Equality & Diversity course timetable
March 2021
Mon 8 |
Dr Nicola Rollock and Professor Stephen J Toope in conversation Dr Nicola Rollock and Professor Stephen J Toope discuss race, gender and identity at the University of Cambridge as part of International Women’s Day celebrations. Dr Rollock is a leading academic, consultant and public speaker whose scholarship addresses racial justice in education and the workplace. She holds a number of advisory appointments including with the Wellcome Trust and the British Science Association. She is Distinguished Fellow at the Faculty of Education and was appointed Senior Adviser on Race to the Vice-Chancellor in October 2020. Professor Stephen J Toope has a distinguished career as an academic leader and as a renowned scholar of Human Rights Law. He is the first non-Briton to serve as Vice-Chancellor at the University of Cambridge. Since taking up the post in 2018 he has been a strong advocate for equality at the University. |
Tue 9 |
Workshop 2: Physiological responses and relaxation Delivered by Kathrin Hicks from the University Counselling Centre The most straightforward way of interrupting the vicious cycle of negative thoughts and feelings associated with long term health conditions is to start with the physical processes involved in the fight/flight stress response, particularly breathing and muscle tension. If we can slow down our breathing and reduce muscle tension, this sends the message to the brain that we are safe, which has a calming influence on our thoughts and feelings. Concepts to be covered include:
Joining instructions will be provided on your booking confirmation email. |
Thu 11 |
Stress and Anxiety Workshops Overall Aims of 4 weeks
Week 3 - This week we will take a deeper look at stress and anxiety, work on what our triggers are, and any behaviours that might maintain an anxious state.
Delivered by Euan Ambrose from the University Counselling Centre Joining instructions will be provided on your booking confirmation email. |
Tue 16 |
Workshop 3: Thinking Delivered by Kathrin Hicks from the University Counselling Centre The way we think about a situation has an enormous influence on our subjective emotional experience and on our behaviour. This process is more complicated than examining supposed thinking errors or trying to “think positive.” In this session we consider different types of worry and how to respond to them and focus in particular on changing our relationship with our thoughts, rather than the content of the thoughts themselves. Being able to take a step back and observe our thinking processes rather than becoming tangled up in our thoughts can make an enormous difference to how we respond emotionally and behaviourally. Concepts to be covered include:
Joining instructions will be provided on your booking confirmation email. |
Thu 18 |
Stress and Anxiety Workshops Overall Aims of 4 weeks
Week 4 - In this final workshop we will take a look at the various causes of workplace stress, its tell-tale symptoms, and ideas for stress-management and self-care. There will be reflective-practice exercises and time for Q&A.
Delivered by Sarah Hughes from the University Counselling Centre Joining instructions will be provided on your booking confirmation email. |
Tue 23 |
Workshop 4: Behaviour Delivered by Kathrin Hicks from the University Counselling Centre The most common behavioural consequences of long term health conditions are avoidance and doing too much. These often go together in a “boom or bust” cycle. We will look at what this means in the context of living a life in line with our values and how we can work towards achieving a balance of rest and activity, and of different types of activity. Concepts to be covered include:
There will also be time to pull the ideas from all 4 sessions together, considering them within the original conceptual framework. Joining instructions will be provided on your booking confirmation email. |
April 2021
Thu 1 |
SPACE : Parents @ Cambridge
![]() Virtual coffee and chat to share experiences, discuss challenges and get updates on University initiatives and policies to support parents and carers. Zoom joining instructions will be provided on your booking confirmation email. |
Wed 7 |
Come along to this session if you’d like to develop tools for becoming an antiracist ally and to build a strong antiracist identity. The training will be split into two 1h sessions. This will allow us to make space for discussion while not making the zoom meeting too long. While the session may be most helpful to white colleagues, everyone is warmly invited to attend. YOU MUST BE AVAILABLE TO ATTEND BOTH SESSIONS. Joining instructions will be provided on your booking confirmation emails. |
SPACE : Carers @ Cambridge
![]() Virtual afternoon tea and chat to share experiences, discuss challenges and get updates on University initiatives and policies to support parents and carers. Zoom joining details will be provided on your booking confirmation email. |
