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Caroline Axtell, Management School Executive Board member

26 February 2021

Dr Carolyn Axtell: Remote working requires regular wellbeing conversations

Dr Carolyn Axtell discusses the the issues organisations need to be aware of to encourage wellbeing while working from home.

Employee benefits

21 May 2020

Toolkit: Transitioning back to work after lockdown

As lockdown restrictions begin to ease, more workers are being asked to return to work. To help manage this transition and stay mentally well, Professor Karina Nielsen and Affinity Health at Work have created a toolkit with advice for employees.

3 October 2019

Hobbies can help fuel people's careers, research finds

Pursuing a hobby in an intense or serious way can boost people’s confidence at work – but only if it uses different skills to their job, according to new research by Dr Ciara Kelly and colleagues from IWP.

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The Office Christmas Zoom Party: What To Do, and What Not To

Restrictions on social interactions mean that workplaces are turning to virtual Christmas parties. Sarah Brooks discusses tips on thinking more positively about them this year.

14 December 2020 | Published by The Conversation

IWP webinars from ESRC Festival of Social Science

Researchers from the Institute of Work Psychology offered a series of free webinars as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science

11 December 2020

Working Well: Interventions for happier, healthier and more productive organisations

The Institute of Work Psychology is running a series of online webinars as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science aimed at improving workplace wellbeing and effectiveness.

29 October 2020