Remembering Drew Laven, 25 May 1946 – 28 July 2023
Reading time: 2 minutesDavid Brook pays tribute to Drew Laven, a beloved colleague and Robemaster, who sadly died last month.
Tag: lockdown
Prescribe culture
Reading time: 5 minutesCan exploring heritage and culture improve your mental wellbeing? Ruthanne Baxter, Museums Services Manager, and creator of the University’s Prescribe Culture project certainly thinks so.
Celebrating our key workers
Reading time: 4 minutesAs we slowly begin to emerge from the restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic, it seems fitting to, once more, celebrate and thank our colleagues who continued to come into work.
Life on campus
Reading time: 5 minutesAs the University slowly prepares for a phased return to campus, it’s important to remember those who never left. Here we speak to colleagues from Estates and Accommodation, Catering and Events (ACE) about adapting to the pandemic, and how their jobs have changed over the past 17 months.
Waiting games and how to play them
Reading time: 5 minutesYou could be forgiven for thinking it has felt like a long lockdown. As the prospect of it ending comes into sight once again, Dr Kitty Wheater, Mindfulness Chaplain, shares tips for holding on and waiting just a little bit longer. In the early months of 2020, we waited to …
Music and mental health: Our Virtual Tribe
Reading time: 5 minutesAlmost a year into the coronavirus pandemic, it’s more important than ever to make sure we’re looking after our mental health.