1. How to manage your work! Research Student Induction 12th April 2017
Dr Teresa Barbosa
Director of Graduate Education, CoMH

2. Welcome and Congratulations
College of Medicine and Health
College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences
College of Business and Law
College of Science, Engineering and Food Science

3. Life as a PhD student Creativity Enthusiasm Resilience Anxiety
Rush
Euphoria
Resilience
Endurance
Stress
Overwhelming
Anxiety
Enthusiasm
Isolation
Fear
Depression

4. Life as a PhD student

5. Life as a PhD student

6. PhD life can be hard! Causes of stress
Relationship with the supervisor
Unrealistic Expectations
Failed experiments
Competitiveness
Finances
Family/ dependents
Isolation: away from family;
away from country;
away from other students

7. Stages of the PhD journey
Start
Half-way there
Writing up
Falling motivation
Frustration
Inadequacy
Perfectionism
Uncertainty
Procrastination
Low self-confidence

8. Student wellbeing PhD Healthy and productive students Physical health
Emotional / Mental Heath
Academic Experience
Physical health
Healthy and productive students

9. Managing time and stress
Heathy lifestyle/ self-care:
get enough sleep, eat healthy and exercise regularly
take time to do the things you enjoy
Avoid procrastination
Set priorities
Learn to say NO
Stay motivated - set realistic goals and be happy with small wins
Spend quality time with friends and family

10. Talk about your problems
Look for support/ help
Peers
Supervisor/ advisor / mentoring schemes
Friends and family
Counselling

11. Support services at UCC

12. Student Counselling

13. Student Counselling
The Student Counselling and Development Service offers free and confidential counselling to students.
Mindfulness courses
Access to an online computer-aided lifestyle management programme
Wellbeing podcasts
Stress management workshops
Self-help resources

15. Student Health Defeating Depression Consultant Psychiatric Service
Student Health Department
University College Cork
Mary Buckley
Physiatrist Student Health Department

16. Chaplaincy

17. CoMH Graduate School

18. CoMH Graduate School events

19. CoMH Graduate School events
Postgraduate Students Committee

20. SEFS Graduate School

21. CACSS Graduate School

22. Graduate Studies Office
UCC Postgrad Research Café
PhD mentoring groups
And more…Mardyke, Clubs and Societies

23. MAKE TIME !

24. Look around
Someone may need your help!

25. We will look to support you and enable you to find a way through challenges so that you can recognise and appreciate the rewards of your hard work and perseverance.
Good luck and remember the contribution you are making to research but above all
enjoy the ride!
STAY POSITIVE