If you're a postgraduate research student, you might be facing specific challenges for your wellbeing. Our tailor-made resources might help.

Research has shown that postgraduate research students face specific challenges to their wellbeing - from the research environment, to transitions between stages, experiments producing unexpected results, and the relationship with your supervisor; there are many unique elements to your journey.

The Wellbeing Thesis

Student Minds runs a site specifically for post-graduate research students called The Wellbeing Thesis. It was co-created by clinical and research experts working with Phd students in the UK.

You can find a range of written guidance, videos from students, experts and supervisors, animations and tools to help you maintain your wellbeing and complete your research.

Topics include:

• Setting yourself up for success 
• Taking control of your PGR journey to make it work for you 
• Managing adversity during your PGR studies 
• Planning for the world after your studies

Keeping my motivation for doing a PhD is quite difficult, it's difficult because quite often you're the one having to motivate yourself, you're doing self-directed work. The thing that helps me keep my motivation is thinking about why and thinking about what it was that made me want to do a PhD in the first place, about the potential impact that the finished product is going to have.
 Maintaining your motivation

Sources

studentminds.org.uk
Postgraduate research students looking after your wellbeing

The Wellbeing Thesis
Online resource for postgraduate research students to support your wellbeing, learning and research

By student minds - The UKs student mental health charity.
Student Minds works with students, service users, professionals and academics to develop new and innovative ways to improve the mental health of students.