UIS internal weekly e-news - UIS Update
Publication date: Every Friday with the exception of public holidays
Deadline for submissions: Thursday 12:00 noon
Contact: comms@uis.cam.ac.uk
Content features and topics
Business news:
- Services news: share any milestones, challenges, impressive stats or important upgrades. Name people who have gone the extra mile to resolve a service problem. We publish service status reports monthly.
- Project updates: share significant milestones, thanks to colleagues who have played an important role. Best practices and challenges through the project activity.
Staff news:
- Staff moves: inform Comms and the Admin Office of any team staff changes including, secondments, shadowing, 'acting up' roles.
- New staff: inform Comms and the Admin office of any new joiners, including temp and short term contractors.
- Staff 'shout-outs': share praise and thanks for a team or individual to recognise a piece of work, this could be a small achievement or a gesture of goodwill. We'll share where space permits.
- Team news: as above and in addition, we have a 'meet the team feature' which gives the opportunity to introduce and your team, explain roles and responsibilities.
- Staff personal interests, hobbies and achievements: it's great to understand colleagues life outside of work. Have you completed a fun run, embarked on an interesting past-time, are part of a band, or have become a landscape gardening, poet, or artist during lockdown? Share your achievements accompanied with photo or video evidence!
Events:
- UIS workshops, Business Briefings, seminars/staff talks: If you're facilitating a meeting or workshop which may be useful to others we may be able to add these to our events section.
- University events: forward any relevant university events or training opportunities.
Jobs:
- Internal secondments, temporary positions, shadowing opportunities: these can be listed in our jobs section and further details on the jobs intranet page.
UIS bITe-size bulletin
The bulletin is a monthly round-up of UIS news that is relevant to the wider IT community.
Publication date: Usually the last day of the month
Deadline for submissions: approximately the 23rd day of the month
Contact: comms@uis.cam.ac.uk
Content features and topics
Services updates: important upgrades, decommissioned services and new services.
Project updates: milestones reached or indeed delays; new projects and any relevant updates.
Events: IT-specific events or training opportunities can be listed. Engagement events to keep the IT community informed on UIS activities
Jobs: The jobs section is often a popular feature to our readers. Get in touch if you have a technical position to fill.