The COVID-19 pandemic

Recent updates and extensions include information on remote access and video conferencing following the COVID-19 pandemic, see https://www.cam.ac.uk/coronavirus/ and https://www.phpc.cam.ac.uk/covid-19-research-projects/ (via ps.comms@medschl.cam.ac.uk). See also DPHPC Wellbeing Guide 2020 and Mental Health Contacts.

There is a Slack channel ceu-world.slack.com as with a dedicated channel for COVID-19 related, and other channels in Slack for Cambridge-wide researchers discussing COVID-19 research approaches. There are also Microsoft Teams for DPHPC: https://tinyurl.com/tlq3sqp and for IPH: https://tinyurl.com/r7j6cym (sign in with your crsid@cam.ac.uk user account / Raven password).

Information is available on testing COVID-19 for staff and students.

Access to SRL (in phases from Monday June 22nd 2020) requires email phpc.reception@medschl.cam.ac.uk (Address: 2 Worts' Causeway, Cambridge CB1 8RN, Phone: 01223 748600) to make appointments at least 24 hours’ notice of intention to come onsite.

The government's Roadmap out of lockdown

Updates

Back to the office policy CEU

23 September 2022

Considerations:

  • Working in the office will have many advantages: creating opportunities to improve creativity, collaboration, efficiency, training, enjoyment.
  • Every situation is different, and we try to do our best to accommodate everyone’s wishing as much as possible
  • Working from home has many advantages, and we don’t want to lose these.

Hybrid working policy:

  • We encourage people to come into the office, preferable at least 60% of their time.
  • There will be one CEU day per week where we hope most of the colleagues will be in.
  • If someone’s work will require to be in the office because it will be difficult to do from home (at the discretion of the line manager), staff are expected to come in.
  • Line managers will work with their team which days they will be in, but will also discuss with their individual team members on exceptions to coming into the office.
  • Meetings will have hybrid options (in person combined with video conference)
  • Start from 26th September 2022, but acknowledge a transition period.
  • This Hybrid working policy is a pilot, with review Q1 2023.