Three realisations for coping with stress and anxiety when PhD plans go awry Author: Elan Shellard // Editors: Rashmi Danwaththa Liyanage & Oliver Hartley A PhD is a somewhat unique challenge in that, while some have a strong mentorship and supervisory team, you are essentially left to sink or swim on your own merit. For … Continue reading Probably Not the End of the World
Author: Richard Dodd // Editor: Erin Pallott I’ve just entered the last six months of my PhD, and I would be lying if I said I wasn’t stressed. I feel like there’s far too much to do and far too little time to do it. But multiple people have told me that this is the … Continue reading Doing a PhD with a mental health disability: a (mostly) happy story
Tarnjit Sidhu@TarnjitSidhu Lack of control and unpredictability = high stress Research shows that stress levels rise when predictability and control over a situation are low. Lockdown is the perfect example of this –we have no control over the current situation, and there is great unpredictability around when lockdown will end. On top of this – … Continue reading Tips on how to overcome the lockdown blues
“You can’t stop the waves but you can learn to surf” - Jon Kabat-Zinn Author: Katie Davies Mindfulness is… hard to define! There are many definitions of mindfulness but Mark Williams and Danny Penman sum it up well: “Mindfulness is a very simple form of meditation… A typical meditation consists of focusing your full attention … Continue reading Mindfulness in a PhD World
So what's the big deal with sleep? It's an unavoidable necessity which takes up about a third of our lives. And despite this time-consuming significance, we don't really understand it that well. Every part of our biology is dependent on a good night's sleep. Everything from regulating our immune system to consolidating our memories. However, … Continue reading 7 Healthy Sleep Habits
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