Our mental health and wellbeing are core to how we live, work and operate. To complement the Universities existing support, the Centre for Higher Education Practice (CHEP) are running a range of online workshops in partnership with Solent Mind that focuses on research staff wellbeing.
Solent Mind are a charity who provide high quality mental health services across Hampshire. Research Culture funding allowed them to work alongside our researcher community to provide bespoke support addressing areas of relevance to them.
For further details visit Solent Mind Wellbeing workshops or book your place via Staffbook
Supportive conversations about mental health in the workplace – Tuesday 21 January 10:30 – 11:30
Designed for supervisors & PIs, this session will take you through a framework for having supportive conversations with colleagues about mental health in the workplace. You will discuss things to actively do (and to avoid), and barriers to approaching the ‘having a challenging conversation’.
Looking after your wellbeing – a carer’s guide – Wednesday 19 March, 14:30 – 15:30
Caring for someone, whether it’s a child or elderly parent, a sibling or a friend, can be rewarding but can also take its toll on your mental health and wellbeing. Created with parents and carers in mind, this session focuses on how you can look after yourself.
Self-compassion – Thursday 10 April, 13:00 – 14:30
Higher levels of self-compassion are linked to increased feelings of happiness, optimism, curiosity and connectedness, as well as decreased anxiety, depression, rumination and fear of failure. This session will introduce you to what self-compassion is and why having it can help us.
Dealing with change – thriving in times of uncertainty – Tuesday 20 May, 15:00 – 16:00
The research environment is full of uncertainty; the outcomes of research can be unexpected and unknown, whilst the precarity of careers for research staff can be very unsettling. This session looks at how people react to change and some techniques and tools to help us deal with it in a positive way.
Looking back and moving forward – Tuesday 17 June, 10:30 – 11:30
This session affords the opportunity for research staff, especially those early career research staff on fixed term contracts, to reflect on the past year. This webinar will help to frame any planning for 2025-2026 and/or your career ahead.