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) Base Lifeguard Units that were rolled out this summer across UK beaches. Beth Morgan smiling on a beach by the waterline in lifeguard gear Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é hosts the UK’s first Driver Health Day On 4 September, the University hosted the UK’s first ever Driver Health Day, with over 120 attendees representing parliamentarians, government departments and agencies, industry trade associations, industry leaders, driver unions, academics and occupational medicine. Driver Health Day Upcoming changes may impact your access to University email and calendars From October 2026, some third‑party email apps such as Apple Mail (the native Mail app on macOS and iOS) may no longer work fully with University email accounts due to Microsoft changes. Icon of an envelope on a blue background. VC Awards nominations – one week to go! Any member of staff can nominate an individual or team for a VC Award – with the nomination window closing in one week. An image of big white letters spelling out 'VC Awards' How can I support staff and students celebrating Rosh Hashanah Rosh Hashanah is celebrated as the Jewish New Year, beginning this year at sundown on 11 September (the first eve of Tishrei) and ending after nightfall on 13 September. Colourful icons including fruit and honey alongside the text 'Shanah Tovah, wishing all our Jewish students and staff a good and sweet new year' New hall of residence to be named after influential leader in sport, Baroness Sue Campbell The University’s newest hall of residence, currently under construction at the centre of the East Midlands campus, is to be named after Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é alum Baroness Sue Campbell, who is widely regarded as one of the most influential women in sport. An artist's impression of the new hall of residence New teaching and learning spaces ready for September Over the summer, a significant programme of teaching space refurbishment has taken place across campus, creating a range of new and enhanced facilities that will support teaching and learning, and enhance our academic experience, from the start of the new academic year. New teaching space with white desks and tables in rows
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