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Upcoming events
All-Staff Briefings and Q&A
These 1 hour sessions are held online and are an opportunity to hear from our senior leadership and ask questions either in advance or at the event. The joining link can be found through a calendar invite and will be added below at least a week before the event.
- Wednesday 20 March 2024 at 2.00pm - Zoom link here
- Thursday 23 May 2024 at 10.00am - Zoom link here
- Tuesday 2 July 2024 at 11.00am - Zoom link here
- Tuesday 10 September 2024 at 2.00pm - Zoom link here
- Tuesday 26 November 2024 at 1.30pm - Zoom link here
Café Conversations
These in person events take place at café locations across the campus and provide an informal opportunity to meet with senior members of the Executive Board. No need to book, however, should you want to share in advance the issue you would like to discuss, you can email staffnews@port.ac.uk.
Thursday 15 February 2024 at 2.00pm - The Terrace Café, Cambridge Road
Wednesday 17 April 2024 at 2.00pm - location TBC
Tuesday 11 June 2024 at 1.00pm - location TBC
Thursday 8 October 2024 at 2.00pm - location TBC
Vice-Chancellor's Address 2024
Tuesday 22 October, 2pm to 4pm - in-person, location TBC
Wednesday 23 October, 2pm to 4pm - in-person, location TBC
Thursday 24 October, 10am to 12pm - live broadcast from CCIXR. Link will be shared nearer the time
Past events
Here are links to write-ups and recordings of past All-Staff Briefing and Q&As:
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2023
Vice-Chancellor's Annual Address 2023
The Vice-Chancellor's 2023 Annual Address comes at a critical juncture for the University. We have achieved a significant upturn in quality, recognised by our continued Gold-rated TEF status, our excellent National Student Survey and Research Excellence Framework 2021 results, and our improving positions in the league tables.
However, funding being reduced in real terms combined with falling student recruitment means that if we are to realise our 2030 vision and ensure we are a university fit for the future, we must continue to carefully consider our systems and processes, and how we use the limited resources available to us.
Following his presentation, Graham was joined by UEB panel members who answered live and pre-submitted staff questions on a range of topics.
Two in-person sessions, and one virtual session broadcast live from CCI, were held in October and November 2023.