Resilience & Well-being in Academia
Event type:
- Research Academy Ruhr
- TU Dortmund
- Leadership, Supervision & Management Competencies
- Führungs-, Betreuungs- & Managementkompetenzen
- For Postdocs
- Für Postdocs
- Workshop
The aim of this workshop is to address the way we approach academia to buffer us against stress and burnout, worry and fear.
Academia is an ultramarathon that we try to run as a sprint. We quickly run out of time and energy and can experience waning motivation, burnout, and a sense of failure. Although the environment certainly plays a role, we as individuals can address the way we approach academia to buffer us against stress and burnout, worry and fear.
A healthier approach to research is possible!
In this workshop:
- We address the thought processes that underlie perfectionism, imposter syndrome or worry and learn to reframe them.
- We identify maladaptive coping strategies (e.g. avoidance and procrastination) and explore more effective (and healthier) alternatives.
- We discuss the need to fill our bucket and why balance in our lives is essential to creativity, insight, motivation, and our ability to deal constructively with feedback and rejection.
- Date: Mon, 09 & Tue, 10 February 2026, 09:00–12:30 h
- Location: online via Zoom
- Target group: Postdocs of all research fields of the UA Ruhr universities (max. 20 participants)
- Trainer: Desiree Dickerson, PhD
- Registration deadline: 26 January 2026
- Contact for organizational Questions: eventrs.ruhr-uni.bochumde
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