December is usually a time when things start to wind down, but this year feels different. After months of change and transition across the university, many managers are telling us […]
Anxious Times?
This year’s Mental Health Awareness Week is focusing on the theme anxiety, a topic many of us will be able to identify with. Whether we have felt it before an […]
University Mental Health Day
Today is University Mental Health Day, a day devised to promote and champion positive support for mental health and wellbeing in Universities. You can find more information about this event […]
Loneliness at Work
This year’s theme for this week’s Mental Health Awareness Week is loneliness and its effect on our mental health.
Leading Mentally Healthy Teams
I have been reflecting recently about our role as colleagues and leaders in enabling good mental health. There are opportunities at all levels, from team mates through to the Senior […]
Eating Disorder Awareness Week
Reflections from my time beginning to recover from a mental illness.
Being Crafty
For the Leadership Circles this month we will look at the idea of “job crafting”. This has been around for a little while but has gained much more attention recently.
Blogtober Challenge
Nina (Library and Information Advisor) has created a blogging challenge she would like to invite Canterbury Christ Church University staff to take part in, as away to enhance their development […]
Creating the new Staff Parents and Carers Network
To all CCCU staff who have parental and caring responsibilities, I am excited to introduce the new CCCU Staff Parents and Carers Network. To explain how the idea came about, I thought it might be useful to write this blog and provide my […]