Held every year to align with World Wellbeing Week, the University's Wellness Week aims to raise awareness of the importance of wellbeing, including physical, mental, emotional, social, and economic health and our wellbeing activities and events.
Staff Wellness Week
23 - 27 June 2025
Programme of events
Leading up to Wellness Week
Individual wellbeing sessions
We're delighted that, as part of the lead-up to Wellness Week, our Occupational Health provider UKIM will be offering a series of individual Wellbeing Sessions:
- 3 June - Marston Road, room MRG20 (Individual Wellbeing)
- 9 June - Gipsy Lane, room CLC2.03 (Men's health)
- 10 June - Gipsy Lane, room CLC2.03 (Individual Wellbeing)
(and during Wellness Week: 24 June - Swindon Campus; Room JOF.G.11)
What is Trauma?
1.00pm - 2.30pm
This online workshop from Health Assured is designed to teach you to recognise what trauma is, and develop healthy coping strategies. Learn how to support others, build resilience, and access or signpost to appropriate support services. Slots are limited.
Stress and Resilience workshop
3.00pm - 4.30pm
This online workshop from Health Assured supports participants to discover how to recognise stress in themself and others, how pressure affects individuals, and how to better manage that pressure, including use of the Employee Assistance Programme. Slots are limited.
Staff Drop in
12.30pm - 1.30pm, Multifaith Chaplaincy Garden Room, Buckley Building, Ground floor
All staff are welcomed for a well-deserved break. Bring your lunch, grab a cuppa and join us in a warm and friendly space to relax and get to know other staff. Puzzles and games, a friendly welcome, hot drinks and biscuits (we are allergy friendly!)
Individual Wellbeing sessions (UKIM)
Swindon Campus, Room JOF.G.11
Active Tuesdays
All day
Free access for staff to our Headington and Harcourt Hill Brookes Sport gym facilities. See the Active Tuesdays webpage for more information.
Coping with change
9.00am - 10.30am
This online workshop from Health Assured aims to help attendees understand and cope with change. Participants will explore how to recognise uncertainty, raise concerns, and manage stress in times of change. Slots are limited.
Men's Mental Health workshop
11.00am - 12.30pm
This online workshop from Health Assured explores the mental health challenges men can face. You'll gain tools to better understand your own wellbeing and support others by recognising symptoms and reaching out sensitively. Please note: this course is not just aimed at men. Slots are limited.
Walk and Talk
12.00pm - 1.00pm, meet location: outside Brookes Sport, Centre for Sport, Headington at 12.00pm
The Walk & Talk sessions provide an opportunity to meet staff from across the university as well as encourage physical activity during your working day. Walking and talking both positively help your mental and physical wellbeing.
Crafternoon Tea in the Garden for staff
1.00pm - 3.00pm, Garden Room in Buckley
Crafternoon Tea is a weekly event for both students and staff. Bring your own craft, join in with some light gardening, or just come for tea and company.
Staff Indoor Football
12.00pm - 1.00pm, Sports Hall, Brookes Sport, Headington
Playing 5-a-side or 6-a-side games, the Staff Indoor Football sessions have been running for over 5 years but they are always looking for new faces to join them. For more information, see the Staff Indoor Football webpage.