Notice: Short break for online menopause cafés

We understand the challenges of balancing work pressures and personal time. With this in mind, we’ve decided to pause our online Menopause Café sessions for a year to review how best to support you. In the meantime, you can find alternative resources and support at Menopause Café. We’re pleased to share that our face-to-face Menopause Cafés will continue, as they’ve proven to be a popular and reassuring space for staff. Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to seeing you at our in-person sessions!

The Oxford Brookes Menopause Café is a welcoming space to talk openly about menopause and perimenopause. In partnership with menopausecafé.net, our events are open to everyone—students, staff, and the wider community.

Face-to-Face Cafés take place once a semester, 12.30–1.30pm, across our campuses:

• Headington: Elaine Mason

• Swindon: To be announced 

• Harcourt Hill: Caroline Hudson
  
  

Dates vary by location.

Our principles As part of the menopausecafé.net network, we adhere to their core principles, ensuring that our cafés are: 

• Accessible: Open to all, regardless of gender or age. 

• Respectful and Confidential: Creating a safe space for open discussion.

• Not for Profit: Our events are free to attend. Agenda-Free: 

• We have no specific agenda, allowing organic conversations without leading participants to any conclusions, products, or actions. 

We look forward to meeting you and being part of your menopause journey.

Oxford Brookes has joined forces with menopausecafé.net to get the whole world talking about menopause! You do not need to work at the University or be a Brookes student to join us: everyone is welcome, it is in-person and free to attend.

Where:  Oxford Brookes multi-campuses (see below for details)

When: Bi-monthly 12.30pm to 1.30pm

The face-to-face cafes will take place across the Oxford Brookes campuses (Headington, Marston, Swindon and Harcourt Hill). The dates and location will vary across the month for each cafe. For more information on the date and location, please refer to the schedule below. Please note, the date and time may be subject to change. 

Book: No booking is required 

If you would like to join us, you are welcome to attend for the whole hour or just pop in for five minutes, whatever suits you best.

Bring a cuppa and a snack and come and join the ongoing conversation about all things menopausal! We look forward to meeting you soon!

The online Menopause Café, hosted by Oxford Brookes, is facilitated by Maxine Fletcher and other Brookes staff. 

If you have any questions, email menopauseintheworkplace@brookes.ac.uk 

Being part of menopausecafé.net means that we have signed up to their 'Working with Us' principles, which include offering:

• an accessible, respectful, and confidential space

• open to all, regardless of gender or age

• with no specific agenda or any intention of leading participants to any conclusion, product or course of action (eg. no speakers)

• not for profit. 

Find out more information about Menopause Cafe.net 

Welcome to the Oxford Brookes Menopause in the Workplace Talk Point series!

Our Talk Points are thoughtfully designed to open conversations around menopause. For a deeper dive, check out our Menopause in the Workplace website.

It's your go-to resource for more information and insights.