January 2023

Report Date

January 2023

Achievements this period

• AV equipment and furniture from Chancellor's Elsie Inglis lab has been transported over to 40 George Square for reuse in their rooms.
• Meeting took place with NHS project managers regarding the Lauriston learning hub.  Deadline for NHS funds to be used in end of March, so this is the initial priority within this project.  Initial designs have now been created and will be discussed with LST on 9th February.
• Tests have been carried out for the move of AV equipment from Vet School room 1.21 to  room 1.26.  Plan is to transmit video wirelessly between rooms rather than request new infrastructure cabling.
• Purchase order has been raised for the trial of the VR Patients platform.
• Quotes have been requested for smaller (supply only) AV equipment with a plan to raise the purchase orders in early February.
• Request to visit the Anatomy teaching lab has been raised, but no date has been confirmed yet.

Issues

• Time frame for the Lauriston learning hub is extremely tight, due to the NHS funding deadline.  

Next Steps

• Re-prioritise list of rooms to upgrade this year based on available funding after the initial purchases and quotes received and update the project brief as necessary.
• Organise visits to the remaining rooms to discuss requirements with the associated teaching staff.
• Create AV designs and then tender documents for each of the new room upgrades.