LSE PhD Academy

 Lent Term 2022 – Online Wellness Workshops 

• Doctoral Cabin Fever: Tips for Working from Home (February 10)
• Destress Your Mindset: How to Shift Stressful Thoughts (February 24)
• Persisting with the PhD: How to Stay Motivated (March 17)
• Defending your Work: Shifting Your Fears Surrounding the Viva (March 31) 

Summer Term 2021 – Online Wellness Workshops 

• Doctoral De-Stress: How to Shift Stressful Thoughts (May 7)
• Eat Well, Stress Less: Tips for Healthy Eating During Stressful Periods (May 21)
• Defending Your Work: Shifting Your Fears Surrounding the Viva (June 4)

 Lent Term 2021 – Online Wellness Workshops 

• Keep Calm and Study On: Techniques for Managing Stress (January 22)
• Supervisor Stress: How to Enhance Your Relationship with Your PhD Supervisor (February 5)
• Academic Imposter Syndrome: Managing Your Inner Critic (February 19)
• Sweet Dreams: Cultivating Strategies for a Restful Sleep (March 5)
• Navigating Professional Setbacks: How to Bounce Back from Perceived Failures (March 19)
• Doctoral Overload: Balancing Your Competing Commitments (April 1)

 Michaelmas 2020 – Online Wellness Workshops 

• Doctoral Cabin Fever: Tips for Working on Your Research from Home (October 2)
• PhD Presence: How to Build Your Mindfulness Muscle (October 16)
• Wellness While Writing:Overcoming Procrastination, Perfectionism and Writer’s Block (October 30)
• De-Stress Your Mindset: Shifting Stressful Thoughts (November 13)
• PhD Plan B: Finding an Alternate Path When Things Go Off Course (November 27)
• Persisting with the PhD: How to Stay Motivated During COVID-19 (December 11)

Spring 2020 – Online Wellness Workshops  

• Me, Myself and I: Coping with PhD Isolation During the Coronavirus Pandemic  (April 10)
• Doctoral Cabin Fever: Tips for Working on Your Thesis from Home (April 17)
• PhD Plan B: Finding an Alternate Path When Things Go Off Course (April 24)
• Persisting with the PhD: How to Stay Motivated Throughout the Coronavirus (May 1)
• Keep Calm and Study On: Strategies for Managing Uncertainty During Challenging Times (May 8)

LSE PhD Academy

Lent Term 2020 

• Keep Calm and Study On: How Stress Impacts the Body and Mind (January 20)
• Supervision Stress: How to Enhance Your Relationship with Your Supervisor (January 28)
• Defending your Work: Shifting Your Fears Surrounding the Viva (February 5)
• Food for Thought: Tips for Healthy Eating During Stressful Periods (March 3)

Michaelmas Term 2019 (Wednesdays 12:00 – 3:00pm)

• Wellness While Writing: Overcoming Procrastination, Perfectionism and Writer’s Block (October 16)
• Sweet Dreams: Tips for Cultivating a More Restful Sleep (October 30)
• Overcoming Presentation Anxiety: From Conference Presentations and Job Talks to Delivering Lectures (November 13)
• Persisting with the PhD: How to Sustain Motivation While Juggling Other Commitments (November 27)
• Empowered Interactions: How to Enhance Your Professional Relationships (December 11)

Wednesday Wellness Workshops
Wednesdays 12:30-1:30pm
LSE PhD Academy

Lent Term 2019

• Doctoral De-Clutter: How to Create an Optimal Work Space (16 January)
• Feeling Stuck? Moving Beyond Procrastination (23 January)
• Keep Calm and Study On: How Stress Impacts the Body & Mind (30 January)
• De-Stress Your Mind Set: How Thoughts Impact Your Productivity and Performance(6 February)
• Overcoming Presentation Anxiety: From Conference Presentations and Job Talks to Delivering Lectures (13 February)
• Empowered Interactions: How to Enhance Your Professional Relationships (27 February) 
• Food for Thought: Nutrition for Memory, Concentration and Focus (6 March)
• Sweet Dreams: Developing Effective Strategies for a Restful Sleep (13 March)
• Defending your Work: Shifting Your Fears Surrounding the Viva (20 March)
• Your Greatest Teachers: Dealing with Professional Setbacks (March 27) 

