Data Studio Reports are available for each subject area, Centre and Institute website within SALC. These reports offer an overview of the key web analytics information for each website.

To access the Data Studio Report for your area, please contact the relevant Academic Web Officer (see the 'Web Contacts' section below).

If you have any questions regarding Marketing, please download the SALC Marketing tool kit from the Resources page.

Questions (please scroll down for answers)

1. Who looks after the website?
2. Who is the Web Officer of my Subject Area/Division?
3. How do the website and our social media activity affect student recruitment?
4. I've spotted an error on the website; who can I contact to correct it?
5. How can I add an event on the website?
6. How can I publicise a piece of news/event/activity on the School and my Subject Area homepages?
7. I'm an academic member of staff and not listed in the 'Our People' section of my Subject Area; who can I contact about this?
8. I'm a PSS member of staff and not listed in the ‘Professional Support Staff' of the website. Who can I contact about this?
9. How can I manage my Academic Profile in MyManchester?
10. I've just published a new book/article etc; how can I add it on the website?
11. How can I create a webpage for my new research project on the website?
12. Are the latest UG/PG brochures on the website?
13. I have an idea for a new webpage; who do I contact?
14. What web content management system does the School use?
15. I've been asked to take over the maintenance of a particular area of the School website. Is there any relevant training?
16. Are there guidelines on 'Writing for the Web'?
17. How fast does a piece of new web content appear on the website?
18. I have just started a new academic-related blog; do you need to know about it?
19. I have some images that might be useful for the webpages of my Subject Area/Division. Would you like copies?
20. Where can I find the University's logo and image guidelines?
21. What social media does the School use to engage with different audiences?
22. Does my Subject Area have a Twitter account?

Answers

1. Who looks after the website? 

Each subject area/division has an academic Web Officer, who has an overall responsibility for the webpages of their subject area(s). You can find their contact details in the Web Contacts section below. 

Also, Dipika Mummery (dipika.mummery@manchester.ac.uk), SALC Digital Content Editor, is available to work with Web Officers on maintaining their web pages. PSS colleagues maintain and update School-wide webpages. 

Mark Woolstencroft, SALC's Web Manager, has overall responsibility of the external-facing web communication of the School.

2. Who is the Web Officer of my Subject Area/Division?

Please see the Web Contacts section below.

3. How do the website and our social media activity affect student recruitment?

To our knowledge, there is no evidence that student choice is influenced directly by the user-friendliness, usefulness or attractiveness of a university's website and use of social media.

However, an informative, useful and user-friendly website and responsive and relevant social media usage can assist the University in telling its story, responding to prospective student needs, helping them make informed decisions and highlighting the different factors that do influence student choice.

4. I've spotted an error on the website; who can I contact to correct it?

Please contact your Subject Area Web Officer (see the Web Contacts section below). In most cases, they are able to make amendments to existing content; if not, they can escalate the issue.

5. How can I add an event on the website?

Please contact your Subject Area Web Officer (see the Web Contacts section below).

You can also get access to the Columba events system to add events directly; to do that, please contact Faculty Web Officer Tony Rickard (tony.rickard@manchester.ac.uk) and cc your Subject Area Web Officer.

6. How can I publicise a piece of news/event/activity on the School and my Subject Area homepages?

Please contact your Subject Area Web Officer (see the Web Contacts section below).

7. I'm an academic member of staff and not listed in the 'Our People' of my Subject Area; who can I contact about this?

Please contact your Subject Area Web Officer (see the Web Contacts section below).

8. I'm a PSS member of staff and not listed in the 'Professional Support Staff' section of the website. Who can I contact about this? 

Please contact your line manager, who can request this to be added.

9. How can I manage my Academic Profile in MyManchester? 

Please see the Pure section on StaffNet.

10. I've just published a new book/article etc; how can I add it on the website?

You can add it on eScholar, which will then feed it into your personal profile. 

11. How can I create a webpage for my new research project on the website?

Please contact the SALC Digital Content Editor, Dipika Mummery (dipika.mummery@manchester.ac.uk).

