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GUU Stevenson end-date revised 

The £13 million project to extend the Stevenson sports facility and replace the GUU Hive nightclub, is now expected to be completed by the middle of 2015. Originally it had been hoped that the works, which have already seen the leveling of the old Hive site would have been finished in time for Fresher’s Week in 2014.

A spokesman for the University of Glasgow said: “As with all major building projects, the refurbishment of part of the Glasgow University Union and the Stevenson sports and recreation centre is complex. We are currently involved in a tendering process that is unfortunately taking longer than we had originally anticipated. The date for the completion of the works has therefore been revised to the middle of 2015, and this significant addition to the student experience is planned to be open to students at the start of Session 2015/16.”

Check your leave on CORE

From January 2014, all staff in the University will be required to record their annual leave as well as other types of leave in the HR system portal, writes Ann Hastings, HR Operations Manager.

Many of you are already using the system and I would kindly request all other staff start to use it with effect from 1 January 2014.  There are benefits to staff using the system as it will show a calendar view of any holidays you have taken or booked, the entitlement you are due for the year with appropriate history and also the calculation and views of balances still available so you don't have to do manual calculations.

You can access your leave in the HR System portal at the web address below within the employee dashboard. 

At the beginning of January, the balance will be adjusted so a full year's leave entitlement will show as your opening balance but they won't show until January.

https://hrportal.mis.gla.ac.uk/pls/coreportal_live/cp_por_public_main_page.display_login_page

Ferguson Bequest Theatre Tickets

The Ferguson Bequest has recently purchased an allocation of Theatre Tickets for the Early Spring 2014 Ballot.

For full details of the performances and to make an application via our web form, please click on the link below:

http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/courtoffice/fergusonbequest/theatreballot/

Please note that due to a very high volume of entries, the system can become very busy so if you don't manage to apply first time, please leave it a short while and try again. Thank you for your patience.

 

The story behind chemical waste disposal – free event

Want to know how you can keep down the cost of chemical waste disposal and make the process run smoothly? Want to know what actually happens to your chemical waste? Then come along to the short information and training event being run by SEPS, in conjunction with our chemical waste contractor Veolia, on 12 December 2013.

The event will look at:

• How you can make the quotation and ordering process for this service run smoothly and what you can do to keep costs down • The complications of arranging disposal of unknown waste chemicals, what are your options? • What happens to the different types of waste once they are uplifted, can it be reused, what modern processes are available to make it safe?

                      Date: 12 December 2013 Time: 14.30 Duration: Approximately 1.5 hours

To book a place on this event email safety@glasgow.ac.uk

Scrumptious SCRAN

There's a new food service on Campus.  SCRAN offers a range of classic meals from Fajitias to Honey Lamb Kebabs, Pastas, Burgers, a very nice Grilled Sirloin Steak and a wonderful selection of Fish options (including a Fillet of Seabass which I'm told has been very popular). Scran offers full table service, including a wide selection of beers and wines.  Scran is open 11am-8pm, with a special Brunch Menu of Bagels and Pancakes served between 11am and 12.30pm. The full main menu is available to view here: 

http://www.qmunion.org.uk/#!scran-menu/c1v1j

Additionally, in December SCRAN will launch a set Christmas Menu which offers 3 courses for £16.75 per person. SCRAN can take bookings for anywhere between 2 and 80 people. 

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First published: 18 November 2013