Happy World Kindness Day!
Thank you so much to those of you who contributed to our Gratitude Board this year. We were inundated with responses. If you see that your colleague has been thanked, let them know! We hope this brings a smile to your faces.
98 responses to “Say Thank You to a Colleague”
I’d like to say thank you to Becky Tuck for being an amazing colleague and friend.
Dear Kerry (Jones – Psychiatry)
thank you for your tireless work in supporting ChARM and me – we would be sunk without you
Dear Dom,
Thank you for patience and hard working keeping the Psychiatry Show on the road
Your contribution is immense and important
Dear Psychiatry Finance Team
Thank you for your patience and hard work behind the scenes that ensures that the rest of us can do our jobs
Dear Simon, (Psychiatry HR team)
Thank you for all your hard work – I am particularly grateful for your persistence in the face of the increasing work load as the department has increased in size – help is at hand but your deidcation has helped us keep doing so well and has made a big impact since you arrived
Thank you to Kris Cressy and Mike Boland (Department of Medicine BOM and Deputy BOM) for a massive amount of support for both HLRI and me over the past year. We would not be where we are without you both and I am incredibly grateful.
Thank you for being kind!
Dear Anna,
Thanks for being such a great friend to work with on the organoids and helping me through the organised chaos.
Love,
Dear Abbie,
Thanks for always me laugh in the lab and being a joy to be around.
Love,
To Sharon Isigi
Since day one we became more than colleagues and your friendship means a lot to me. I am glad to sharing my work days with you.
All the best,
Pricilla
To Shamya
My dear, thank you for your friendship. Your kind and gentle heart makes our work days more pleasant.
All the best,
Pricilla
To Ayman
I can’t image how this work would be without you around singing your `irritating` songs (lol). I admire your peace of mind, sense of humor and competency. Glad you’re with us on board.
Best,
Pricilla
To Dom Ford
Just wanna let you know that I am glad having you as my colleague and I deeply appreciate your contributions helping us no matter what.
All the best for you,
Pricilla
To Trevor Bunch
Dear boss, thank you for all! I’ve been learning a lot from you, your critic sense, organization and clarity. oh thank you for the biscuits as well (lol).
All the best,
Pricilla
To Sarah Stearn
Dear Sarah, it is a huge pleasure to share my work days with you. You are always so polite, kind and gentle, I have a lot to learn from you as a professional but also as a ladylike 🙂
All the best,
Pricilla
To Stef Holidge
Dear boss, as I told you before It is a pleasure having you as my line manager. I appreciate your efforts to make our work running smoothly and make us feel confident. Thank you for all! Drink water and don’t forget your lunch!
All the best,
Pricilla
Thank You so much Matt for your care and kindness. May God richly bless you and make your dreams come true.
THANK YOU
Dear CRUK CI HR Team,
Thank you for always being so fabulous and for such an amazing onboarding/welcome back experience. I am so proud of all the work you do supporting our Institute.
From,
Rebecca Holmes
James Barrett, Thank you for being such a supportive Manager and always being in the PG teams corner!
Best Wishes
Emily
Kathryn Leigh, Thank you for being the ‘Ying to my Yang’ in all things PG Admin! Its a pleasure Job sharing with you! 🙂
Best Wishes
Emily
I would like to express my thanks to the entire finance team.
Each member has been kind, helpful and made me feel like a welcome part of the team over the past several years.
I just wanted to say thanks to Kym for believing in me.
Thank you to Steph Moore for multiple small kindnesses and acts of friendship, from the loan of dry clothes when I got soaked on the way into work to a sympatheic ear when we had to have our elderly cat put down. Thank you!
Thank you to Mairi Antypa for being such a warm, friendly and inclusive presence in the office, and always looking after colleagues in small ways such as buying them socks!
A big thank you to Hatice, Caroline and Andrea for the helping and supporting me in settling down in my new role.
Thank you Andrea for always approving my purchase orders so promptly!!
Thank you Alison for always being there when I need help and stepping in.
Love Sharon
Thank you to the IT Team for going above and beyond to make our office run smoothly.
Mark Andrews, Josh Newton and Ela Parmar
For Rawiya Al Hosni,
I would like to thank you for being an all round stellar human, let alone colleague. This year you have done your own excellent science (seemingly without breaking a sweat!), and some how also kept the entire lab (people and items) sane and organised through a complete physical move (which you orchestrated), as well as being on hand without question to help others. Above and beyond doesn’t cut it. Personally, you have been an amazing mentor and friend. I cannot thank you enough for being a real team mate, in every sense of the word, particularly for our work at the AMB, but also just in general. This department is SO lucky to have such an incredible, knowledgeable and kind post-doc.
