{"id":2247,"date":"2018-07-31T09:50:19","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T09:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/?p=2247"},"modified":"2018-07-31T09:50:19","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T09:50:19","slug":"introducing-random-coffee-at-shu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/2018\/07\/31\/introducing-random-coffee-at-shu\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing \u201cRandom Coffee at SHU\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Are you interested in meeting colleagues from other areas? Do you want to find out about other areas?\u00a0 If so, why not sign up to \u2018Random Coffee at SHU\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Random Coffee is a simple idea* where colleagues from across the university are paired up at random each month to meet for a coffee (or another drink) and a chat.\u00a0 The idea is that this will get us connected with people we wouldn&#8217;t necessarily meet through our day to day roles, helping us to make connections and to understand more about our colleagues and the different areas of the university.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2018\/07\/morning-819362_960_720.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2251\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/2018\/07\/31\/introducing-random-coffee-at-shu\/morning-819362_960_720\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2018\/07\/morning-819362_960_720.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"morning-819362_960_720\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2018\/07\/morning-819362_960_720.jpg?fit=700%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2251\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2018\/07\/morning-819362_960_720.jpg?resize=700%2C525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2018\/07\/morning-819362_960_720.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2018\/07\/morning-819362_960_720.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2018\/07\/morning-819362_960_720.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To find out more, or to sign up see <span style=\"color: #ba0046\"><a style=\"color: #ba0046\" href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/SHUrandomcoffee\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/SHUrandomcoffee<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>* the original idea, known as &#8216;randomised coffee trails&#8217;, was developed by<span style=\"color: #ba0046\"><a style=\"color: #ba0046\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nesta.org.uk\/blog\/institutionalising-serendipity-productive-coffee-breaks\"> Nesta<\/a><\/span> &#8211; the innovation foundation.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you interested in meeting colleagues from other areas? 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