Information For Staff

Academic staff of the University are appointed or employed by the Colleges of the University and accredited by the University’s Academic Board. Academic staff may be contacted through the Colleges. Honorary appointments are made by the Academic Board or the Council and include honorary researchers.

Featured Links

• Academic Staff Accreditation, Classification and Promotion

  Academic staff must be accredited by the University to deliver units, or to supervise higher degrees by research. Academic staff who hold an ongoing appointment must also be classified by the University.

• Unit Development Resources

  Resources for academic staff involved in the development and approval of units of study at the University.

• Information for HDR Supervisors

  The University is committed to ensuring that the supervision of higher degree by research candidates is conducted in a professional way.

• Honorary Researchers

  Honorary researchers contribute to the research activities of the University on a non-stipendiary basis.

IT@UD

Information about the IT systems used by the University are described on the IT documentation site – IT@UD.

Access to relevant systems is granted with your appointment as a member of academic staff. Refer to the login guide for information on accessing these systems for the first time.

IT@UD includes helpful information on:

• getting started with ARK
• creating and editing the bio on your UD staff profile
• accessing and submitting forms for accreditation, classification and more
• adding research output into the Repository
• developing and delivering units in the UMS

Professional Development

Academic staff have several opportunities for professional development, to assist them in remaining research active and teaching active as required by the Academic Staff Policy. These include:

• The annual Teaching Conference (held in November)
• The annual Research Day (held in June)
• Other opportunities arranged by Colleges or the OVC