Group Coaching for PhD researchers on Performance & Wellbeing in Science

Online (via Zoom). The Zoom link will be sent after registration.
Sessions are conducted in English.

NB! The maximum number of participants has been reached, and registration is now closed.

Programme
Group coaching sessions*:
13 October 2026 9:30 – 12:00
27 October 9:30 - 12:00
17 November 9:30 - 12:00
*It is highly recommended to participate in all 3 sessions.

Target group
Doctoral researchers across all disciplines.

General information
Estonian Doctoral School for Social Sciences organises group coaching sessions for doctoral students across disciplines to develop performance and well-being in research.

The process consists of 3 live group coaching sessions, 1-2 peer group meetings and short personal experiments between the sessions.

PhD researchers juggle countless demands — research, teaching, publications, funding, and personal life. With unclear direction and competing priorities, overwhelm quickly takes over.

The group coaching aims to:

• normalize open conversations about performance and wellbeing,
• set clear goals and priorities that matter most,
• build sustainable work routines that increase productivity.

What is Group Coaching?
Group coaching brings together small groups of PhD candidates to reflect, learn, and grow together. Guided by professional coaches, participants set meaningful goals, tackle real challenges, and develop new skills in a supportive setting. Between sessions, they apply their insights, meet with their peer group and reflect on their progress. The process consists of 3 live group coaching sessions, 1-2 peer group meetings and short personal experiments between the sessions.

Facilitators

• Mariann Nagatsu, MSc Psychology, Certified Solution-Focused Organisational Coach, EMCC Senior Practitioner. Coach for leaders and scientists, incl. supervisors, PhD candidates, and international research teams. Co-founder of Coaching for Scientists (https://www.coachingforscientists.com).
• Dr Manuela Tischler, Certified Solution-Focused Organisational Coach, EMCC Senior Practitioner. Leader of a Junior-Research Group at the University of Applied Sciences, Munich. Coach for scientists, incl. PhD candidates, postdocs, supervisors and professors. Co-founder of Coaching for Scientists (https://www.coachingforscientists.com).

Additional questions
In case of questions about the content, please turn to Mariann Nagatsu,‎‎mariann@coachingforscientists.com, ‎
With administrative questions, please turn to Tiina Hagen,‎‎‎tiina.hagen@taltech.ee.

Estonian Doctoral School for Social Sciences.
Project "Cooperation between universities to promote doctoral studies" (2021-2027.4.04.24-0003) is co-funded by the European Union.