Equality & Diversity course timetable
July 2018
| Thu 5 |
Exploring your wellbeing with LEGO
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In this workshop you will explore what wellbeing means to you and how you could enhance yours. The workshop will use the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® facilitation method to help explore complex topics. Building with LEGO® bricks and using LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® facilitation will make sure that you, and the others in the group, contribute equally and understand each other. It will stimulate your thinking, communication and, problem solving skills and create an environment with insight, confidence and commitment. Your possibilities for learning are enormous. To get the most from the session the group will work together using the basic principles of LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®: 1. Question – an issue and a suitable open question is identified 2. Build – you make LEGO® brick models to answer the question from your own perspective 3. Share – you all explain your model using it as a metaphor to answer the question 4. Reflect – the group checks everyone’s understanding, and makes sense of the knowledge that has been unlocked. 100% of the participants are involved for 100% of the session unlike conventional workshops where 20% of the people do 80% of the talking and not everyone is engaged. You will find the approach useful because:
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We're all natural born storytellers and the twenty-first century encourages us to write in ever shorter, ever more compressed ways. But small is beautiful, and compression often allows us to express much more, and with deeper resonance, than we might expect. This informal workshop will explore the particular attraction of the short story and how you might begin to write your own 'flash', 'sudden' or 'micro' fiction." |
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Relaxation
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Relax and unwind in the middle of your busy day – it may well make your afternoon more productive. You will leave this session with some tips for relaxing in the workplace on a daily basis. |
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Mindfulness
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Most simply, mindfulness is ‘the art of conscious living’ (Kabat-Zinn 2005) – the art of bringing into our awareness the whole of our experiencing, as it happens, in the present, immediate moment of its happening. The practice of mindfulness can be very effective in stress reduction and improved mental health. |
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Albert Einstein quoted: "No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it." The aim of this 45 minute session is to attempt to grasp that higher consciousness. The session will include short meditations as well as a chance for discussion and questions. |
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| Fri 6 |
Join us for a led cycle ride to Grantchester Meadows at lunchtime for a picnic (weather permitting)! All abilities welcome, rides will be led by 2 fully trained cycle instructors and will start and return at the University Library entrance. All you need to bring is a bike and some lunch! Meet outside the University Library entrance, West Road. |
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Breaking free from the acceleration trap: How organisations can fight burnout and foster wellbeing
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When organizations are faced with intense market pressures, they often take on more than they can handle: they increase the number and speed of their activities, raise performance goals, shorten innovation cycles and introduce new management technologies. For a while, they succeed brilliantly but eventually the frenetic pace starts to sap employees' motivation and, ironically, begins to hamper performance. As a result, exhaustion and resignation begin to blanket the company, with dire consequences for all. In a Harvard Business Review article, Dr Jochen Menges called this problem 'the acceleration trap' – it really is endemic of our times. In a 2018 research study, he finds that the employees that are most engaged are often the ones that are closest to exhaustion and burnout. In this session, he will share his research, explain how you can find out whether your organisation is in the acceleration trap, how you can break free from the trap and how to avoid excessive acceleration in the future. |
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How to be an Active Bystander
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Have you ever been concerned about a situation and wanted to help, but didn't? Hearing a racist/sexist/homophobic joke in the tea room? Seeing an inappropriate touch of a friend? Watching a colleague wince at being belittled or interrupted in a team meeting? You're not alone, this is more common for many of us than you might think. Come along to this short session to find out why this happens and what it means to be an active bystander. This includes simple changes and actions you can take to support others around you without confrontation and, over time, support a more inclusive environment for all of us to live and work in. |
August 2018
| Sun 26 |
UBS - WDYDTL?
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Spreadsheet list received 08 Oct 2019 Includes people who have attended multiple sessions on different days but no dates given |
October 2018
| Thu 11 |
SAP Forum
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Senior Academic Promotions (SAP) Open Forum Hosted by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Institutional and International Relations, Professor Eilís Ferran, this session will provide an overview of the University's Senior Academic Promotions (SAP) procedure, highlight the main changes to the process, provide an overview of the SAP CV Scheme and address some common misconceptions. |
| Tue 16 |
Changing Mindset
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Based on the book Learn to Love Stress by Sara Hansen, this session will allow you to identify your mindset and use it to overcome stress, make personal changes, and improve your life at work and home. |
| Wed 17 |
Let’s Talk About Race
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During this event we will share what we know about the racial composition of the University and what staff and students have told us about their experiences. We will present the institutional action plan to improve racial equality at Cambridge and will seek your feedback. The Vice-Chancellor will also reflect on the University’s aspirations and the way forward towards a more inclusive University. A light lunch will be provided from 12noon. |
| Thu 25 |
This session is suitable for those who wish to learn more about stress management at work, how to differentiate between helpful and unhelpful forms of stress and learn to identify their own personal work based sources of stress and triggers. Aims An opportunity to learn more about what happens in the body when we are stressed and the common symptoms that can occur. Time to think about and focus on relationships at work and how we might navigate those when they too become a source of stress |
| Mon 29 |
Research Office - WDYDTL ?
