Articles from the September 2019 Bulletin Executive catch up: Karen Bowman Karen Bowman has been our Director of Procurement at the University of Edinburgh since November 1998. She was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at September's Conference on University Procurement, so we have sat down with her to find out what it takes to make it in Procurement. Changes to Student Supplier Set-Up Process There is no longer a need to set up new Students on the P06 ledger via FPM as from August all new students will be set up automatically. Student bank details will still need to be collected and we have developed an online form to support this. New Apprentices Join Team Finance Please welcome our new apprentices. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Visits the University We hosted a CBI lunch event at the Bayes Centre that brought together prominent industry leaders, including Minister for Finance, Economy and Fair Work, Derek MacKay MSP. Research Grants Section Update on topical issues from the RGS team. Procurement Award Success The University was recognised with two awards at the recent Conference on University Purchasing (COUP), including a Lifetime Achievement Award for Procurement Director Karen Bowman. Finance Training Courses Find out what training courses are available from Finance in October and November and book yourself a place. Finance Annual Customer Survey 2019 Have you completed your annual customer survey? This article was published on 2024-07-01
