Edit your staff profile

Your staff profile is made up of information taken from systems including Pure and Subscribe.  This page explains how to update each section of your profile.

Dr Polly Hardy-Johnson

Senior Teaching Fellow

Connect with Polly

Profile photo 
Upload your profile photo in Subscribe (opens in a new tab). Your profile photo in Pure is not linked to your public staff profile. Choose a clear, recent headshot where you are easily recognisable. Your image should be at least 340 by 395 pixels. 

Name 
To change your name or prefix title contact Ask HR (opens in new tab)  If you want to update an academic title you'll need to provide evidence e.g. a PhD certificate. The way your name is displayed is automatic and cannot be changed. You can also update your post-nominal letters in Subscribe (opens in a new tab).

Job title 
Raise a request through ServiceNow (opens in a new tab) to change your job title (40 characters maximum) unless you're on the ERE career pathway. If you're on the ERE path you can not change your main job title, but you can request other minor updates through Ask HR (opens in new tab). If you have more than one post only your main job title will display here, but you can add further posts or roles in other sections of your profile.

Research interests (for researchers only) 
Add up to 5 research interests. The first 3 will appear in your staff profile next to your name. The full list will appear on your research page. Keep these brief and focus on the keywords people may use when searching for your work. Use a different line for each one.

In Pure (opens in a new tab), select ‘Edit profile’. Under the heading 'Curriculum and research description', select 'Add profile information'. In the dropdown menu, select 'Research interests: use separate lines'.

Contact details 
Add or update your email address, telephone number and postal address in Subscribe (opens in a new tab). Use your University email address for your primary email. 

You can link to your Google Scholar, LinkedIn and Twitter accounts through Pure (opens in a new tab). Select ‘Edit profile’.  In the 'Links' section, use the 'Add link' button. 

ORCID ID 
Create or connect your ORCID ID in Pure (opens in a new tab). Select ‘Edit profile’ and then 'Create or Connect your ORCID ID'.

Accepting PhD applicants (for researchers only) 
Choose to show whether you’re currently accepting PhD applicants or not in Pure (opens in a new tab). Select ‘Edit profile’. In the 'Portal details' section, select 'Yes' or 'No' to indicate your choice. 

About

Dr Polly Hardy-Johnson is a Teaching Fellow in Primary Care Population Sciences and Medical Education (PPM), Faculty of Medicine University of Southampton, UK. Polly has several roles in the BM5 programme including as Module Lead for the Year 1 Student Selected Unit 1: Health Improvement module, and Deputy Module Lead for the Year 2 Endocrinology and the Life Cycle module. She is also a Senior Tutor one day a week for years 1 and 2. Polly is a Chartered Psychologist and completed her PhD in Health Psychology Research and Professional Practice at the University of Southampton. Polly previously worked at the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre as a research fellow where she focused on adolescent health and wellbeing, global health, and exploring how qualitative methodologies and community engagement activities can inform the development of interventions that improve the health behaviours and lives of adolescents, mothers and children across the world. She has worked within international, multidisciplinary consortiums such as TALENT, INPreP and TEC-19. Polly is passionate about teaching and training, and creating a supportive and engaging learning experience. Throughout her career she has also supported post graduate students and early career researchers across the globe to develop new skills and build capacity in conducting methodologically rigorous research that generates impact.

You can update this in Pure (opens in a new tab). Select ‘Edit profile’. Under the heading and then ‘Curriculum and research description’, select ‘Add profile information’. In the dropdown menu, select - ‘About’.

Write about yourself in the third person. Aim for 100 to 150 words covering the main points about who you are and what you currently do. Clear, simple language is best. You can include specialist or technical terms.

You’ll be able to add details about your research, publications, career and academic history to other sections of your staff profile.