Thank you Tetsuo Hasegaw (Clatworthy lab) for being a grate mentor. Youre presence in the lab has been thouroughly appreshiated. You have taught me many things both in science and outside :). Today is world kindness day, and i am thanking the kindest person i know :).
Thank you Mark Wills for being a supportive and accommodating PI. You are one of a kind.
Kind regards
Thank you Suzanne Diston for being ever so supportive and kind. Very much appreciated
Dear Victoria Keevil,
On this special occasion of World Kindness Day, I want to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude to you. Your kindness, guidance, and unwavering support have made my journey as a postdoctoral research associate at our university exceptional.
Your willingness to share your knowledge, patience in answering my endless questions, and ability to explain complex concepts (even in computer science subjects 🙂 ) in a way I can understand have been invaluable. Your dedication to nurturing my growth and genuine concern for my well-being make you an exceptional supervisor.
You improve the academic world with your generosity and kindness to your colleagues. I feel incredibly fortunate to be one of those beneficiaries of your warmth and expertise.
I look forward to continuing to learn from you and working alongside you to pursue knowledge. Thank you for being an inspiration and a beacon of kindness in my academic journey.
With the utmost gratitude,
Umit
Dear David,
On the occasion of World Kindness Day this year, I wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude for all the amazing work you do as a mouse tech. Your dedication, expertise, and attention to detail have not only made our office more efficient but have also made my work so much easier.
Your willingness to go above and beyond to solve any mouse-related issues, no matter how big or small, has not gone unnoticed. Your positive attitude and willingness to help out your colleagues are truly commendable.
Thank you, David, for making our workplace a better, more comfortable, and efficient environment. Your kindness and hard work are greatly appreciated, not just today but every day. Keep up the fantastic work!
CSCS Network Team – You’re the best! Thank you for your hardwork and dedication.
Server team! Well done and thank you for all your hard work on the EXoL migration
CSCS Service Desk team! Well done and thank you for all your hard work on the EXoL migration
I would like to thank Jen for all her help and kindness.
Thank you Tracy Salisbury for your cheerful dedication to whatever is thrown at you!
Thank you to each and every member of the Department of Clinical Neurosciences Business Operations Team/Core Team/Administration Team/Professional Services Core Team.
You may have many different names, and cover many different services and functions, but without each individual, the Department would be unable to deliver it’s outstanding research outputs.
I know that the last 12 months have been challenging for you in many ways and I’m incredibly grateful for the support you have provided to me, the Department and one another. Thank you!
I’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone in the Clinical School HR Team. You are all an absolute pleasure to work with and make my job so enjoyable. I love our team socials, the lunches we have together and our Friday Wordle!
All my love to: Michelle, Lisa, Vickie, Saadet, Darren, James, Becky, Saadet, Katie, Charlotte, Ellie, Tracy, Harriet, Rachel, Shona, George, Charlene, Emilie, Chris, Karin, Christian, Sarah, Lidia, Edita and Monika!
Sophie x
Thank you so much for your invaluable guidance and support. Every time we meet, I learn so much and it helps me clear up any confusion I have. Your leadership is always professional and respectful. I really appreciate having you as my manager. Once again, thank you, Oscar!
I’d like to thank AGA EGAN, the Deputy Operations Manager at CEU, for being an exeptional colleague. In a short period of time, Aga has cultivated an inclusive and empowering environement in the team. She has established open and honest relationships with team members, always showing a high level of respect and trust in others. Thank you, Aga!
For Autumn Stamford:
Thank you Autumn for being such a wonderful colleague and helping me with everything for the last few years. I couldn’t do my job without your support 🙂 I am writing this on your Birthday so Happy Birthday tooooo 🙂
Thank you to Sophie Gray for being an incredible individual by helping me get involved with events and also helping me grow as an individual. Thank you also for all of the events which you make happen within the Clinical School to help staff members. You are amazing!
Dear Alex thank you for all your help with work stuff and for helping me retain my sense of humour! I really appreciate how well thought out your responses to my questions are, you are a great colleague to work with.
Lisa, what can I say, I really value your help and support and wanted to say a particularly big thank you for keeping me sane during some of the more difficult times. cheers Vickie
Dear Sharon,
I would like to say thank you to you as you are super supportive and responsive to help me start my academic journey! I really appreciate your encouragement and will work hard to become a good researcher in the future!
To Sara,
Thank you for all your hard work & help over this year. You have been a great help & addition to the Department, & are always there for support when needed.
Well done on all your hard work with your apprenticeship too!
To Sally & Gemma,
Thank you both for all your support & guidance over the last two years. You both have been my rock, & have helped me so much within work & out.
