Tell us: how can we improve our internal communications?

So that we can help colleagues to keep well informed and engage with the right content, at the right time and in the way that best suits them, we need your help.

We’ve commissioned a research agency, Shift Learning, to gather confidential feedback on how you, our colleagues, receive and use internal communications here at the University.

Shift Learning will be holding a series of small, one hour workshops to gather colleagues’ thoughts, opinions and insights. Held across all of our campuses, below you’ll find a list of dates, time and locations so that you can identify one most convenient for you. Attendees will be provided with refreshments.

Express your interest in taking part in any of the above sessions here.

The expression of interest form will help us to ensure we gather as broad a representation of views as possible, involving staff across all our campuses and from a wide range of job roles. Please note that, in order to include a balance of respondents, we may not be able to include everyone who applies to take part in the workshops.

Once you’ve completed the form, Shift Learning will be in touch to provide you with details on any next steps.

If you’d like to provide feedback but can’t attend any of the workshops, you may do so by filling out the form anonymously, or by emailing Allison Stratford, Head of Corporate Communications.

All groups will be recruited and moderated by an external Shift Learning moderator. Participation will be confidential. Groups will be recorded and transcribed, however, transcripts will not be shared with anyone outside of Shift Learning. Any quotes used in reporting will be anonymised. All personal details and responses will only be used solely for the purposes of this research project and Shift Learning will destroy all personal data at the close of the project. The outcomes of this research will directly inform the strategy and future direction of our Internal Communications offering. An update on research outcomes will be provided in a future edition of the new all-staff magazine, Staff Matters. This research has been approved through the University of Southampton’s Administrative Research Ethics and Quality Assurance (AREQA) process.