PGR wellbeing focus group – ONLINE session for students and supervisors

Online via Zoom

The event is intended to enable a detailed discussion around PGR wellbeing and to hear from the perspective of students and supervisors We will firstly feedback to the group as a whole (Students and Supervisors) of some of the activities we have implemented to support PGR wellbeing over the last 2 years and sign post … Continue reading PGR wellbeing focus group – ONLINE session for students and supervisors

PhD Resilience Workshop

Online

PhD study is a long haul and requires vision, purpose, resilience, and motivation.   Does your resilience and motivation fluctuate?  Do you get nervous when submitting your drafts for comment?  Do you feel deflated, upset or frustrated when you get your supervisory feedback, and do you sometimes get conflicting views which you need to integrate? … Continue reading PhD Resilience Workshop

Healthy Relationships – making the most of professional relationships – POSTPONED

Online

In this workshop we will explore the influence of unconscious processes as a way of understanding and pre-empting relationship problems.  You will learn communication skills geared around gaining the outcome you want from interaction with peers and supervisors.  There will also be tips and strategies for keeping your stress responses and self-confidence healthy while navigating … Continue reading Healthy Relationships – making the most of professional relationships – POSTPONED

Power Abuse in Academia – Dragonfly Mental Health

Hybrid (online and on campus)

The high interdependency between supervisor and supervisee, combined with the pressure to succeed, make power abuse commonplace in Academia. "Power Abuse in Academia- what can we do?" is a 90-minute seminar and facilitated discussion which includes definitions and examples and goes deeper.  It offers insights and encourages discussion on why this is so common and … Continue reading Power Abuse in Academia – Dragonfly Mental Health