Mental Health

The academic environment comes with pressures and conditions that can take a toll on researchers' and students' mental health. This is why it is more important than ever to proactively talk about the topic of mental health and create awareness that it is not something shameful but rather the essential basis for everyone's wellbeing and productivity. Therefore, we are currently implementing the topic in a lot of our programmes, such as "Academic Leadership for Women" or "International Arrival at UHH" in the year 2021.

Furthermore, we offered three topical webinars in which participants had the chance to develop cognitive strategies, work and lifestyle habits that will improve their psychological wellbeing and eventually their productivity during the pandemic. The courses were conducted in March and October 2021 by Desiree Dickerson, PhD.

As a cooperation between the clusters of excellence, there will be 60-minute workshops offered in 2025 with a special focus on mental health. We look forward to your participation—please save the dates! 

17.06.2025, 9:30h	"The Power of Saying NO" Desiree Dickerson, PhD
22.10.2025, 9:30h	"Managing Conflict" Desiree Dickerson, PhD

For further information about Mental Health at Universität Hamburg, please visit the Mental Health Page of UHH.

If you need further advice or recources feel free to reach out to Diversity officer Eileen Schwanold: eileen.schwanold"AT"uni-hamburg.de