Our Charter of Collegiality

Establishing and maintaining a productive, efficient, and pleasant work environment is dependent on good collegiality, which is a joint effort of all members of the Department. To achieve this, we expect that:

1. Colleagues communicate in a constructive, respectful, and timely manner.
2. Colleagues attend and actively participate in departmental meetings to the best of their ability.
3. Requests for information or action are reasonable, have practical deadlines, and considerate of colleagues' responsibilities and limitations.
4. Colleagues respond to requests for information or action within the given timeline, or if it's not possible, communicate promptly.
5. Decisions are sound, made transparently, and communicated effectively and promptly.
6. Colleagues will accept collective decisions, respect them, and acknowledge that disagreements may arise.
7. Colleagues are adaptable and dedicate their time to work collaboratively on activities for the greater good.
8. Colleagues recognise and are aware of broader Department and University issues beyond their individual interests.
9. We appreciate the strengths and weaknesses of colleagues, take encouragement from the former, and support the improvement of the latter.
10. We share our knowledge and experience to support and motivate each other.
11. We acknowledge and praise good collegiality and challenge poor collegiality.
12. It is the responsibility of colleagues, mentors, committee chairs, teaching forum leads, research section heads, the senior leadership team, and line managers to address persistent poor collegiality.
13. We welcome and encourage constructive feedback.