Points of call (diversity and anti-discrimination)

There is a range point of calls available to the employees and students of University of Vienna, dealing with diversity and anti-discrimination. The points of call of the University of Vienna  are divided into sections such as social origin, mental & physical abilities, gender, origin/ethnicity and so on. If you feel the need to, you are encouraged to contact them. Information on PhaNuSpo support and a list of other places to go outside of the university you find here.

Group coaching: Self-Management and Wellbeing

for PhaNuSpo doctoral students

Feeling tired, isolated and stressed? Problems with your supervisor? Working 24/7 but not getting many things done? Feeling stuck? Feeling guilty for taking a day off?

These are all common experiences in the early stages of a research career. While life as a PhD candidate is not easy, it can be made easier with group coaching. Academic work is a creative process that requires a lot of self-motivation and is rather often a solitary activity that requires a lot of discipline and perseverance. This can make you feel insecure and demotivated. Group coaching is an opportunity to achieve the goal of a successful career with a focus on your personal wellbeing.

  • Target Group: For doctoral students, who are PhaNuSpo members, in any phase of their project who would like to monitor their progress within a group of fellows, supervised by a trained coach.
  • Coach: Mag. Mag. Dr. Markus Böckle, MSc
  • Group size: 10
  • Location: Magdalenenstraße 21/7, 1060 Vienna.
  • Booking: Before each session by email to Mr. Böckle at office@praxis-boeckle.at, subject "PhaNuSpo group coaching", or register online at https://calendly.com/markus-boeckle/group-coaching-phanuspo.

Important note: According to the coaching rules, Mr. Böckle is obliged to maintain confidentiality, i.e. he will not pass on any information (content or names) to any representative of the VDS PhaNuSpo or to any outside person.

Time Schedule:

  • Tuesday, 02.04.2024, 16:00-17:40
  • Tuesday, 07.05.2024, 16:00-17:40
  • Tuesday, 04.06.2024, 16:00-17:40
  • Tuesday, 02.07.2024, 16:00-17:40

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Talk: Self-Management & Wellbeing for Early Career Researchers

© M. Boeckle

The entrance to the university marks a period of transition for young people. During this transition, students face new challenges, such as making independent decisions about their lives and studies, adjusting to the academic demands of a challenging learning environment, and interacting with a diverse range of new people. In addition, many students leave their homes, sometimes for the first time, and move away from their support network.

These challenges can affect the mental health and wellbeing of early career researchers. Indeed, there is evidence that a strain on mental health is placed on students once they start university. Although this decreases over the course of their studies (Macaskill, 2013, Mey and Yind, 2015), it does not return to pre-university levels.

The VDS PhaNuSpo invited Dr. Markus Boeckle to give us an overview of the current research on mental health and wellbeing in science and possible ways to approach and implement support services.

Mag. Mag. Dr. Markus Böckle, MSc

© Markus Böckle, Die Forschungsgreisslerei,

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Markus Boeckle works at the Karl Landsteiner Private University (Austria) and as a coach. His education and research have focused on an interdisciplinary approach of philosophy of mind, evolutionary biology, cognitive biology and acoustic communication. His focus in coach is to understand self-efficacy and intentions during the process of therapy and how they influence treatment outcome. He is also part of the research project team investigating on mental health and coping strategies among doctoral students in the life sciences.