Health and well-being

A peer mentoring scheme designed to support staff well-being is being piloted at Staffordshire University. Fiona Cust and Jessica Runacres share lessons on how the initiative has been developed

Mentoring is a powerful tool to enhance job satisfaction and work-life balance. This guide aims to help mentors adopt a gender-sensitive approach to support women and people who identify as women in teaching-focused roles

Do you find yourself thinking ‘everyone knows more than I do’ or ‘I shouldn’t have got this promotion’? If so, Jo Clift has tips for challenging your impostor syndrome

There are many small ways you can show appreciation for your employees and make them feel valued on a daily basis, says Sabrina Casas

Marc Mason explains how trauma works and presents itself – and what steps can be taken to minimise it in the classroom

No one style is the panacea for all leadership challenges but, as Rachel Gibson explains, empathy is a crucial ingredient for leadership success

Senior leaders should hold themselves and their teams accountable for performance-driven metrics, foster psychologically safe workplaces and reward values-based behaviours

A reflective tool to help university teachers manage inappropriate or offensive behaviour in the classroom, presented by Donna Hurford and Valeria Borsotti

University throws up many temptations, but if we offer the right support for addiction we are often rewarded with strong, tenacious students and staff

Steps that universities can take to help refugees and asylum seekers access and successfully progress through higher education