12. Are the latest UG/PG brochures on the website?

• Undergraduate prospectus
• Postgraduate taught prospectus

13. I have an idea for a new webpage; who do I contact?

Please contact Mark Woolstencroft, who leads on web in SALC: M.Woolstencroft@manchester.ac.uk

14. What web content management system does the School use? 

T4 is the content management system used by the Faculty of Humanities to publish content to the web.

15. I've been asked to take over the maintenance of a particular area of the School website. Is there any relevant training?

There is no specific training session available, but there are comprehensive training videos and written guidance on the Faculty intranet.

You will need to request a T4 login by completing this LANDesk form and requesting 'Contributor' access for your particular area.

Please contact the SALC Digital Content Editor, Dipika Mummery (dipika.mummery@manchester.ac.uk), with any questions.

16. Are there guidelines on 'Writing for the Web'?

Please see The University's Writing for the Web guidelines. More information can also be found on the Humanities Web Training web pages.

17. How fast does a piece of new web content appear on the website?

If the submitted content change meets all guidelines (technical, formatting, style and brand) then the Faculty Web Content Editor will approve this content within one working day. For more details, please see the Web Content Management Service Agreement.

See guidance on using T4.

18. I have just started a new academic-related blog; do you need to know about it?

Please contact the SALC Digital Content Editor, Dipika Mummery (dipika.mummery@manchester.ac.uk).

19. I have some images that might be useful for the webpages of my Subject Area/Division. Would you like copies?

Please contact SALC's Marketing & Communications Officer, Louise Egan (Louise.Egan@manchester.ac.uk), and the SALC Digital Content Editor, Dipika Mummery (dipika.mummery@manchester.ac.uk).

20. Where can I find the University's logo and image guidelines?

Please visit the Visual Identity section of the University's brand guidelines website. 

21. What social media does the School use to engage with different audiences?

The links to our social media channels are located at the foot of the SALC homepage and on the Social media page.

22. Does my Subject Area have a Twitter account?

Most likely; if so, it would be listed on Twitter here.

Please find below links to the various guidelines designed to help maintain a consistently professional-looking and user-friendly website for the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures.

Many of the School guidelines have been adopted from the University's central brand guidelines, which can also be referred to.

Governance

• SALC Web Governance
• Faculty of Humanities - Web Project Board Governance
• Faculty of Humanities - Web Content Management Service Agreement

Staff profiles (Our people pages)

• How to manage the 'Our People' Subject Area web pages
• On-line guide on how to edit staff profiles
• Managing your personal profile in Pure

T4

• Content change request form
• T4 guidelines

Columba Events System

• Columba User Guide

The University of Manchester Brand Guidelines

• Web Guidelines
• Visual Identity Guidelines
• House Style Guide
• Tone of Voice Guidelines
• Writing for the Web

Calendar

• SALC web committee meetings calendar 2017-18
• SALC web committee meetings calendar 2016-17

Minutes

Please find below, the minutes taken at previous web committee meetings, held since September 2012.

2018

• 10 October 2018

2017

• 8 February 2017

2016

• 16 November 2016
• Supporting document: Managing your personal profile in Pure
• 5 October 2016
• Supporting document: Web prioritisation plan 2016-17
• 11 May 2016
• Supporting document: SALC web committee calendar 2016-17
• 2 March 2016

2015

• 2 December 2015
• 24 June 2015
• 22 April 2015
• 18 February 2015

2014

• 3 December 2014
• 22 October 2014
• 25 June 2014
• 21 May 2014
• 26 March 2014
• 19 February 2014

2013

• 4 December 2013
• 16 October 2013
• 15 May 2013
• 27 February 2013
• Supporting document: SALC Web Terminology: Student Survey - April 2013
• Supporting document: T4 / Writing for the Web Training Feedback - 1 May 2013
• Supporting document: Academic Web Director Report - 15 May 2013
• Supporting document: SALC Postgraduate Courses on Google Search - May 2013

2012

• 5 December 2012
• 24 October 2012
• 26 September 2012

SALC Academic Web Officers 2018-19

SALC PSS Web Officers 2017-18

Additional contacts