Course Type: Online-Workshop

Target Group: Doctoral Researchers, postdoctoral researchers (Uni KN and EUniWell!)

Despite our increasing diversity, academics tend to harbour a common chorus of voices in our heads. Voices that demand perfection, or that tell us we are not good enough and we do not belong here; voices that have driven us to excel, but that also charge a high tax on our emotional, mental and physical health.

The workshop provides participants with tools to increase their resilience to stress, anxiety and burnout, and to enhance their overall well-being. The workshop is driven by the needs of the specific group in session and tools and strategies are examined through working examples brought forward by the group.

Together 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.

Counting towards the Certificate "Leadership, Management, Science Communication and Knowledge Transfer" (Module IV, 8 AE).

Registration:
Please register through the EUNiWell Course Catalogue.
(Application deadline: 31/10/2026)

Disclaimer: Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

Clinical psychologist. A former researcher in the neurosciences, she works globally with universities, lab groups and academics in the pursuit of a healthier, sustainable approach to research. Specialises in the mental health and well-being of researchers and the academic community.