Mental Wellbeing in Research

Do you feel that your mental health is impacted by the challenges of research? Do you feel down or exhausted because of the research workload? Want to know more about how to keep up your performance whilst maintaining a healthy life?

The ECR Network is pleased to host Dr. Bill Mitchell, an experienced clinical psychologist, who will talk about the challenges that researchers face and give insight into how to maintain mental wellbeing. Dr Mitchell will deliver practical ideas to address the real challenges researchers face day to day. Join us at Bentham House on the 27th of February for Dr Mitchell's talk and for informal drinks after the session.

Dr. Bill Mitchell (MA PhD Dip Psych)

Dr Mitchell is a highly experienced clinical psychologist. He graduated from the University of Aberdeen where he obtained his PhD in clinical research and moved to London to complete his clinical training. He and his associates provide clinical assistance to a wide range of clients with Bill primarily focusing on work related difficulties. Many people work under conditions that can easily lead to the loss of any balance to life which increases the potential for them becoming mentally drained, exhausted or ill. His expertise is in sustaining high performance while keeping people in tune with what boosts their energy, wellbeing and emotional fulfilment.

Bill is also closely involved with a number of organisations that are interested in maintaining wellbeing as well as sustaining high performance. He has many years’ experience in working with senior executives in corporations and partners in professional service firms. He leads workshops on areas such as 'Managing Yourself', 'Resilience' and 'Managing Personal Change'. 

Bill has run the Managing Yourself Programme for Ogilvy senior managers in Europe and latterly in Asia for 15 years; he has co-directed the Partner Survival Programme for PWC for 16 years. He has been closely involved in setting up self referral schemes for employees of EDF Energy as well as introducing a Stress and Resilience Awareness Programme and Building Resilience through Change Programme for the firm. Additionally Bill has worked with Thames Water delivering resilience training sessions for managers at all levels. Bill has run senior management sessions for the FCA, Lloyds Banking Group, Freshfields, Linklaters, Ernst & Young, Barclays Capital, IBM, Shell International, Ogilvy, Leo Burnett and Oxford University Press. Bill is a visiting lecturer to Kings College, London, Judge Business School Cambridge and to the London Business School. Bill has a long standing relationship with the Wellcome Trust and latterly the Wellcome Human Genome at Hinxton in Cambridge.