Can anyone help Universities UK think of other reasons to go to university?

‘Millions of pounds of public money is being spent on hushing up cases, when instead universities should be learning from their mistakes and improving how they treat staff.” theguardian.com/education/2025…

In a sector that’s facing many challenges, it’s even more important to prioritise staff wellbeing SOMCEO UCU

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Stress, burnout and hope: NHS workers speak out. “The number of patients needing to be seen far outweighs our capacity. This is a recipe for creating stress and burnout." Here’s@hoping things improve soon. bbc.com/news/articles/…

Please supply around 50 million of these to the UK.

Addressing burnout & poor #mentalhealth in the #rheumatology MDT was such a popular session! Thank you BSR for hosting this much needed topic Interesting signs to watch out for ▶️Rumination ▶️Feeling alienated ▶️Feeling Vulnerable 🌟 Self care isn't selfish #BSR25

Such a shame. Think Ahead is an amazing organisation that delivers such innovative programmes to develop mental health social workers who really make a difference to people’s lives Source: Community Care Shared via the Google app search.app/4GrWy3TJGdWdHw…

A SOM webinar launching our new guide on Tackling Sickness Presenteeism in Organisations is on May 16th 12.30 to 1.30. Free for all to attend. The guide will be available to download very soon. Dr Christine Grant SOMCEO

The study provides preliminary evidence that overwork is associated with structural brain changes, particularly in regions linked to cognition and emotion. Overwork and changes in brain structure: a pilot study | Occupational & Environmental Medicine oem.bmj.com/content/early/…

New guide on presenteeism At som.org.uk/sites/som.org.… Webinar with Gail kinman tomorrow.. book at som.org.uk/civicrm/event/… Occy💼 Health 🩻 Acas OHS Canada 🌐HSE Global Occupational Hygiene Training Association The British Occupational Hygiene Society Scottish Occupational Road Safety Alliance SOM e-News

Looking forward to it 😀

Investigating the health effects of home working in the House of Lords. On Monday Gail kinman will provide psychological evidence to the House of Lords Home-based Working Committee on behalf of the BPS. Watch live on Monday 2 June from 2.15pm: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/fa… Because #PsychologyMatters.

Employees need to have a sense of autonomy & flexibility when working from home to support their mental health. Gail kinman provided evidence to House of Lords Home-based Working Committee this week as part of their investigation into the health effects of home working. Watch now: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/fa…?

Most of the members are practising doctors and experts attached to major university medical centres. bbc.com/news/articles/…

What are the benefits and risks of home working? @ProfGailK, Visiting Professor of Occupational Health Psychology at Birkbeck Business School, spoke at the House of Lords on the topic 👏 🎥 Watch the full session here: ow.ly/vnrK50W5t98

Victims and witnesses of harassment and discrimination have been silenced for too long. This Labour government will stamp it out. Credit to Can't Buy My Silence and Louise Haigh for leading the charge. theguardian.com/law/2025/jul/0…

About time too. As someone who has been a victim of a serial offender line manager, along with several colleagues, this is very much welcomed. UK bosses to be banned from using NDAs to cover up misconduct at work | Employment law | The Guardian theguardian.com/law/2025/jul/0…

The results indicate that income-preserving 4-day workweeks are an effective organizational intervention for enhancing workers’ well-being. Source: Nature ⁦SOMCEO⁩ ⁦European Academy of Occ Health Psychology (EAOHP)⁩ ⁦British Psychological Society⁩ share.google/2g50BwGJ9fO2WY…

Sickness presenteeism can be damaging for individuals and organisations - see our guide for organisations on how to tackle it. academic.oup.com/occmed/advance… with Dr Christine Grant British Psychological Society Kevin Teoh