Date and time:

28 May 2025, 1pm to 3pm

Venue:

CL201 - Collins Building, 22 Richmond Street

This is an interactive face-to-face session for colleagues who manage others to look at stress in the workplace and help you understand your responsibilities as a people manager and how you can prevent work-related stress. The workshop will be led by our Occupational Health Manager and a colleague from HR. The session will last for 1.5 hours

Register for Managing Stress in the Workplace – A Workshop for Managers

Dates and times:

A series of three linked workshops from 1.30pm to 3pm:

• Wednesday 21 May 2025
• Wednesday 28 May 2025
• Wednesday 4 June 2025

Venue:

Wellbeing Room - Disability and Wellbeing Service, Mary Dunn Wing, Level 4, Teaching and learning Building.

The course will examine and explore the theory around resilience, but will also incorporate practical techniques and therapies such as mindfulness and meditation so that you can develop the knowledge and the skills needed to boost resilience in yourself and others. This is an experiential training series where your involvement and participation are key to its success.

There is also an expectation that you attend all three sessions as much as practicably possible.

Register for Building Resilience – A Course for all Staff

Date and time:

28 May 2025, 9:30am to 11am

Venue:

TL325a & 325b, Level 3, Learning and Teaching Building, Richmond Street.

To celebrate and raise awareness of Mental Health Awareness Month the University is hosting a breakfast event on Wednesday 28th May to which all staff are invited. The event is a great opportunity to network with colleagues and listen to some short presentation about mental health. We have a guest presenter from the charity SeeMe who will speak about the work they do in Scotland to tackle mental health stigma and discrimination. We will also have speakers from our own Strathclyde Psychology Department who will present on ways to support your own mental health.

Register for Mental Heath Awareness - all staff seminar

Sign up to take part in our Strathclyde Coffee Roulette and each month you'll be paired at random with another participating colleague. All you have to do is arrange a coffee break with your assigned buddy. You only have to sign up once to be part of Strathclyde Coffee Roulette.

You'll receive a monthly email giving details of your coffee partner. You can pause participation or unsubscribe at any time.

It’s a great way to meet new colleagues, expand your network, be socially active, and support your overall well-being by having some fun social interaction. Don't be shy - put your name on the spinning wheel and get to know your colleagues by playing Strathclyde Coffee Roulette!

Suicide impacts all of us, whether by knowing someone who has died in this way or having worked through a suicidal crisis or personal attempt. The Canmore Trust are facilitating ‘Safe Space’ sessions at the University of Strathclyde for anyone who has been impacted by suicide at any point in their lives – whether recent or distant.

The sessions will be hosted by The Canmore Trust’s ‘Experienced Friends’. Experienced Friends are people with personal experience of the impact of suicide and who have undergone additional training, including Leading First Aid for Mental Health. They are also experienced in group facilitation. The groups are open to any member of Strathclyde Staff. In the creation of safe spaces for discussion, confidentiality is paramount. The Canmore Trust will be working independently of the University and no aspect of group discussions will be shared with the University.

Sessions take place in the Disability and Wellbeing Room - TL466 at level 4 of the Learning and Teaching Building, Mary Dunn Wing at 6:15pm on the last Tuesday of each month. If you need any further information linked to this session you can contact tony.kane@strath.ac.uk.

Are you starting exercise, or looking to get away from the buzz of the gym?

Gym Confidence sessions see our cycle studio transformed into a quiet space with no background music and a selection of fitness equipment available to use. There will be a member of the H&F team present at the sessions. Contact Strathclyde Sport to book.

Strathclyde Sport is launching a new training course which is designed to encourage staff members to incorporate more activity into their working day. The aim of the course is to allow staff to feel more confident in the following: Arranging a departmental walk, planning a walking or active meeting and knowledge of university campus and spaces, to ensure walks are accessible and inclusive.

Wellness consultations are designed to help you find ways to add activity into your lifestyle and modify other lifestyle behaviours. They are one-to-one consultations with one of our Health & Fitness Coaches who will advise you on getting started on your fitness journey and may involve some activity so you should wear appropriate clothing and footwear.

These appointments are free to all members of Strathclyde Sport and non-member Staff of the University and are bookable online up to 14 days in advance. You will receive a starter exercise programme relating to your identified goals. Should you wish a full Personalised Exercise Plan this service is available, at an extra charge. Please discuss this with one of our Health & Fitness Coaches. Pop into Strathclyde Sport today for a chat.

Weekly drop-in session (no need to book) every Tuesday from 13.30 to 14.30 in the University Chaplaincy, Level 2 of the Graham Hills Building (enter via 50 George Street). Providing a supportive space for anyone who is grieving the loss of someone important them. Sessions are facilitated by two members of the Disability and Wellbeing Service.

Tuesdays, 12pm to 1pm
Sports Hall 1 at Strathclyde Sport with 16 available spots

Part of the StrathActive programme which is open to all staff & students on campus regardless of ability.

If you fancy playing badminton for fun and without the commitment of joining a club then our badminton sessions could be for you. It’s all about playing with friends in a casual and friendly environment.

Register for Staff Badminton Session

For more details and information on how to sign up please email meg.masson@strath.ac.uk or colin.flynn@strath.ac.uk

Morning session (online), 8.30am to 8.50am

First-timers are asked to log on at 8.20 for a settling-in and chat about what to expect. A great way to start your day with a bit of 'me time'!

Lunchtime session (in-person), 12.30pm to 12.50pm

In-person lunchtime meditation and mindfulness sessions are being run in the Student Disability & Wellbeing Room which you’ll find in the Mary Dunn Wing of the Learning & Teaching Building.

Again newbies are asked to pop along at 12.20pm for an introductory settling-in chat.

Mindful meditation sessions

Sessions are being held from 3.15pm-4.15pm and 4.30pm-5.30pm every Wednesday afternoon at the Chaplaincy with Buddhist monk, Rev Morawaka Dhammarakkhita. For more details and information on how to sign up please email meg.masson@strath.ac.uk.

Thursdays, 12:30pm to 1:30pm

Many of us have the same issue: you rush to have your lunch at your desk because your to-do list is waiting and there is no common area around you where you could take a proper break with colleagues. If you’re a researcher and would like a change from your desk lunches, come along with your food to the Researchers’ Group weekly lunch meet-up on campus. We meet in different lunch spots on campus, you can find the location and timing each week on our SharePoint page. There is no agenda, no obligations – just a chance to meet fellow researchers!