Managing Stress and Maintaining Momentum at Graduate School

Graduate Student Development Program Offers a Workshop on Managing Stress and Maintaining Momentum at Graduate School

Date and Time:

Tuesday; 4 November 2025

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Venue:

F3 building, Room 105

Target Audience

This workshop is open mainly to students in Master’s or Doctorate programs.

Workshop Leader

Prof. Ansie Fouche

 Department of Social Wellbeing

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Workshop Description

This practical workshop will support postgraduate students in managing the unique pressures of advanced study and research. Participants will learn the difference between optimal stress, which can enhance focus and performance, and distress, which undermines well-being. Using the Perceived Stress Scale, they will assess their own stress levels and reflect on how academic demands, deadlines, and competing responsibilities impact them. Together, we will explore healthy and unhealthy coping strategies commonly used in postgraduate life, and students will be guided to develop tailored intervention plans that strengthen resilience, improve balance, and promote sustained success throughout their studies.

Resources

None

Registration

No registration is required