COPING WITH PRESSURE AND MAINTAINING MENTAL WELLBEING DURING RESEARCH STAYS

We are excited to invite master’s students and early career researchers at academic institutions in Norway to participate in an interactive seminar designed by Norec in dialogue with CMI in Bergen.

Young researchers often find themselves unprepared for the mental strains that comes with graduate and postgraduate studies, particularly when their research projects include research stays and/or fieldwork abroad.

The goal of this seminar is to mitigate this by raising awareness about the stressors and  pressures young researchers tend to experience, with a particular emphasis on mental wellbeing on research stays.

The seminar will be facilitated by Facilitated by Per Sjöberg, a clinical psychologist at the Institute for Psychological Counseling (IPR). He has extensive experience working with individuals and groups in high-performance and high-pressure environments, including academia. His expertise includes first and secondary trauma, stress management, resilience building, and personal development with a particular focus on supporting professionals navigating demanding careers. For this session, Per will facilitate a conversation on mental hygiene during and after fieldwork and research stays, offering practical tools and insights to help researchers maintain well-being and balance in their academic journeys.

The seminar will be held in English, at Abdel Ghaffar Meeting Room Chr. Michelsen’s Institute (CMI), Bergen.

Moreover, this will be an in-person seminar to encourage active participation and create room for sharing experiences, concerns and finding solutions related to research travel together.

Well met!