In a world that is critically difficult and damaging to the individual PhD researcher in, both in terms of workplace stress, mental health and pandemic related isolation and disruption, these two-day long sessions aim to allow researchers to develop and maintain a positive and nourishing relationship with their thesis research and their working practice.

In this participative, graphically-facilitated 2 hour 15 minute workshop, we will focus on when, how and from whom to ask for feedback, and different ways to weigh up and respond to written and oral feedback you receive.

This 1-month programme will help you identify strengths and explore post-PhD options. The programme is led by Dr Sabina Strachan who is an architectural historian and has since gone on to start her own business, a consultancy that helps people work together better to achieve greater impacts (www.how2glu.com).

This interactive workshop demystifies and simplifies the process of writing a narrative CV. Through discussion, activities, and examples, you’ll learn how best to present your research story.

In this interactive and supportive session, you’ll break free from perfectionism, conquer writer’s block, and unleash your creativity. You’ll also apply the techniques to create a short piece of writing.

Through discussion and activities, you’ll learn how to overcome procrastination, streamline your writing process, and boost productivity – all without sacrificing quality. By the end of the session, you’ll have a strategy you can apply to current and future journal articles.

This session offers you the space and tools to explore and shape your researcher identity so that you can connect with others in a more meaningful way.

In this 2 hour 15 minute workshop we will identify a range of different challenges you may face during your PhD research experience and ways you can generate more positive outcomes.

Engaging with this workshop will enable you to explore the commonalities, contributing factors, and impact of perfectionism and imposter feelings.

In this workshop you will choose from a range of techniques for handling conflict in situations that are relevant and meaningful to you.

This programme is for researchers who want to prepare for, initiate, or engage with negotiation conversations - willingly, or reluctantly!

This workshop will help participants reduce their stress levels when preparing for interviews through a greater understanding of the types of questions they may be asked, and how they can prepare to answer them.

This workshop helps doctoral researchers to be strategic with time allocation and, from that, the confidence that they can set and meet deadlines.

The purpose of this workshop is to help researchers to learn how to think strategically about career planning and to make decisions in which they can have confidence throughout their career.