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Thriving at work starts with the basics
I’m new to the Higher Education sector (8 months, 10 days and counting). One thing I’m learning quickly is just how complex this environment is. It’s a world where the simplest task can involve a surprising number of people. And...
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Wellbeing over the festive season
December is a time when normal routines can get pushed aside in favour of festivities. The extra pressure of shopping for gifts and food, hosting, and spending more time with family, can sometimes feel overwhelming. The festive season can also...
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Supporting friends, family and colleagues who are childless not by choice
Each year in September, World Childless Week provides a space for people who are childless not by choice to share their stories, to connect and to raise awareness. In this guest blog, Rachel Applegate and Alison Borgelin from the No Kidding...
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Reflecting on the simple things
12 July marks Simplicity Day – a national day in America which celebrates philosopher Henry David Thoreau, who was born in 1817. Thoreau was a lifelong advocate for simplicity and living self-sufficiently. He is best known for his book ‘Walden’...
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Do you care?
Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. It also helps people who don't think of themselves as...
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The spectrum of mental health and wellbeing...
… requires a spectrum of approaches and support. Many of us will have some awareness of mental health and wellbeing and how vast, deep and complex the topic can be. Mental health includes our emotional, psychological and social wellbeing. It...
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Menopause blog: tips to help you navigate the festive season
December is typically a time where normal routine is abandoned in favour of social gatherings, late nights and overindulgence. When you’re consuming more, sleeping less, navigating last minute shopping, present wrapping, and spending more time at home with the family…...
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Celebrating World Mental Health Day: a message from our Vice-Chancellor Professor Phil Taylor
World Mental Health Day on October 10th is an opportunity to raise awareness and discuss the importance of taking care of our mental health, as well as reduce the stigma surrounding mental health matters. The theme this year is ‘Mental...
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Did you know: this week is World Childless Week?
World Childless Week is here to raise awareness of the childless not by choice (CNBC) community and to enable people who are childless not by choice to share their stories. Of the women who reached the age of 45 years in...
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Everyone, everywhere can inspire inclusion
The theme for International Women’s Day (IWD) 2024 is #InspireInclusion. Research from the Chartered Institute for Personnel Development (CIPD) shows that women aged 45-55 are one of the fastest growing demographics of the workforce. It is expected this trend is...
