• Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR), 8-Week Online Program

    MBSR is an eight-week evidence-based program to manage stress and to increase mental balance and well-being. Start with the web-based introduction to get an idea of the course. If you would like to develop the ability to cope more effectively with stressful situations and gain more composure, energy and understanding in your life, this course is for you. It can help to improve your focus, build resilience and give you insights into finding more ease in life.  About the online program The course will be conducted mainly through Canvas/Zoom. You will engage with the teacher and interact with other participants through your computer screen and web camera during weekly class…

  • DSA Mental Health Survey 2021

    To better understand the situation of doctoral students at KI, we ask you to participate in our yearly DSA Mental Health Survey! We urge you all to participate. The survey only takes 10 minutes of your time but helps the DSA and KI prioritize our resources and time. The survey is completely anonymous(!) and there will as such be no repercussions or targeting of individuals based on their answers.

  • Gaining more insight into mental health among doctoral students at KI

    Pursuing a PhD is not an easy task -especially in the midst of a pandemic -a challenge that most of us were unprepared for. The Covid19 pandemic has displayed the challenges that PhD students face, especially our mental health struggles. With the goal of better understanding the difficulties of the PhD community at KI, the DSA ran a survey last summer and the results are staggering, but not surprising.