The Young Minds (YM) Project is the key program of the European Physical Society (EPS) devoted to boosting the career and the scientific creativity of young physicists around Europe and fostering the creation of an international network of young and motivated researchers (https://www.epsyoungminds.org/). Currently, there are more than 60 Young Minds Section in more than 30 different countries!
In the framework of the 2022 EUROPEAN NUCLEAR PHYSICS CONFERENCE (https://indico.cern.ch/e/EUNPC2022) , that will be held in Santiago de Compostela from the 24th of October to the 28th (2022) there will be a session dedicated to this project. Please find here a description of their scope and activities, and how to organize a Young Mind Section in your institution.
This will take place on Wednesday 26th at 11:50 am.
Well-being and Positive Mental Health in research career
In recent years, academia has been facing a mental health crisis affecting especially early career researchers (ECRs). Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic has posed an unprecedented burden for the mental health of academic community. We offer a theoretical-practical workshop where you will gain a new perspective of the research career.
PhD candidates and young post-docs will learn several techniques to improve well-being and motivation during the completion of the doctoral thesis. A broader perspective on the research career and its challenges will be offered. Gamified practical exercises for self-regulation and self-leadership will be proposed.
Post-docs and senior researchers will receive techniques to improve leadership and goal achievement, as well as to manage stress, communication and team-work.
This workshop aims to provide empirical data on researchers’ mental Health and some evidence-based techniques to maintain and improve cognitive-emotional well-being and to increase overall positive mental health. The main occupational mental-health risks associated with the research career will also be presented. Moreover, several strategies to overcome them will be proposed.
Anna Muro i Rodríguez
Lecturer in Psychology at the Department of Basic, Developmental and Educational Psychology and coordinator of the Unit of Coaching and Academic Support, at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
She is a researcher of the Stress and Health Research Group, ambassador of the Researchers’ Mental Health Observatory (EU-COST Action CA19117) and member of the Working Group for Mental Health in Catalan Universities. Outside academia, she has been a free-lance Coach Psychologist in educational settings for more than 15 years, promoting emotional wellbeing and personal growth. Member of the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences, her main lines of research are the study of individual differences in academic well-being and the validation of Positive Psychology and Nature-based therapies to promote positive mental health.
Since 2005, she has participated in several intervention projects to foster the teaching quality at universities and to increase students' academic motivation and emotional well-being.
