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Mental Wellbeing and Staff in HE Symposium 2021

Keynote Presentations

Zoë Allman, Associate Dean (Academic), De Montfort University

Mental wellbeing, embedding for all
18/02/2021
Mental wellbeing, embedding for all View Document

Lawrie Phipps, Senior Research Lead, Jisc

Social Connectivity in a time of emergency
18/02/2021
Social Connectivity in a time of emergency View Document

Session 1: How can our institutions support staff wellbeing?

Charlotte Williams, Tavistock Consulting

Building a Supportive Institution
18/02/2021
Building a Supportive Institution View Document

Dr Anne Gannon, University College Cork

A connected approach to supporting colleagues at University College Cork
18/02/2021
A connected approach to supporting colleagues at University College Cork View Document

Session 2: Community and connection: how can we work together, and why?

Dr Laura Biggart, University of East Anglia

Developing Teams as a Secure Base
18/02/2021
Developing Teams as a Secure Base View Document

Sam Willis, Curtin University, Louise Reynolds and Kylie Gumbleton, Charles Sturt University

(Re)Connecting the disconnection: A case study of how Communities of Practice (CoPs) supports teaching practices
18/02/2021
(Re)Connecting the disconnection: A case study of how Communities of Practice (CoPs) supports teaching practices View Document

Dr Sian Etherington, University of Salford and Dr Judith Hanks, University of Leeds

Sticky objects and HE teacher well -being: views on the positive from the UK and Saudi Arabia university contexts
18/02/2021
Sticky objects and HE teacher well -being: views on the positive from the UK and Saudi Arabia university contexts View Document

Dr Julie Pearson and Jennifer Murray, St Mary's University

Living the Value of Care in a Socially Distanced Learning Community
18/02/2021
Living the Value of Care in a Socially Distanced Learning Community View Document

Session 3: What develops individual wellbeing?

Sarah Wolfenden, Brunel University London

Creating time and space for new academics by embedding coaching skills in their accreditation programme
18/02/2021
Creating time and space for new academics by embedding coaching skills in their accreditation programme View Document

Anne Kavanagh, Katrine Sundsbo, Hannah Pyman and Dr Samer Gharib, University of Essex

Supporting Research Students During COVID-19: Sharing Good Practice from Essex
18/02/2021
Supporting Research Students During COVID-19: Sharing Good Practice from Essex View Document

Dr Abeer Hassan and Dr Dalia Allazzeh, University of the West of Scotland

Examples of high impact individual wellbeing skills: e.g. time and stress management; emotional resilience
18/02/2021
Examples of high impact individual wellbeing skills: e.g. time and stress management; emotional resilience View Document

Session 4: What is effective leadership for staff wellbeing?

Samatha Ross, University of St Andrews

Recognising Whole Units in Succession
18/02/2021
Recognising Whole Units in Succession View Document

Andrea Cameron, Abertay University

Compassionate HE management in a time of Covid
18/02/2021
Compassionate HE management in a time of Covid View Document

Dr Meryl Dickinson, Brunel University London

Reflections of a Wellbeing Champion
18/02/2021
Reflections of a Wellbeing Champion View Document