Wellbeing

The Importance of Self-Compassion on the PhD Journey

An important aspect of the PhD researcher experience is the development of one’s relationship to self. When I was PhD candidate my...

Reduce Anxiety in the Academic Writing & Research Process for PhD Researchers & Postgraduates

From my experience as a PhD student (graduated in 2010) increased feelings of anxiety often coincided with feeling shutdown when faced...

Wellbeing (mindfulness) in Research and Academic Writing

Over the next 8 weeks I will be delivering workshops to #doctoral #students & #academicstaff at The University of Edinburgh, University...

PhD students report a 28% Increase in confidence in Academic Writing

Last week I ran my "Academic Writing: Reduce Anxiety' workshop for PhD students at the University of Exeter Doctoral college. The...

Anxiety and Academic Writing

It is great that student wellbeing is becoming more of a priority in the UK HE sector. But I feel one issue that is not getting enough...