A toolbox för academic productivity and stress management in Uppsala on the 21st of October
Posted by Finish on Time on Sep 13, 2015 in Nyheter– Workshop (full-day)
WORKSHOP INSTRUCTORS
Åsa Burman, PhD, Fulbright Scholar, and former management consultant. Main lecturer on academic productivity, and instructor on stress management.
Johanna Clausen Ekefjärd, licensed psychologist, employed at the Faculty of Medicine to conduct research on stress. Main lecturer on stress management and instructor on academic productivity.
AGENDA
9.15-12.00 Academic productivity: From efficiency to effectiveness
12-13.15 Lunch
13.15-16.00 Stress management for academics: From negative stress to positive stress
EXPECTED WORKSHOP OUTCOME
- Trying new academic productivity tools easy to implement and with large impact
- Learning about tools from stress research most applicable to the academic work situation
- Increased sense of control through practical productivity and stress management tools
- Sharing of best practices among participants
ABOUT FINISH ON TIME
Finish On Time has collaborated with many different departments at Lund University, to provide academics with practical tools applicable to the academic work process. Over 50 PhD students have participated in the Graduate student package, a course extending over one semester. Over 700 advisors, professors and students have participated at Finish On Time conferences and/or workshops at KTH, Luleå Tekniska Högskola, Uppsala University, and Lund University. The tools come from the University of California, Berkeley, management consulting and research on stress. During this workshop, you will get a chance to learn about and apply the tools related to academic productivity and stress management prior participants found most effective to your own work situation.