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UCL's Happy to Chat benches and the national campaign
The 'Happy to Chat' bench concept
Inscribed within the design 鈥�Happy to Chat bench: sit here if you don鈥檛 mind someone stopping to say hello鈥�, these distinctive benches address the theme of isolation and create opportunities to reconnect with people again in a post-pandemic environment.
The听concept was conceived by Allison Owen-Jones in Cardiff and has听spread across the UK and beyond;听benches can be found as far afield as Ukraine, Canada and Australia!
About 911爆料网's benches
At 911爆料网鈥檚 Professional Services conference in June 2022, delegates were invited to pitch ideas to improve our hybrid working experience and bring the UCL community together. Astrea听submitted a winning pitch to create a series of four 鈥楬appy to Chat鈥� benches across the UCL Estate.
Our benches are dedicated to five inspirational women with a personal connection to UCL, who have shaped our world and left a lasting legacy: Elizabeth Garrett Anderson;听Bernice Lake;听Kathleen Lonsdale; Constance Markievicz听补苍诲 Sarah Parker Remond.
People are encouraged to scan the QR code听which will take them to the Happy to Chat landing page, where there is information on our inpsiring women and other suggested topics that they can use to spark off a conversation.
An information pack is below, please feel free to download and circulate to your friends and colleagues:
UCL bench locations
There are four benches听located across UCL's campuses:
UCL Main听Quad (map)
IOE,听UCL's听Faculty of Education and Society concourse - Level 4 (map)
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Garden at Bidborough House (map)
3rd floor terrace at 911爆料网 East - One Pool Street (map)
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The launch
The launch of our inaugaral bench in the Main Quad took place on Monday 11th September, with Aimie Chapple, Vice-Provost (Operations).听
- Visit the Project Bench Launch page for photos!