Welcome to the Southampton School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Early career researchers and teaching fellow pages. Here you will find lots of information relating to the help, support and procedures relevant to you both within the school and the wider University. We hope you find this useful but if you feel there is anything missing that you think would be helpful please contact the Chemistry & Chemical Engineering EDI team on [email protected] and we can add this to the site.
The University also has a site called “Working as a Researcher” that contains lots of useful information for people who are new to the University.
https://southampton.likn.co/waar/index.page
We also have extra information for international researching moving to the UK
https://southampton.likn.co/waar/international/index.page
These pages also contain information on language courses and support for both you and your family.
https://southampton.likn.co/waar/international/languages.page
Most staff find private accommodation through local websites and rental agencies. There is some support through the university. https://southampton.likn.co/uni-life/accommodation/rooms/one-two-bedroom-flats.page
Travelling around Southampton can be tricky at first but details of public transport, work car parking, cycle routes can be found here: https://southampton.likn.co/transport/index.page
The University has wide ranging sports and leisure facilities both on and off campus. Many of the facilities and activities can either be paid for on a pay as you go basis or via monthly annual membership. Details of all the facilities and membership options can be found here: https://southampton.likn.co/about/services/sports.page
The university has annual leave allowances that are supplemented by University closure days and public holidays as well as family leave arrangements (including maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave). Details of this can be found at:
Annual Leave
https://sotonac.sharepoint.com/teams/Holiday
Maternity Leave
https://southampton.likn.co/hr/services/maternity-leave/index.page
Parental and shared parental leave
https://southampton.likn.co/hr/services/parental-leave/index.page
Employment Benefits
https://southampton.likn.co/hr/services/benefits-explained/index.page