Michaelmas Term 2018

• Doctoral De-Stress: Top Tips for Navigating the PhD (3 October)
• Wellness while Writing: Overcoming Procrastination, Perfectionism, and Writer’s Block (10 October)
• Keep Calm and Study On: How Stress Impacts the Mind and Body (17 October)
• Eat Well, Stress Less: Combatting Stress through Nutrition (24 October)
• Persisting with the PhD: How to Sustain Motivation During the Doctorate (31 October)
• The Science of Stress Management: How Meditation Can Change Your Brain (14 November)
• The Balancing Act: How to effectively juggle your PhD with other commitments (21 November)
• PhD Presence: Mindfulness Tips for Doctoral Students (28 November)
• Supervision Stress: How to Enhance Your Relationship With Your Supervisor (5 December)
• Building Confidence: Working with your Inner Critic (12 December)

Summer Term 2018

• Doctoral De-Stress: Tips for Navigating the PhD Process (25 January)
• De-Stress Your Mindset: How Thoughts Impact Your Productivity and Performance (2 May 2018)
• Doctoral De-Clutter: How to Create an Optimal Work Space (9 May)
• Your Greatest Teachers: Dealing with Professional Setbacks (23 May)

Lent Term 2018

• Doctoral De-Stress: Managing the Pressures of PhD Life (10 January)
• Keep Calm and Study On: How Stress Impacts the Mind and Body (17 January)
• Wellness While Writing: Procrastination, Perfectionism and Writer’s Block (24 January)
• Food for Thought: Nutrition for Memory, Concentration and Focus (7 February)
• PhD Presence: Mindfulness Tips for Doctoral Students (14 February)
• Persisting with the PhD: How to Sustain Motivation During the Doctorate (21 February)
• Study Snacks: How to Prepare Healthier Versions of the Foods you Crave (28 February)
• Overcoming Presentation Anxiety: From Conference Presentations and Job Talks to Delivering Lectures (7 March)
• Sweet Dreams: Developing Effective Strategies for a Restful Sleep (14 March)
• Empowered Interactions: How to Enhance Your Professional Relationships (21 March)

Michaelmas Term 2017

• Doctoral De-Stress: Coping with the Pressures of PhD Life (27 September)
• Wellness while Writing: Overcoming Procrastination, Perfectionism, and Writer’s Block (4 October)
• Keep Calm and Study On: How Stress Impacts the Mind and Body (11 October)
• Eat Well, Stress Less: Combatting Stress through Nutrition (18 October)
• All Work and No Play: How to Cultivate a Healthy Work-Life Balance (25 October)
• Persisting with the PhD: How to Sustain Motivation During the Doctorate (8 November)
• The Science of Stress Management: How Meditation Can Change Your Brain (15 November)
• The Balancing Act: How to effectively juggle your PhD with other commitments (22 November)
• PhD Presence: Mindfulness Tips for Doctoral Students (29 November)
• Building Confidence: Working with your Inner Critic (6 December)

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Doctoral De-Stress
Wednesday 31 May 2017
LSE PhD Academy, 4th Floor LSE Library, 12:30-1:30pm

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LSE De-Stress Fest
Thursday 28 April 2016

• Doctoral De-Stress: How to Write your PhD Thesis with Greater Ease (PhD Academy, 4th Floor LSE Library, 3:00-4:00pm)
• Eat Well, Stress Less: Combating Stress Through Nutrition (3rd Floor Meeting Room, Saw Swee Hock Student Centre, 5:00-6:00pm)

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Food for Thought: Nutrition for the Brain
Monday 1 February 2016, 5:00-6:00pm
3rd Floor Meeting Room, Saw Swee Hock Student Centre

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Doctoral De-Stress: Coping with the Pressure of Writing a PhD Thesis
Monday 1 February 2016, 12:30-1:30pm
LSE PhD Academy (4th Floor, Lionel Robbins Building)

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Managing Exam Stress with Mindfulness
Monday 7 December 2015, 5:00-6:00pm
3rd Floor Meeting Room, Saw Swee Hock Student Centre