Extensive knowledge and skills are required for the doctoral project. The challenges change at different stages of the doctorate. This season focuses on issues that you might face while working on your doctorate such as writer’s block, mental health as well as the creation and maintenance of interpersonal relationships with your department’s faculty.

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Episodes

• Episode 1: Dr. Marlies Klamt, PhD coach and co-host of our podcast, talks about building and maintaining good supervision-relationships
• Episode 2: Listen in to our chat with Dr. Anselm Spindler, writing coach and workshop facilitator, as we talk about academic writing.
• Episode 3: Prof. Heberle discusses good scientific practice and his role as the Central Ombudsperson of the Freie Universität Berlin
• Episode 4: Sandra Neumann, representative of the organisation „Scholar Minds“, discusses mental health during the doctorate
• Episode 5: Join us on our talk with Christine Eßmann-Stern, the Women’s Representative and Gender Equality Officer, where we discuss about power relations in academia

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Ombuds Office and Central Ombudsperson at the Freie Universität – seeking help for academic misconducts

Scholar Minds – mental health network for academics in Berlin

Gender*Equality Team – establishing equal opportunities for people of all genders