Proposal: Tea Hours for Everyone (THfE)

Author(s): Svenja Nierwetberg, Zane Mitrevica, Hernando Martinez Vergara, Blanche Bettina Kollo

Make alternaTEA hours the norm

Concept

Make the tea hours fun and accessible to everyone by replacing data-heavy neuroscience presentations with games and entertaining popular science talks. While tea hours cannot happen in person, focus particularly on activities that require active participation.

Purpose

Increase the sense of belonging for everyone in the building, regardless of occupation or career stage

Implementation

early idea 2020-10-15

• create an organiser rota such that all parties from SWC/GCNU are represented
• write organiser guidelines
• define the Best Tea Hour Award
• organise a few tea hours as an example

a more realistic idea 2021-01-08

• organise, on average, one alternaTEA hour per month
• perhaps reconsider the early idea once in-person tea hours resume