
Fair, to Good, to Better
The University of Leeds has held Fairtrade University status since 2005. Awarded by the Fairtrade Foundation, this reflects the Universities commitment to promoting and supporting Fairtrade.
2005 saw an annual spend of £45,000 on Fairtrade…

How to be in more than one place at the same time
When I first joined the conferencing team at the University of Leeds in 2009 there were two social platforms that we knew we had to be a part of if we wanted to communicate with our customers online.
The social space has been shaken up over…

At Your Service
Rumour has it that the recession is over and recovery has begun! This may be so, but in the events market it's still a fact that there is an over-abundance of suppliers and therefore a massive choice – a buyer's market.
When retail shopping,…

Reacquainted with Oxley
I recently took a trip down memory lane and visited Oxley Hall with my colleague Natalie Ruecroft (AKA Ginger). I used to be the Assistant Hall Manager at Oxley Hall some 16 years ago and I must say I felt like a queen living, and working,…