Institute of Cancer Sciences Athena SWAN News

Christina Halsey

Dr Chris Halsey

ICS Athena SWAN staff and student survey – Many thanks to all staff and students who completed this survey. We had a fantastic response rate of >90%. This is an important way to get your views on our current efforts on promoting an inclusive Institute culture and equality of opportunity for our researchers and professional and support services staff – all of which is essential for our Silver application.  

AS Silver application – The submission deadline for this is 30 April 2019.  The Athena SWAN SAT committee are on track for this deadline with the first draft due for completion on 22 February.  All subgroups will be meeting regularly to discuss their specific objectives.

Appointment of AS intern – We are delighted to welcome Calum Calderwood to our Athena SWAN SAT team.  Calum, who has an undergraduate degree in History and Masters in Psychology, will be with us for 3 months and will be supporting all Athena SWAN subgroups.

Athena SWAN information leaflets – These are now available on-line and leaflets are available throughout the Institute.

ICS Athena SWAN Leaflets







International Women’s Day – Friday March 8th. Look out for a number of exciting events throughout the University to celebrate International Women’s day. We will be holding a coffee morning in the WWCRC café 10am -11am (All Welcome)

Women in Research Network (WiRN) workshop on ‘Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing’ we are delighted that staff within the School of Psychology, University of Glasgow have agreed to run this workshop for us on the Garscube campus. This event is open to all ICS staff on Wednesday 27th Feb 1200-1330. Space is limited so please sign up as soon as possible to guarantee a space.
 
Book your space at: WIRN Workshop

Please note if you plan on driving  and do not hold a Garscube campus parking pass, then you need to contact carparking@glasgow.ac.uk  to arrange a visitor pass.

This event provides a range of information and workshop activities relating to mental health and wellbeing of staff in our institution at a timely point during the academic year now that we are well into Semester 2. We have kept the topics and activities wide and varied, so as to appeal to as wide an audience as possible, focussing on how we deal with stress and setting out ways in which we can stress-bust and increase our overall quality of life with short, 15-minute contributions by our School of Psychology and School of Education lecturers on sleep, stress and mindfulness, Pilates and dance and circus skills.

Programme:

Dr Maria Gardani: Are you losing sleep? Struggling to achieve a good night’s sleep can affect your physical and mental health and your overall quality of life. Get some tips on how you can improve your zzzz’s to feel better and look better. Disclaimer – If you are currently under the care of a health practitioner for mental health problems (e.g. bipolar or major depression disorder) please seek advice before attending.

Prof Lawrence Barsalou : This section will cover the psychological mechanisms that produce stress, an overview of strategies for working with these mechanisms, including a brief introduction to mindfulness. Disclaimer – If you are currently under the care of a health practitioner for mental health problems (e.g. psychosis) or have a history of trauma, please seek advice before attending.

Dr Catherine Lido: Do you have a bad back or joints, or just want to get fit after the holidays? Need to manage some stress levels? Come along and find out what Pilates can do for you. All fitness levels welcome, any comfy clothes will do.  Disclaimer – If you are under the care of a health practitioner for a medical condition or injury, please seek their advice before attending.

Dr Chiara Horlin: Dance and circus skills have all the obvious health benefits of participating in any physical activity. But with extra special added bonuses. Whether you want some ‘me time’ or like to spend time with others, an alternative type of fitness can help develop unique spatial skills, new social circles, and introduce you to diverse and inclusive communities outside of academia. Experience the physical expression of pure joy and tomfoolery with some 1960s go-go dancing and a killer playlist, and challenge yourself to learn some new circus tricks to impress at parties. Chiara will be joined by Scott Craig for the introduction to circus skills. Scott is Head Coach at Aerial Edge and studied Formateur en Arts du Cirque at Ecole Nationale de Cirque in Montreal.

Format: We encourage active participation, so please wear comfortable clothing. However, the sessions are structured to cater for all abilities. There will be time and opportunity to discuss and share experiences over coffee.
You can find more information on the members of staff contributing to this event at:
https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/psychology/ and https://eaac.info/scott-craig/ 

 

ICS Mentoring Programme

The new ICS Mentoring Scheme was launched on 23rd October 2018. Aimed primarily at Grade 6-8 research staff but we may be able to accommodate other staff on an ad-hoc basis. More information can be found at:

ICS Mentoring Programme

 

The Athena SWAN committee is eager to get more participation from early career researchers.  If you would like to get involved and join the committee, please contact Chris Halsey for more details: chris.halsey@glasgow.ac.uk

 

 

‌

 

 

 

 
‌

 

 

 

 

First published: 31 October 2017

<< January 2019