Mental Health Awareness Week runs from 9 May – 15 May 2022, it is the UK’s national week to raise awareness of mental health and is hosted by Mental Health Foundation. This year, the week’s theme is ‘loneliness’ and the Mental Health Foundation want to raise awareness of the impact loneliness has on our mental...
A new series of virtual development sessions have been created by HR and OD&PL to support colleagues to develop their skills related to managing others. The Management in Practice series of sessions run from April to July 2022 and are designed for supervisors, team leaders and managers, or for colleagues aspiring to these roles. The...
LinkedIn is providing a series of events to help you get the most out of your LinkedIn profile and the LinkedIn Learning platform, which all students and staff at Leeds get free access to. You can find out more about accessing LinkedIn Learning in our introduction guide. Rock your LinkedIn profile Take a step to...
Further dates of OD&PL’s leadership development programmes are now available to apply for in 2022. The programmes (Discovering your Leadership, Establishing your Leadership and Leading Transformational Change) have each been designed for colleagues at different stages of their journey, ranging from aspiring and new leaders to those more established in their roles who are responsible...
New and existing managers can now book on to the next Management Essentials programme. Sessions cover a variety of topics designed to equip you with the tools needed to effectively manage your team, as well as understand the processes and responsibilities you have at the University. The programme runs in blocks throughout the academic year, with...
UK Disability History Month (UKDHM) is an annual event focusing on the history of disabled people’s fight for equality and human rights - this year it runs from Thursday 18 November - Saturday 18 December. The themes this year are Disability and Hidden Impairment and Disability Sex and Relationships. To launch the awareness month, UKDHM...
If you aspire to work in a management role or to develop your career as a manager, the Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship (CMDA) could be your next step. The programme provides the knowledge and skills to become a confident manager and will explore the functional, operational and strategic aspects of management across five themed pathways:...
The Building Impact Momentum programme takes participants through a process that starts with their initial research ideas and helps them to develop concrete ideas for impact and activities to achieve it. These could be applied within their current research project or written into a potential grant application. It will be led by Dr Ged Hall (OD&PL), Dr Tony Bromley (OD&PL), Shauni Sanderson...
OD&PL have launched three new programmes for semester 1 as part of our leadership development provision. The programmes sit next to our wider offering of current development opportunities, which you can find out more about on our OD&PL training and events page. Each of the programmes are outlined below, and each has been designed for colleagues at different stages of their leadership journey. Discovering...
In celebration of Black History Month in the UK this October, OD&PL have highlighted a number of resources below including blogs, courses, videos and events looking at a variety of related themes. The aim is to promote knowledge, understanding and an awareness of Black History. It also provides an opportunity for people to learn more about...