Tag: Wellbeing

5 steps to start your Disability Confident Leader journey

Woman in wheelchair next to an office desk, hand close up, unrecognizable person

The disability confident scheme.   In November 2021, City, University of London was awarded Disability Confident Employer (Level 2), under the Disability Confident scheme. Now, City begins its journey towards Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) in the hopes of gaining valuable recognition from disabled staff, businesses, and the wider community. Becoming a Disability Confident Leader is…Continue Reading 5 steps to start your Disability Confident Leader journey

Physical Health & Home Working, from a Webinar by Herman Miller

The webinar today [30th March 2020] was focussed on our physical and mental health and working environment at home, it was hosted by Bertie Van Wyk, [BvW] who is part of the research team at Herman Miller, US based furniture designers and manufacturers. I have summarised the most useful information from the online seminar, with some…Continue Reading Physical Health & Home Working, from a Webinar by Herman Miller

Overcoming Isolation in Distance Learning

Aside from the benefits of technology allowing us to work and study remotely, it’s important to recognise the potential sense of isolation that many of us and our students may well experience during the Coronavirus situation. The University of the West of England have published some relevant research for distance learning which is useful for…Continue Reading Overcoming Isolation in Distance Learning

Well-being and remote working for City, University of London

There is some very useful advice here about developing on-line material for your students, but don’t forget to look after yourself and your team as well. This is a small selection of related external links that we feel will provide helpful ideas and guidance during this very difficult and stressful time as we deal with…Continue Reading Well-being and remote working for City, University of London

10 takeaways from Learning Environments conference

Picture of Ian Strickland giving a presentation on lecture theatres of the future

This is the third post in my #ArchiveReflections series – looking back on events I’ve been part of but never got round to writing about at the time. — Last May, I was delighted to be able to co-deliver a pre-sessional workshop and attend the subsequent annual one-day Learning Environments conference, at the invitation of…Continue Reading 10 takeaways from Learning Environments conference

How many of us at City feel that we have too much time on our hands?

Picture of a head saying rest your mind

How many of us at City feel that we have too much time on our hands? I guess most of us consider time our rarest commodity, and yet hundreds of staff and students are making time in their day to slow down and focus on themselves using the Ten Minute Mind. So what? Thursday 1st…Continue Reading How many of us at City feel that we have too much time on our hands?