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UTBS created 30 October 2019 - from paper records kept |
November 2018
| Thu 1 |
Athena SWAN Support Session
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To support our departments working towards Bronze and Silver Athena SWAN awards, this session will provide in-depth help with the different aspects of applying. E&D team members will cover data collection, analysis and presentation and action planning including examples of best practice across the University and troubleshooting common problems. |
| Wed 7 |
Our speakers Kusam Leal, Deputy School Secretary in the School of Physical Sciences, and Ricardo Rocha, early career conservation scientist, will talk about their career experience in academia and beyond, the challenges faced and strategies of dealing with them. It will be an opportunity to discuss ideas and suggestions that might help others in the same situation. |
| Thu 8 |
Research Office - WDYDTL ?
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UTBS created 30 October 2019 - from paper records kept |
| Wed 21 |
The aim of the session, led by Nest Coaching, is to provide the attendees with a greater understanding of coaching, its application, its benefits and results. It will:
By the end of the workshop, you will also understand why focusing on your strengths and recognising your emotions will help you strive, flourish and perform better in the workplace and at home. Programme outline 12.00 – 12.10 Introduction to coaching 12.10 – 12.35 Coaching exercises 12.35 – 12.45 Case examples 12.45 – 13.00 Close Questions Coaching for Confidence at Work and Home Managing work, life and family can be challenging. Sometimes we all need a helping hand to take the next step towards our goals. Whether you need support to deal with the stresses of life, being a parent or working through your career choices, our expert coaching team is here to help. Our focus on Nurturing, Empowering, Supporting and Training will move you forward, so you become fulfilled at home and at work. |
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Trans Awareness
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This session will set the wider context for Trans identities, provide greater understanding of the experience of Trans people and explore uses of language and key terms such as cisgender, non-binary and transgender, all in a safe supportive environment. |
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| Tue 27 |
Join Rachel Krys, Co-Director, End Violence Against Women to discuss current issues around sexual harassment and the challenges that wider cultural attitudes bring to issues of tackling abuse against women and girls. Tackling sexual harassment and sexual violence – what has #MeToo achieved? In the year #MeToo became a global phenomenon, with women in many countries speaking out sometimes for the first time about sexual harassment and sexual violence, are we seeing progress? Are our institutions prepared to make the changes needed to prevent and properly respond to sexual violence? Is our justice system fit for purpose and able to deliver justice? Are the powerful still able to act with impunity and use the system to silence their victims? Rachel Krys, co-director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition, will talk about her experience of campaigning to end sexual violence in the last year. Sharing the latest findings from new research into attitudes which reinforce victim blaming and allow rapists off the hook, Rachel will talk about the progress being made and the challenges which remain. Rachel Krys Biography Rachel Krys is co-Director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition, a UK-wide coalition of women’s organisations working to end all forms of violence against women and girls, including domestic and sexual violence, forced marriage, FGM, trafficking, abuse related to prostitution, stalking, sexual harassment and more. The Coalition lobbies national and local government to improve its policy and practice in these areas (from criminal justice to welfare, education and health). EVAW’s campaigning for better prevention and response includes commentating in the media and using strategic litigation to challenge inequality and barriers to justice. EVAW successfully intervened in the Supreme Court challenge to the Metropolitan Police in their handling of the investigation of the rapist John Worboys, and has played a significant role in campaigning for a Whole School Approach to tackling sexual violence and harassment, including calling for statutory relationships and sex education. EVAW and members are currently campaigning for an end to end review of how the criminal justice system responds to sexual violence crimes. Previously, Rachel worked for 15 years with employers, campaigning for inclusive workplaces and tackling discrimination at work. Most recently Rachel was part of the team which set up Equally Ours, a strategic communications campaign working to reframe the conversation about equality and human rights in the UK. |
December 2018
| Tue 4 |
Athena SWAN Support Session
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To support our departments working towards Bronze and Silver Athena SWAN awards, this session will provide in-depth help with the different aspects of applying. E&D team members will cover data collection, analysis and presentation and action planning including examples of best practice across the University and troubleshooting common problems. |
| Wed 5 |
In this 1 hour session participants will:
The Benefits:
Enhance focus, reduce stress and strengthen resilience. All techniques proven by science. The session will be delivered by Sam Thorogood. He combines proven neuroscience and mindfulness based techniques into useful daily habits. You can read about him here https://www.tinypause.co.uk/home. His clients include: ARM, Amnesty, Addenbrookes, CRUK, RHS, RSC. |
| Thu 6 |
WellCAM: Stress in the workplace
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This session is suitable for those who wish to learn more about stress management at work, how to differentiate between helpful and unhelpful forms of stress and learn to identify their own personal work based sources of stress and triggers. Aims An opportunity to learn more about what happens in the body when we are stressed and the common symptoms that can occur. Time to think about and focus on relationships at work and how we might navigate those when they too become a source of stress |
| Wed 12 |
A 45-minute session providing a brief introduction to meditation and how to access the deep reservoir of positive qualities that are in all of us. The mediation process can help support your general wellbeing and develop your thinking to its full potential. The session will include short meditations as well as a chance for discussion and questions. |
| Wed 19 |
WellCAM: Come and Sing
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Singing is great fun and a brilliant way to boost your physical and mental wellbeing. Come and spend a lunchtime in the University Church singing a 'seasonal repertoire'. Experience and talent is not a pre-requisite, however, a sense of fun is! |