We all know that being a researcher can be very satisfying, but it often comes at a price of high levels of stress and anxiety. It could be the pressure of deadlines, writers block or dealing with fix term contracts, or perhaps the anxiety of not knowing where your next steps will take you. Research can also be isolating and hard on your self-confidence and motivation. Good mental health and well-being can help researchers deal with the stresses of life in academia and make the most of the opportunities around them whatever their future may hold.

Join us for a Google Hangout to learn more about looking after your own mental health and well-being and hear from researchers share their experiences of balancing life and research.

Meet our panel:

• Heather Griffiths,  Sociology Phd Student
• Katryna Kalawsky, Postgraduate research student development officer Loughborough University 
• Dr Kay Guccione, University of Sheffield
• Jo Gilman, Skills and Enterprise Trainer and Coach

Panellists will take audience questions, so this is your opportunity to get advice on any problems you may be facing.

Please note in order to participate you must be registered with Vitae.  

Coping with stress and anxiety: Health and well-being for researchers

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