To Tamsin,
Thank you for all your support & guidance over the last two years. I feel privileged to work with you & our Team, & couldn’t ask for a better boss & Head of Department!
Mairi Antypa
Thank you Mairi for being such a lovely colleague.
You make the lab a better place!
Dear Rasanat,
Thanks for always checking in how everyone is doing and for being supportive of everyone. Your kindness and positive energy is definitely contagious 🙂
To Mairi,
Thank you for being such a wonderful colleague and friend!
I would like to thank Louise on behalf of the team for all she does for us. She is always kind, inclusive, patient and treats everyone with respect.
Thank you Louise!
Dear Dr. Simon Griffin,
I wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude and utmost respect to you. As a newcomer to Cambridge, England, I have been deeply touched by your warm assistance and genuine care, which made me feel at home in this unfamiliar land.
I still fondly recall that afternoon when we enjoyed the delightful scones together. It was such a quintessentially British experience, a moment of pure indulgence and a true reflection of the charm of Cambridge.
Beyond the joy of savoring those scones, I want to express my gratitude for your continuous support and guidance in my academic journey. Your expertise, coupled with your warm and humorous personality, has made doing research with you an enjoyable experience. You have created an environment where I feel comfortable asking questions and exploring new ideas.
I am immensely grateful for the support and care you have shown me since my arrival in Cambridge. The memory of that delightful afternoon enjoying scones will forever be etched in my mind. Thank you
Sincerely,
Qiaoxin
Dear Dr. Soren Brage,
I wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to you. Since I arrived in Cambridge, your support and encouragement in my research endeavors have been invaluable. I am truly grateful for the guidance and motivation you have provided me.
Moreover, I want to thank you for your unwavering care regarding my living here in Cambridge. Your thoughtfulness in lending me your bicycle has made my transition to this new environment much smoother. Having had a long time not cycling in Hong Kong, I have to admit that riding your bicycle must’ve been quite amusing at the beginning. However, with time, I have grown accustomed to it and have started confidently navigating the roads.
Your support, both academically and personally, has made a significant impact on my experience here. I am grateful for your patience, understanding, and willingness to go the extra mile to ensure my well-being and success. Your kindness has made me feel welcome, and it has truly been a privilege to work with you.
Warmest regards,
Qiaoxin
Darren Foulkes thank you for being such a supportive member of the team and for always managing to stay positive despite experiencing delays in responses from dept that must cause some frustration,
Chris Caulfield thank you for reintroducing me to dinosaurs but for also patiently answering my repeated clinical queries.
Lynette Watson I want to thank you for your gentle reminders when I have obviously completely forgotten to pick up or respond to a query. Your patience is much appreciated!,
Karin I really value working with you and want to thank you for the professional and helpful approach you always adopt when dealing with depts, it is much appreciated.
Becky what can I say but a huge thankyou for looking after me when I get completely lost with anything systems related. You always manage to provide really good clear explanations thank you.
Tracy Kerr it is great working with you and thank you for always maintaining a pragmatic solution focused approach even when this is difficult to do, I appreciate have you as a red wine drinking buddy. Thank you
Lisa Clare, what can I say, you keep me sane, a huge thank you for always having a potential solution to an issue. Thank you
Sian Miller thank you so much for your great memory, you always know where to find documents that answer the random queries we often get, i is much appreciated
Katie Louise Knott thank you for working so hard to build a really effective working relationship with Haematology and Stem Cell, its much appreciated.
Dear Deborah, many thanks for your wholehearted support of the lab and me! You help to make this a great place to do outstanding science and are appreciated by all!
Dear Deborah, many thanks for your wholehearted support of the lab and me! You help to make this a great place to do outstanding science and are appreciated by all!
Sanjay
Dear Pete,
just wanted to say thank you for keeping the lab running like clockwork so that we can all do great science! We all appreciate standing on your shoulders!
Sanjay
I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to Judith Willows for her invaluable support and assistance. The challenges of remote work can often feel a bit overwhelming and isolating, but having Judith as someone I can email and ask questions, knowing I will always get a kind and supportive response, has been incredibly reassuring. So for World Kindness Day, I would like to thank Judith for her continual kindness.
Thank you Kerry Jones for all you do for us as a team. You have taken on a busy, demanding role as your first career job and you are completely smashing it. We feel so lucky to have you!
Dear Kerry,
Thank you so much for covering reception and parts of my role over the past year, especially during my paternity leave. Knowing that you were holding the fort while I was away made coming back to work so much easier! Without you, I can only imagine what state things would have been in when I returned!
