There are lots of common tasks that researcher staff encounter in their day-to-day working lives. For example, where is your web profile and how do you
update it, how do you fill in risk assessment forms, how do you register and then use i-Proc and eMarketplace etc.? To our knowledge, there is no single,
well-designed repository where all this information is stored—particularly as a lot of it is word-of-mouth knowledge. So we took the initiative and decided
to create one. This is intended to be the holy-grail of all common knowledge; a central location where you can look up the most typical problem or area
for research staff. Please note, any information we provide is not “official” university guidance and represents our own experiential gleanings. This has
taken us an enormous amount of effort and time (and it’s now clear to us why no one has done this before), particularly as we had to learn about a lot of
this stuff on our own first, but we hope at least some will find it a valuable reference at some point in the future. Again, if there’s something useful we’ve
missed, you spot an error, or you have a suggestion for improvement, just send us an email or come and speak with us.
The best way we’ve found to categorise everything is into three general areas, each given it’s own column below. These are:-
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Research staff tasks: Typical things research staff encounter in daily working life
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University-wide services: General core university services that are available to all employees
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School-level services: Services in areas that typically operate at school-level
Day-to-Day Help and Support
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- Day-to-day topics
- University-wide services
- School-level services
- Support hubs
- General finance support
- Finance Systems team and Oracle Financials
- Registering to buy things on i-Proc
- How to buy things on i-Proc / eMarketplace
- IE, category, and task codes
- Set up a new i-Proc supplier
- Buy a new computer
- Central Stores
- Credit card purchases
- Petty cash
- One-off payment forms
- Expensive orders (over £5k)
- Finance Hub and Finance Manager meetings
- Conferences and travel
- Advances
- Expense claims
Day-to-day topics
This page is designed with new postdocs in mind who need help setting things up, such as your swipe card access, buying and registering a computer, and other useful things Lots of help about risk assessments, COSHH forms, and laser safety Lots of tips if you’re about to travel e.g. to a conference, including registration, travel, and hotel bookings, how to arrange an advance, and even where to get your posters printed Hosting a meeting for some guests? Want to book a room and order some food and drinks? This page explains how. This section takes the pain out of learning how to buy equipment or computers, and covers all common financial tasks you’ll encounter as a postdoc (links to the same page as the finance buttons in the other two columns)
University-wide services
All about your university web profile and all the services hosted on My Manchester A page detailing the university’s general website for staff A page detailing the various campus maps available How to contact campus security in an emergency Some details about the services the library runs which are useful to postdocs, including electronic journal listings, training courses, and support services Registering for the university’s i-Proc / eMarketplace system and learning how to order goods and services can be difficult, but this section provides help (links to the same page as the finance buttons in the other two columns) A brief page about the university’s Finance Systems team Something broken that needs fixing? Call Estates. IT Services deal with all things relating to computers. This page covers all common matters, including how to download software, or raise a technical support issue. Human Resources deal with personnel matters, including contracts and employment. We’ve also included advice for postdocs in a number of related areas, such as pensions and maternity/paternity leave.
School-level services
The staff here help with general postdoc enquiries and will help direct you to the right place The Research Support Hub handles the administrative and financial handling of research projects amongst other related matters, including providing help with grant costings and future funding you might apply for The Finance Hub helps with common financial tasks you may run across as a researcher; this page covers this and the weekly school meetings provided by the finance manager for the faculty Covers all common financial tasks you’ll encounter as a postdoc in the school (links to the same page as the finance buttons in the other two columns)
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