International Staff – University of Leeds
The International Staff website aims to inform and support international academics seeking to work in the UK. Webducate provided technical development, support and advice for this HEFCE project working closely with staff at the University of Leeds. The website is built on a bespoke content management system that facilitates the addition and maintenance of page content and also allows subscribing universities to add supplementary institution specific information.
Embedded within many pages are videos which feature interviews with typical international staff members working within the UK. In these videos they describe the issues they encountered and their experiences of getting established in the UK. To promote communciation and support an on-line forum (phpBB) has been integrated into the website.
I contacted Webducate in 2007 with only a brief concept for a website to benefit non-UK staff working in higher education. From this idea Tony and his team built a complex site with fully-functioning content management system and backup support that is both easy to use and provides valuable and compelling content. The site has attracted very positive feedback from institutions around the UK and users worldwide.
Webducate have really felt like part of the team, yet still provide a very professional service working to tight deadlines to deliver project requests in a very rapid turnaround time. Work is consistent, of high quality and incorporates the up-to-the-minute new technologies available. Tony has always made suggestions on how our site can be improved and works very flexibly to accommodate our requirements. I can highly recommend Webducate and look forward to continuing to work with Tony and his team.
Heather Timm – University of Leeds
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