{"id":6674,"date":"2022-01-24T09:10:09","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T09:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/staffdevelopment\/?page_id=6674"},"modified":"2026-05-22T13:24:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T12:24:30","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/staffdevelopment\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to our Learning and Organisational Development team blogs where you will find a variety of ideas and musings on the world of work and wellbeing here at Christ Church and beyond. We have developed this resource to support you in your ongoing personal development and growth, as part of our inclusive community that has learning at its heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do take the time to explore our latest posts, or dive into topics of interest via our useful categories and tags. We cover a wide range of ideas including leadership, personal development, inclusion and diversity, wellbeing and mental health, productivity and team culture. No matter what your interest, there is something to discover.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We invite you to share anything that piques your interest or made an impact on you with your colleagues &#8211; it&#8217;s a great way to extend learning across our community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you would like to write a blog for our site, please&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:people.development@canterbury.ac.uk\">drop us an email<\/a>. We welcome contributions from our community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About the Learning and Organisational Development Team<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are part of the People Directorate. Our work covers a wide range of key priorities, such as people development, and empowering organisational change. We are committed to making a positive difference to our University community and we aim to inspire our people to work collaboratively for a better future. 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