05 Oct 2021 10:30 am

Join in with the Month of Belonging

This October is the Month of Belonging and to help you reconnect with university life, we will be running a series of belonging events.

We are all beginning to return to campus regularly, and with that, the Month of Belonging aims to help us get in touch with our sense of belonging to Bedfordshire. To help colleagues reconnect and transition back to in person working the HR team are running a series of events to help reignite our sense of community.

Our belonging events focus on three key areas:

• Belonging to the University – Recreating a sense of belonging to the University and building our University community.
• Belonging to the Team – How to improve a sense of belonging within your team, refresh effective teamwork and improve engagement and a network of support.
• Supporting Colleagues Wellbeing – Helping colleagues to improve and manage their mental wellbeing.

Our belonging events begin on 4 October and run until 22 October. All sessions will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams to make sure you can take part, wherever you are.

Our sessions are open for all colleagues to join, and we encourage you to join in with as many events as you can. We have several sessions including Culture Cafés, Challenging Conversations, Managing Returning to Work Worries and Anxiety, Resilience Training, Breaking Down the Barriers of (Internal) Communications, Group Dynamics and many more.

You can find a full schedule of events on our HR staff wellbeing and support page.

You can also find more information about the Month of Belonging on our dedicated Microsoft Teams page.