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In this session we will look at the core competencies of a Scrum Master; what they do any why, and how this fits into the wider context of Scrum.

What is the Search Inside Yourself programme?

The Search Inside Yourself (SIY) programme is a popular immersive leadership programme born in Google and based on Emotional Intelligence, Neuroscience and Mindfulness. SIY will teach emotional intelligence skills that lead to sustained peak performance, strong collaboration, and effective leadership.

The mindfulness and emotional intelligence skills you'll learn will help you:

Experience greater well-being, resilience and stress management Improve performance, collaboration and empathy Increase effectiveness and decision-making capacity Cultivate innovative, creative thinking Build more effective relationships

Join us on a captivating journey through the career of our Chief Operating Officer, as we uncover new dimensions of leadership, empathy, and success. In this engaging and thought-provoking session, our COO will share his personal and professional insights, experiences, and challenges, from their early beginnings to their current role at the forefront of our organisation. Whether you are a seasoned executive or a budding professional, this journey will broaden your horizons and reveal new opportunities for growth and impact.

As part of the UIS Wellbeing initiative, we are very pleased to invite Hisham Ziauddeen a Clinical Senior Research Associate in the Department of Psychiatry and the University’s Wellbeing and Disability Champion to deliver a talk on 'Optimising Brain Functioning'. He is a consultant psychiatrist working in early intervention in psychosis.

He will talk about how we model our minds and how we manage the cost of mental functioning. He will particularly discuss the impact of work and other stress and the phenomenon of burnout. These are complex problems that have got even more complex with COVID-19 and they don’t have simple solutions but there are some ways we can ease them.

The 4 March is University Mental Health Day which aims to bring together the university community to make mental health a university-wide priority and create ongoing year round change to the future of our mental health. Now more than ever it's important to get the nation talking about our mental health.

Both staff and students are welcome to join the live event.

Whether you manage a website, write content or are just interested in how to write for the web, we welcome all abilities to this content community event.

We will show you how users read web content and explore common patterns of behaviour. Once you’ve understood how users consume your content, you’ll feel more confident that you’re helping to provide a good user experience.

The session will begin with a quick update from the Digital Presence Programme.

In Writing for the web part 1 we looked at how people read online and what this means for our content.

In part 2 we’ll focus on how to write content that meets your audience’s goals.

Taking a user-centred approach will help you to decide what words to use and what information is important. We’ll also show you how you can test your content to ensure your users understand it.