Parenting and caring whilst working remotely: experiences and resources
By Chris Wigginton. I am incredibly proud to be the representative and champion of the Parent and Carer network on University’s Leadership Team and was […]
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Towards the carer friendly university, hosted by Anglia Ruskin University
Earlier this year Professor Marie-Pierre Moreau published a report funded by the Society on Higher Education looking at the experiences of senior academics with care-giving […]
National Work Life Balance Week, 7th – 11th October 2019
Update from Professor Chris Wigginton, ULT Champion for Parent & Carer Network. As Champion of the staff Parent & Carer network, and as a parent […]
Working Families Conference 2019 and the future of the workplace
In May I attended the annual Working Families Conference in London on behalf of the network. Our founding Chair of the SHU Parent & Carer […]
Reflections on our first joint event with the University of Sheffield Parent Network
In July we held our first joint event with the University of Sheffield’s Parent Network entitled “Professor or parent? Lecturer or Carer? How to balance […]
Carers Week: 10th-16th June 2019
Emma Morris, Co-Chair of Parent & Carer Network. Did you know? There are 6.5million people in the UK who are providing unpaid care. Around […]
Dying Matters Week: May 13th – 19th 2019
Emma Morris, Co-Chair of Parent and Carer Network Most of you may know from my previous post that I’m a carer for my Grandad, […]
Reflections – a joint update from the co-chairs
By Emma Morris and Kate Lever, co-chairs of the parent & carer network. It’s been just over 2 months since we took over as […]
Reflections on the Workshop ‘Who cares? The (in)visibility of caring responsibilities and working in Geography’
By Ros Porter, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics Reflections on the Workshop ‘Who cares? The (in)visibility of caring responsibilities and working in Geography’ The ‘Who cares?’ […]
Neuroscience and the Impact of Stress on Families
By Ruth Feather, Business Administrator – Higher Education Progression Partnership Neuroscience and the Impact of Stress on Families It was a very disparate group of […]