Tag Archive: Mental health

Graduate Director’s report – December 2020

December 12, 2020 1:49 am Published by Comments Off on Graduate Director’s report – December 2020

The cross-institutional, collaborative nature of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centres of Excellence has allowed a re-imagining of the Australian PhD experience. Here we outline the steps the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes has taken to support our graduate students during COVID.

Graduate Director’s report – August 2020

August 21, 2020 10:23 am Published by Comments Off on Graduate Director’s report – August 2020

Melissa Hart discusses how the Centre is doing its best to navigate the COVID crisis with virtual lunches, an online winter school, and the lines of support. Harry the cat also puts in an appearance, of course.

How to have a successful conference when you’re an introverted agoraphobic

February 27, 2020 3:49 pm Published by Comments Off on How to have a successful conference when you’re an introverted agoraphobic

Kim Reid had a very fruitful conference at AMOS 2020, but she also had two panic attacks. Here she talks about living with these attacks and how someone in a similar situation can navigate and still get plenty of benefits from crowded conferences.