Resilience & Well-being in Academia Workshop
to be announced
Registration ends 17.11.2025, 17:00
Target group: PhD candidates & all researchers with a PhD
Language: English
Description: Early-stage researchers represent a diverse group of people, and the sources of stress that you face and the coping mechanisms that you use, vary greatly. However, a repertoire of counterproductive cognitive strategies, habits, and lifestyle choices (or sacrifices!) represent a common underlying theme. Self-sabotaging thought processes, poor coping strategies, and little work-life balance render many of us susceptible to burnout and a raft of mental health issues.
This workshop provides you with tools to increase your resilience to stress, anxiety and burnout, and to enhance your overall well-being.
We explore:
- The self-critical inner voices that sabotage your motivation and enjoyment for your work;
- How your mindset can help or hinder your day-to-day life and your future career prospects;
- How certain maladaptive coping strategies (e.g. procrastination and avoidance) maintain these self-sabotaging thought and behaviour cycles.
- How to reshape your thinking and behaviour patterns to work for you in pursuit of your goals.
Your well-being AND peak performance are not mutually exclusive. The goal is to maximise your cognitive and emotional performance whilst creating a sustainable, effective and enjoyable lifestyle.
Trainer: Desiree Dickerson is a former postdoc in the neurosciences and a clinical psychologist who specialises in academic mental health and well-being. Based in Europe, she works with leading academic institutions, lab groups, and academics themselves in the pursuit of a healthier approach to research. She has also contributed to the dialogue around mental health and well-being in academia through pieces on imposter syndrome, grad school mental health and a recent one on Mental health strategies during COVID.
desiree(at)desireedickerson.com
Please note that your registration is binding, and we are counting on your participation in the workshop.
Organising our course programme takes time, resources and careful planning by our team. If you are unable to attend, please inform us promptly by emailing rcc(at)uni-graz.at or cancelling your registration on the website. This will help us with our planning and give someone on the waiting list the opportunity to participate.
Register here: Resilience & Well-being in Academia Workshop