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PhD Wellbeing

Wellbeing during your PhD

A PhD is challenging and it is important that you look after your whole self; and this includes your wellbeing too.

On this page you will find resources which will help you think about how you look after yourself ( or your colleagues); understand that some of what you are feeling is very common (academic imposter syndrome is very common amongst many of us); and some hints for dealing with practical challenges such as procrastination or writers block.

These resources are not a replacement for speaking to a professional or seeking professional help.

Please check the Wellbeing Services resource page to see how you can access more support and guidance

Emergency

If you are concerned about someone's wellbeing or mental health and are on campus and require out of hours emergency help contact Community Safety on 024 7652 2222 or read Wellbeing's emergency contact information

If you are off campus then call the Emergency services on 999

Helping students in distress (Researcher Development Guide)

Wellbeing sessions from the RDO this Summer 2023.

You can book on a PhD Wellbeing session without it appearing on your Skills Forge Record. You would not receive SF credits for your attendance but may give you the privacy you would prefer. Please book here expression of interest form (warwick.ac.uk)

For the summer, we have linked many of our Wellbeing sessions to the themes of Planning your Career, and Conferences. These can be particularly stressful processes, so we wanted to give you some extra support. We also know that colleagues are thinking more about their responsibilities as Researchers and global events, so we have continued the Research as Activism meet up. For more info on the sessions please click on the booking link.

Thu

08/06/23

17.00-18.30

Planning your Career path 4 -Maintaining your resilience

Book

Tue

13/06/23

9.30-11.00

Planning your Career path 6 - Problem-solving practical worries & challenges

Book

Tue

13/06/23

11.30-13.00

Dealing with (publication) rejection

Book

Wed

21/06/23

11.00-12.00

Research as Activism

Book

Mon

26/06/23

10.00-11.30

Planning your career path 10 - Creating positive working relationships - Communication styles

Book

Tue

27/06/23

9.30-11.00

Planning your Career path 6 - Problem-solving practical worries & challenges

Book

Wed

28/06/23

17.00-18.30

Increasing your Self-Confidence

Book

Thu

06/07/23

13:00- 14.30

Beating Writer's Block with Creative Writing

Book

Tue

11/07/23

9.30-11.00

Planning your career path 12 - How to have difficult conversations (for now or our future career)

Book

Tue

18/07/23

9.30-11.00

Dealing with Social Anxiety (especially during conference season)

Book

Tue

18/07/23

10.00-11.30

Planning your Career Path 16 - Why does that person prefer to work that way – Leadership and Teamwork

Book

Wed

19/07/23

15.00-16.00

Research as Activism

Book

Take 5 for Wellbeing

6 x 90 second videos to help you #TakeBreaks #MakeBreakthroughs

Take 5 video 1: Connect

Take 5 video 2: Be Active

Take 5 video 3: Take Notice

Take 5 video 4: Keep Learning

Take 5 video 5: Give

Take 5 video 6 : Remember to recharge

Stress

A workbook from www.talkplus.org.uk which discusses 'what is stress', identifying symptoms, and then strategies for coping strategies, overcoming barriers and much more

Managing Stress- a self help guide

Problem Solving

Problems to Solutions

Managing your worries

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