Work: Everything you need to help you in your role
New to Warwick?
Visit our Welcome Hub for new staff to find all the important information that you’re most likely to need to know in your first few weeks, to help you get set-up and started in your new role.
Essential information
However long you've worked at the University, here are some of the essential links you might be looking for:
- Getting here and finding your way around - interactive campus map, car parking, and travel and transport
- Key dates - payroll dates, term dates, holiday dates, graduations, open days, and committee timetables
- Pay and reward - salary scales, rewards and benefits, and pension schemes
- IT Services - helpdesk, IT guides, email, web publishing, phones,and audio-visual services.
- Useful acronyms - Find a list of acronyms used at Warwick
Your University
Get to know your organisation and keep up to date with Warwick's developments:
- Our strategy - how you play a key role in the vision for Warwick's future: Excellence with Purpose
- How Warwick works - our principles, how we're governed, how decisions are made, and getting to know your senior team
- Campus developments - our environmental commitment, building projects and transport and parking
The HE sector
Find out more about the HE sector, key organisations and latest news:
- Latest sector news - sign up to receive updates from WonkHE and / or Research Professional and HEPI
- Our partners: Find out about the Russell Group, and our UK and international research partnerships
Communication
Take a look at the range of ways to stay informed about what's happening at Warwick.
Alongside the information and two-way communications you'll receive within your own department or service area, there are a number of channels at Warwick designed for all staff to make use of:
- University-wide staff channels - insite (staff portal), inbox-insite (as a member of staff, you will receive this weekly staff enewsletter) and events calendar.
- External channels - the University of Warwick website, @uniofwarwick (student and external twitter account)
- Student comms - MyWarwick (student portal), fortnightly UG newsletters and monthly PG newsletters
- Share your news - read our guide to communicating with your colleagues, our students and external audiences
Personal support
Working at Warwick isn't about just getting your job done. A range of services are available to support you on a personal level too:
- Parents - Join our Working Parents Network
- Support groups - staff groups include our Carers' Network, LGBT Network, and BAME Network
- Dignity at Warwick - confidential support available from dignity contacts and options on how to report inappropriate behaviour.
- Counselling - see the Employee Assistance Programme for details of the range of support available
- Disability - contact the Diversity & Inclusion team for information and support for staff with disabilities
- Social Inclusion - View the Social Inclusion pages to find out more about Warwick's commitment to removing economic, social, and cultural barriers that have prevented people from working, studying and succeeding.
Research support
Researchers will find a wealth of support services and opportunities at Warwick:
- Funding - find out what funding is available to support your research project.
- Network and collaborate - take a look at the Research Culture pages or the Research Staff Forum.
- Get published - seek guidance from the Publications Service, our central hub for all research outputs.
- Find research - read full text, open access research content on Warwick Research Archive Portal (WRAP)
- Raise your profile - manage your research profile via our research administration system, Ideate.
Services for University of Warwick events
Food and drink, conference facilities, equipment hire and more. Get access a range of campus services to help organise your next event.
Warwick Conferences - Our services for staff and students
FAQs
Here's a round-up of some of the most common questions you ask:
- Where can I find an event venue? - Warwick Conferences run our three campus conference centres
- How do I order catering? - Warwick Food & Drink are our on campus event caterers
- How do I book a meeting room? - Book centrally timetabled rooms and committee meeting rooms online
- How do I book business related travel? - Take a look at our business travel guidance
- Am I complying with H&S regulations? - contact our Health, Safety and Wellbeing team
- Where can I get hold of office equipment? - try Warwick Swap for freecycling furniture and stationery