Dear members,

I would like to share with you a great series of fantastic free webinars of our own and partner webinars we have available for you to engage with over the next couple of weeks including; space, employee wellbeing, managing teams, decarbonised university campuses, redefining the data-driven intelligent campus and an international strategic partners webinar.

A time to talk about space #2 - Research space and capacity | 22^nd June | 12:30 – 14:00 | BOOK NOW >
Join us for our second short conversations on space, chaired by AUDE’s Space Management Group Chairs, Helen Wallace and Dave Beavis from the University of Exeter this session will focus on research space and capacity.  

Employee wellbeing and engagement in a COVID-19 world | 24^th June | 11:00 – 12:00 | BOOK NOW >
People Insight are inviting Higher Education Institutions to join an online discussion and share their responses to COVID-19 and how they are managing employee wellbeing and engagement in these new ways of working. 

Managing Remote Teams | 24^th June | 15:00 – 16:00 | BOOK NOW >
The COVID-19 pandemic has left many managers and their teams working away from the office and separated from each other for the first time. Halpin are running an online webinar with a team of experienced ‘remote managers’. They’ll share their experience and insight into how to ensure teams are supported, productive and engaged and discuss how management styles might need to adapt to continued remote working.

AssetWorks Webinar - Getting your space ready to use again | 25th June  | 11:00 – 12:00 | BOOK NOW >
The pandemic put us all into a tailspin. When it happened, we reacted the best we could under the circumstances. Now we have to prepare for a new normal in how we operate our facilities. New business rules need to be applied, operational efficiencies need to be improved, and the safety of the people that use our facilities is centre stage. So where to start?

Service Charge: What you need to know, now | 26^th June | 09:00 – 10:00 | BOOK NOW >
Derick Jackson, a Principal in the Real Estate Management division at Avison Young, will lead an overview of the governing legislation, impacts of COVID-19 and headline ways to mitigate risk.

Estates Management Group Conference Call | 30^th June | 10:30 – 11:30 | BOOK NOW >
Hear from two speakers from Eversheds, Eddy Steele, a senior associate in the Environment, Health and Safety team and Alison Oldfield a partner in their litigation and dispute management group and leads the delivery of litigation and dispute resolution service to the education sector. They will be discussing risk assessment, health and safety duties, rent concessions and more.  

A time to talk about space #3 - Long term implication on space ‘The Green Restart’ | 2^nd July | 12:30 – 14:00 | BOOK NOW >

Join us for our third short conversations on space, chaired by AUDE’s Space Management Group Chairs, Helen Wallace and Dave Beavis from the University of Exeter this session will focus on ‘the green restart’.

Towards Smart and Decarbonised University Campuses | 6^th July | 14:00 - 16:00 | BOOK NOW >
This online webinar aims to bring together Energy Research Accelerator partner estates and facilities staff with academics working in this area to hear more about the current and future plans for university campuses in terms of the smart and decarbonised energy agendas.

Redefining the data-driven intelligent campus | 7^th July | 10:30 – 12:00 | BOOK NOW >
In association with ucisa speakers during this webinar will share their experience addressing the impending ‘redefinition’ of our campus spaces, with the silver lining of how an intelligent campus can monitor building usage and people flow for safe return to campus planning – whilst building a solid intelligent foundation for transforming estate planning, environmental strategies, and personalised student experiences of the future.

Is being based at home a level playing field? | 8th July | 11:30 – 12:45 | BOOK NOW >
Many institutions are thinking about the role of homeworking in the future of work.  Employment Lawyers in HE from Veale Wasbrough Vizard LLP will look at whether there are inclusion issues that should be considered if the workforce is being asked to work more permanently from home.

AUDE International Strategic Partners webinar responding to COVID-19 | 9^th September | 12:00 – 13:30 | BOOK NOW >

This will truly be an internal forum, we have representatives joining us from APPA (Leadership in Educational Facilities, America), HEFMA (Higher Education Facilities Management Association for Southern Africa) and TEFMA (Tertiary Education Facilities Management Association, Australia) discussing how their institutions are dealing and responding to COVID-19.

If you have any other suggestions on topics or speakers for our next webinars please let me know.

We are continuously adding to our resources page on all things coronavirus, please take a look and do send anything you are happy to add and share.

Kind regards

Corinne Merriman 
Event Manager
AUDE