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Fri 9 |
Come along to this session if you’d like to develop tools for becoming an antiracist ally and to build a strong antiracist identity. The training will be split into two 1h sessions. This will allow us to make space for discussion while not making the zoom meeting too long. While the session may be most helpful to white colleagues, everyone is warmly invited to attend. YOU MUST BE AVAILABLE TO ATTEND BOTH SESSIONS. Joining instructions will be provided on your booking confirmation emails. |
May 2021
Wed 5 |
SPACE : Carers @ Cambridge
![]() Virtual afternoon tea and chat to share experiences, discuss challenges and get updates on University initiatives and policies to support parents and carers. Zoom joining details will be provided on your booking confirmation email. |
Thu 6 |
SPACE : Parents @ Cambridge
![]() Virtual coffee and chat to share experiences, discuss challenges and get updates on University initiatives and policies to support parents and carers. Zoom joining instructions will be provided on your booking confirmation email. |
Wed 26 |
Delivered in a safe and supportive environment, this harassment prevention training offers individuals the opportunity to learn about the different factors that might create and perpetuate a work environment in which harassment and bullying occur, and strategies for how to address this. This training session is only open to the School of Arts and Humanities staff members. Zoom joining instructions will be provided in your booking confirmation email. |
June 2021
Wed 2 |
SPACE : Carers @ Cambridge
![]() Virtual afternoon tea and chat to share experiences, discuss challenges and get updates on University initiatives and policies to support parents and carers. Zoom joining details will be provided on your booking confirmation email. |
Thu 3 |
SPACE : Parents @ Cambridge
![]() Virtual coffee and chat to share experiences, discuss challenges and get updates on University initiatives and policies to support parents and carers. Zoom joining instructions will be provided on your booking confirmation email. |
July 2021
Thu 1 |
SPACE : Parents @ Cambridge
![]() Virtual coffee and chat to share experiences, discuss challenges and get updates on University initiatives and policies to support parents and carers. Zoom joining instructions will be provided on your booking confirmation email. |
Wed 7 |
SPACE : Carers @ Cambridge
![]() Virtual afternoon tea and chat to share experiences, discuss challenges and get updates on University initiatives and policies to support parents and carers. Zoom joining details will be provided on your booking confirmation email. |
August 2021
Wed 4 |
SPACE : Carers @ Cambridge
![]() Virtual afternoon tea and chat to share experiences, discuss challenges and get updates on University initiatives and policies to support parents and carers. Zoom joining details will be provided on your booking confirmation email. |
Thu 5 |
SPACE : Parents @ Cambridge
![]() Virtual coffee and chat to share experiences, discuss challenges and get updates on University initiatives and policies to support parents and carers. Zoom joining instructions will be provided on your booking confirmation email. |
September 2021
Wed 1 |
SPACE : Carers @ Cambridge
![]() Virtual afternoon tea and chat to share experiences, discuss challenges and get updates on University initiatives and policies to support parents and carers. Zoom joining details will be provided on your booking confirmation email. |
Thu 2 |
SPACE : Parents @ Cambridge
![]() Virtual coffee and chat to share experiences, discuss challenges and get updates on University initiatives and policies to support parents and carers. Zoom joining instructions will be provided on your booking confirmation email. |
October 2021
Wed 6 |
SPACE : Carers @ Cambridge
![]() Virtual afternoon tea and chat to share experiences, discuss challenges and get updates on University initiatives and policies to support parents and carers. Zoom joining details will be provided on your booking confirmation email. |
Thu 7 |
SPACE : Parents @ Cambridge
![]() Virtual coffee and chat to share experiences, discuss challenges and get updates on University initiatives and policies to support parents and carers. Zoom joining instructions will be provided on your booking confirmation email. |
November 2021
Wed 3 |
SPACE : Carers @ Cambridge
![]() Virtual afternoon tea and chat to share experiences, discuss challenges and get updates on University initiatives and policies to support parents and carers. Zoom joining details will be provided on your booking confirmation email. |
Thu 4 |
SPACE : Parents @ Cambridge
![]() Virtual coffee and chat to share experiences, discuss challenges and get updates on University initiatives and policies to support parents and carers. Zoom joining instructions will be provided on your booking confirmation email. |