Many thanks,
Rob 🙂
Thanks to both Lucy and Bobbie for doing all the work they have been doing in the institute. Their help is really appreciated and they are most certainly keeping the place running, I am not looking forward to their last day of their apprenticeship when they must inevitably leave us.
Massive thanks to Kara for keeping bay 2 running smoothly, and for helping out with such enthusiasm. Nothing is ever too much for her. She is always willing to assists people, when called upon and even when not called upon. She’s a mega star.
Thanks for your help.
FAO Charlotte
Thanks for your help.
FAO Macey
Thanks
I would like to say thank you to the RA Paulina Guevara. She has been a kind and heart-warming person since the day i met her, and more than a colleague she has always been an amazing friend.
To Carla Flores, for always being much more than a colleague. For listening to me every time i have needed, for making laugh, for supporting me…for being a true friend
To Anthony Parry-Jones for being endlessly patient with our requests for IT support, and consistently creative, dedicated and persistent in finding solutions for us! Thanks especially for recent support with speeding up a complex analysis for a student and working through the wiring requirements to make it possible for us to deliver advanced bespoke brain stimulation.
To Luke Suckling, thank you for being SO professional, so well organised and so good at anticipating our HR needs. Thank you especially for always reminding me of upcoming deadlines and paperwork that I need to complete, for being prepared to find out whatever needs to be found out, and for consistently following up to make sure that everything is in place for our work to run so smoothly.
Mia,
Thank you for reaching out at the start of this job. It meant a lot. Thank you!
To Tara Bevan, thank you for being such a joyous person to say hello to in the mornings (or at any other time of day)! It sounds like a small thing but it has a huge impact.
To Joe Worth, thank you so much for your incredible support of the grant submissions from my team this summer. Thank you for making so much time to sit with us and work through every application and situation to make sure it is correct. Thank you for always being willing to explain and/or find out what we needed, for spotting and helping us correct mistakes, and for being endlessly patient with us submitting applications back-to-back, running right up to deadlines, and passing on last-minute unanticipated requests for more/different information!
To Gary Chandler, thank you for always being excited to expand our technical capabilities to enable us to do extraordinary experiments! Most especially thank you for your support in establishing and improving the multiple complex brain stimulation and neuroimaging facilities that we now have. The CBU is the only place that I could imagine doing that sort of work, and that is down to the incredibly high level of support from you and your team. Thank you for joining me in always wanting to push the limits of what science we can do, and for so patiently, creatively, and consistently making it happen.
To Marius Mada, thank you so much for all your support of our adventures into TMS-fMRI! Most especially thank you for your recent work finding (yet another) new solution, this time to allow concurrent high-precision imaging. I am amazed how smoothly something so inherently difficult now runs, and feel very grateful that we can take advantage of – and even create – non-standard solutions that allow us to do ever more exciting science!
I’d like to thank Howard Gyton for keeping my computer in good shape through the last year. He always goes the extra mile in solving problems, however peculiar or obscure the causes might be.
I’d like to thank Georgie Willsher for sorting out travel for me and my research group. She’s taken great care of us, and helped make sure everything goes smoothly
Thanks Tina Emery for being so reliable and diligent, particularly with CamCAN re-scan organisation.
Thank you Russell Thompson for doing such a great job with CBU IT – you are truly exceptional
Dear Annie
want to say thank you for your thoughtfulness about group members. It really helps us feel like a team.
best wishes,
James
Dear Annie
thank you for your kindness and thoughtfulness to all the team members. It really helps us feel like a team.
best wishes,
James
Thank you to all the wonderful MRC Epidemiology field and study teams for getting us to the stage of seeing our first Fenland 3 participants! Well done everyone!
Dear Joe
Just a quick thank you for all of your help and support 🙂
You make so many things run smoothly in the background!
Warm wishes
Tim
Dear Simon Gurry,
Thank you very much for all your support throughout the visa process and for kindly assisting me with my numerous questions.
Dear Tamsin Ford and Anne-Marie Burn,
Thank you for all your guidance and support throughout my projects! Your insights have been crucial in shaping my understanding and skills in the field over the last 1.5 years. I genuinely appreciate your dedication, kindness, encouragement, and the time you’ve invested in providing constructive feedback. Thank you both for being such inspiring supervisors.
To Irena, Thank you for being such a wonderful work colleague and a sweet friend 🙂 Your presence makes the office brighter, and I appreciate the positive energy you bring to our professional and personal interactions.
To Kerry Jones,
Thank you very much for your amazing support and hard work. Each time I’ve reached out, you’ve been incredibly helpful, and your dedication hasn’t gone unnoticed. Thank you for not only assisting me but also for bearing with my The Office-related memes. Your positive attitude and efforts make a significant difference!