DPhil Bootcamp: Building healthy, productive habits (in-person)

The DPhil Bootcamp is an interactive, full-day workshop designed to support first year doctoral students in the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division as they begin their research journey at Oxford.

Starting a DPhil can feel both exciting and uncertain. This interactive Bootcamp, led by Dr Emma Williams, offers space to step back, connect with other students, and explore practical ways to work well, stay well and make the most of your time at Oxford.

Through discussion, reflection and light-touch activities, participants will;

• Build healthy, sustainable work habits that support creativity and wellbeing
• Manage yourself and your project for long-term success
• Communicate effectively with your supervisor using the DNA of Engagement model
• Understand what’s within your control – and how to handle uncertainty when it isn’t
• Develop your personal support network and prepare for what comes after the DPhil

By the end of this bootcamp, participants will be able to:

• Identify their own productive patterns and design simple experiments to improve them
• Map the key strands of their DPhil and recognise how they connect to future career goals
• Communicate more clearly and confidently with supervisors and peers
• Apply strategies to manage uncertainty and normalise setbacks
• Build and maintain supportive professional networks within Oxford and beyond
• Reflect on learning and set goals for continued development throughout the DPhil.

BOOKING INFORMATION

Booking will open at the beginning of Hilary Term.