University induction events

Welcome to the University of St Andrews!

To help new staff settle into their new role, the University provides two University wide activities to support the workplace induction that your manager will provide.

New Staff Induction

This is an in person event where new staff are welcomed to the University and have the opportunity to hear from senior leadership. A group of people listening to a presentation.There is also the opportunity to speak with different teams as well as fellow inductees.

Staff Induction Essentials

The Staff Induction Essentials is an online programme hosted on Moodle. It contains a number of eLearning modules and a virtual tour. The information incapsulates all the information required by new staff to feel as impowered and informed as possible within their probationary period.

University induction for new staff

This induction, organised by OSDS, runs four times a year in February, May, August and November. An images of the stalls at inductionAll new staff to the University are strongly encouraged to attend this induction event. This event takes place in person in Lower and Upper College Hall.  For further information and booking:

Thursday 6 February 2025

Staff Induction Essentials

This Essentials programme is broken into a number of modules.

  • Information on the University which covers the history and our hopes for the future; how we value our people, consider our actions on a social level and our commitment to sustainability. This module will also cover the University’s leadership and what the University does – the student experience, education and research.

  • The University Orientation module will provide information to help you navigate working in Higher Education. It covers our forms of communication, our brand guidelines, how to book venues, what the academic calendar looks like, a link to a map of our venues as well as a glossary of common terms we use.

  • The Unit and Teams module will support you to become familiar with some of our professional services, HR, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Health and Safety services, IT services and staff learning and development.

  • The Educator and Researcher module has more specific information for staff that work with Education and Research.

  • The Additional Support module includes information on Trade Unions, links to financial support and our report and support process.

To enrol onto the eLearning programme go to the Staff Induction Essentials.