This section of the website provides information and links to other topics of interest for Swansea University staff. Resources available through these pages include the University Intranet and the Webtel directory, a searchable list of staff telephone numbers and email addresses.

There are also pages devoted to staff development issues and the comprehensive section on information for research staff contains an A-Z of what you may need to know as well as details of how staff can further their professional development at Swansea.

Smoke-Free Policy

The University operates a smoke-free environnment and the policy developed to ensure staff, students and visitors are protected from second-hand smoking can be downloaded here:

Pay Modernisation

Information regarding the role profiles and new salary scale issuing from the job evaluation excercise (part of the National Framework Agreement for the Modernisation of Pay) can be found by visiting the Personnel website: HERA Documents.

Swansea University First Responder Scheme

The University has put into place the ultimate benefits package: an emergency first response scheme. The aim of the scheme is to make early defibrillation immediately available in cardiac emergencies.

Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) can happen anywhere, at any time. SCA is usually caused by an electrical malfunction that makes the heart quiver ineffectively. CPR is not enough. It is a temporary measure that helps to maintain blood flow to the brain. A lifesaving pulse of electricity, defibrillation, is the only treatment and must be delivered quickly to restore the heart's normal rhythm.

Because every minute counts when sudden cardiac arrest strikes, the University is placing automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in 3 key locations around the campus. The Welsh Ambulance NHS Trust has trained a number of volunteer staff to be part of the emergency first response team. These trained responders will be prepared to use an AED with confidence. If you're interested in becoming part of this scheme and are prepared to commit to being on call for a regular 4 or 8 hour period each week, please email the co-ordinator Jeremy Collins at j.g.collins@swansea.ac.uk.

Every one of us at the University can make a lifesaving difference in a medical emergency by immediately calling 333. This vital step will quickly send trained responders to the scene.

The first responder scheme does not replace or diminish the role of departmental first aider(s). These vital members of staff should still be involved in medical emergencies - as they always have been - but where the situation is life-threatening you must always call 333. That action will alert the duty first responders.

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You may also be interested to know that the following unions represent staff and students at the University:

The University and College Union (UCU) (National)

The UCU (Swansea Local)

UNISON

National Union of Students (NUS)