Welcome to the PhD course Finish on time and feel good along the way!

Many doctoral students feel that a duality characterizes their PhD studies; on the one hand, an incredible amount of freedom and time to work with the subject one is passionately interested in; on the other hand, that freedom leads to too loose frameworks. The PhD course aims to provide solid techniques and new strategies to finish on time and feel good along the way.

The course leader is Åsa Burman, docent in practical philosophy and author of the course book The Doctoral Student Handbook: Master Effectiveness, Reduce Stress and Finish On Time. Åsa teaches on all occasions. Jörgen Pellbäck, a licensed psychologist from FeelGood, teaches on one occasion. The course is open to all doctoral students at Stockholm University, and the course book is included. During this fall, the course is given in English.

Location: Aula Magna, Mimer (including coffee and sandwiches).

Registration

Register by sending an email to: forumfd_humvet@su.se.
Please mark the subject line of the email: PhD course.
(Limited number of seats available.)

"For me, it has had an enormous impact on my everyday life. I get more done in my working hours and no longer have to work evenings or weekends.”
- Course participant

Group 1: PhD students who have reached less than halfway

  • Workshop 1 – Academic productivity
    From efficiency to effectiveness: How do I use the 80/20 principle in my thesis work?
    Date: September 7th, at 9–12.
     
  • Workshop 2 – Academic productivity
    From vague visions to concrete goals: How do I set realistic goals?
    Date: October 3rd, at 9–12.
     
  • Workshop 3 – Sustainable working methods
    The demand-control-support model
    Date: October 26th, at 9–12.
     
  • Workshop 4 – Academic writing
    From perfectionism and procrastination to flow
    Date: November 22nd, at 9–12
     
  • Workshop 5 – Academic productivity
    From vague visions to concrete goals: How do I follow up on my goals, for example about thesis writing?
    Date: December 14th, at 9–12.

Contact

Program manager: Åsa Burman, asa.burman@philosophy.su.se, and Karin Steffensen, Human Resources Office, karin.steffensen@su.se.