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Following our very successful launch event, we are delighted to announce that our second Intercultural Staff Cafe will take place on Thursday 10 November 2016 from 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm, in the Nuffield Kitchen.  This is an opportunity to meet our new Vice-President for  Internationalisation, Professor Colin Grant. He will be with us from 2.45 to 3.00.  We’ll also have free drinks and cakes.

The cafe is open to all University of Southampton staff, including PGR students.  It’s a drop-in event, so you can come for as much time as you can spare –  you don’t need to be there for the whole two hours.  It’s a great opportunity to meet colleagues from across the university. It’s free, but please book by Monday 7 November so that we can ensure we have enough refreshments for everyone.

Book your free tickets here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/intercultural-staff-cafe-2-tickets-28326638739

See you there!

Working Interculturally Seminar, Monday 19 September, 10 am – 1 pm in 85/2207

Here we will be presenting results of the Staff Survey, International and Intercultural Aspects of Working at the University, undertaken in April/May.  The presentation will be followed by discussion of the findings, and our aim is to generate concrete ideas for ways in which we can improve your experience of intercultural working.    Spaces for this event are limited to 40 people, so please register by Wednesday 14 September on Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/working-interculturally-seminar-tickets-27211421093

The Intercultural Staff Café launch,   Wednesday 21 September, 2 pm – 4 pm in the Nuffield Kitchen

Some of you may have attended the International Staff Cafes run by Julie Reeves of ILIaD.  The aim of these was to help new international staff become familiar with working here. In collaboration with Julie, we’re opening these up to all staff – wherever they’re from, however long they’ve been here and whatever their role.  Our aim is to hold cafes across all our campuses, and our launch event takes place at Highfield, where we’ll talk more about our hopes for this initiative. We’ll also have two informal talks: one from Keith Johnstone, our new Director of International Relations and Development, who’ll share his experiences of working overseas, and one from Aline Giordano, our Doctoral College Manager who will share some personal experiences.  There will be plenty of time for discussion connection with colleagues. You don’t need to attend for the whole two hours, but we do need an idea of numbers (for tea, coffee and cake!) so please register by Friday 16 September through Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/intercultural-staff-cafe-tickets-27211475255

Finally, alongside the above two events, we’re encouraging colleagues to join our network. If you don’t have time to create a profile, we can link to your existing staff profile.  You may want to add a line or two about your particular interest in this field.  Please contact us if you would like to be included on our network pages.