Personal Development and Wellbeing
Trying to figure out how to balance research and a family? Struggling to cope with the demands of your postdoc or fellowship? Interested in learning to meditate? The resources below cover a wide range of topics on wellbeing and personal management.
Personal Development and Wellbeing
Workshops, full and half-day courses
- One to One Voice Coaching Sessions
- Pronunciation for Non-English Speakers
- The Springboard Women’s Development Programme
- Thinking about a baby? (annual workshop that will be advertised in the PFDC’s newsletter)
- Time Management for Postdocs
- Voice Projection for Effective Lecturing
Resources at Imperial
Everyone at Imperial, including postdocs, is encouraged to have a Personal Review and Development Plan (PRDP) meeting each year.
Courses and resources offered through the Learning Development Centre
- Building a Powerful Presence
- Building Personal Resilience
- Collaborative Working
- Decision Making
- Influencing Skills
- Stress Less: Insights and Techniques
- Having Effective Conversations
- Mindful Effectiveness
- Resources on resolving differences and managing conflict
Resources available through the Health and Wellbeing website include information, advice support and self-help guides on numerous topics such as:
- Meditation, including classes available at South Kensington
- Mental health, including a list of Mental Health First Aiders at the College
- Resilience and stress, including a stress awareness tool
- Faculty of Medicine
Information on Imperial’s family friendly policies includes:
- College facilities (e.g. nursing rooms)
- Flexible working
- Parental leave
- Support networks
The Equality website links to
The Evening Class programme run by the Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication offers languages at various levels, as well as classes in Creative Writing, Pleasures of Music, Music Technology and Film Appreciation.
External Resources
The Royal Society’s Parent Carer Scientist aims to encourage and inspire current and future talented scientists to succeed in science regardless of their commitments outside work