• Training Room

    RICW - From nice to necessary: Creating a culture of care in research
    Provider   Organisational and Staff Development Unit

    Discover why care isn’t just “nice” - it’s necessary. We will explore psychological safety, belonging, and kindness as the foundations of a thriving workplace culture. Reflect, connect, and leave with practical steps to make care part of your every day.

Duration 1 hour

Course Type Workshop

Booking Status Now Booking

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Target Audience: All staff and PGRs

This is a live in-person event as part of Research Integrity and Culture Week (RICW).  It is a 'one off' and will not have a waiting list.

This workshop offers research staff the opportunity to pause and reflect on what a true Culture of Care looks like within our research environment at Strathclyde. We will explore why psychological safety, belonging and kindness matter, not as “nice to haves”, but as essential conditions for people to grow, collaborate and do their best work. The session will focus on how these values show up in everyday interactions and how they contribute to a healthier, more sustainable research culture.

Objectives/Outcomes

  • Gain an understanding of what a Culture of Care looks like 
  • Appreciate the link between care-driven values and high-performing, collaborative teams
  • Identify personal and team-level behaviors that support psychological safety and belonging

Accessibility Statement

  • Full access information for the venue is available via AccessAble 
  • Hybrid provision is not available 
  • There will be audience participation
  • You are asked to attend the whole session
  • This will be a short session without a break
  • The session is relaxed – this means you can stretch, move around, stim etc.
  • In line with current University health and safety guidance, attendees may wish to use face masks. The room will have either mechanical ventilation or passive ventilation (i.e. open windows)
  • Digital copies of resources will be emailed to participants in advance of delivery upon request
  • Printed materials will be available in different formats 
  • Please contact osdu-equity@strath.ac.uk to discuss any further access requirements

Cancellation Policy

When applying for a course, you should note that there will be a £50* charge to your Department / School if you do not attend your place on the course. There will be no charge as long as you cancel your booked place before the event or notify our staff at osdu@strath.ac.uk that you can no longer attend.

A Department / School is welcome to send someone else in your place if they wish without incurring a charge, providing that person has the necessary prerequisites for the course. In the case of courses split over more than one day, you are expected to attend ALL parts of the course.

*This is the standard charge for cancellation or non-attendance of a course of 1-day duration or less. For some courses, there may be a higher cancellation charge and if this is the case you will be advised of this at the time of booking.

 

 



Delivered By: Kevin Donovan (Workplace Wellbeing Manager) & Dr Hollie Jackson Ireland (Researcher Development Officer)

Prerequisites

None