Please circulate to other managers in your school/division asking them to disseminate information as appropriate. You may also wish to bookmark this site for future reference.
Thursday, 2 November, 1pm to 2pm, online
Join the EDI Team for the second lecture of the Being Anti-Racist: ACT’s Lecture Series. Professor Uduak (Udy) Archibong MBE is a Professor of Diversity, and Pro Vice-Chancellor for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Bradford. Professor Archibong will be discussing the role of leaders in influencing anti-racism within organisations. This lecture will explore how leadership goes beyond titles and requires individuals to take authority over their actions to enlist positive change.
To sign up to this lecture, please follow this link.
Be sure to join the Being Anti-Racist: ACT SharePoint to access relevant resources and keep up to date with events.
Please note: This event is exclusively for staff and PGRs.
The first in person Change Network event will take place on Tuesday 14th November. The Change Network now has over 200 members and comprises people interested in change management and/or with a responsibility for change. It operates as a virtual network, hosted on Teams, but there has been increasing interest in an in-person event.
The Change Team will be hosting the event as a drop-in session for people to come and talk to the Change Team and network with other colleagues interested in doing change well. There will also be the opportunity for people to contribute their thoughts and ideas in response to questions posed on flip charts around the room. The sorts of questions posed will be around what we can do to more effectively support change across the University, what concerns colleagues have about change and what they would like to see from the Change Network going forward.
If you’re interested in attending the event, please complete this form: https://forms.office.com/e/x7SRas5rQF
Tuesday 14th November. Drop in any time 11:00-14:00 in Wills Memorial Building 1.5 Anyone is welcome to attend the event and join the Change Network: Join the Change Network!
The following update contains topics that some may find difficult or upsetting. If you feel affected by this, please know support is available to you via our University wellbeing services, including our 24-hour helpline.
Last week was Baby Loss Awareness Week (9th – 15th October 2023), which aims to raise awareness of baby loss during pregnancy or during or shortly after birth, and to provide support to bereaved parents and families.
During this week, we launched our Pregnancy loss support guidance, to recognise this difficult experience that many members of staff face and the impact this can have on both physical and mental health.
This guidance reminds staff of the support available within the University, including leave provisions and wellbeing services, as well as useful resources available through external specialist charities.
There is also a section which provides guidance and resources for managers to hold these sensitive conversations and support staff at this challenging time. This guidance is available within the Home & Family section of the staff intranet. The University will continue to consider ways in which we are able to further support staff in all areas of their wellbeing.
To increase awareness of this guidance and the support available, please circulate to your teams as you feel appropriate.
