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Schedule 2021
Here you can find information about the agenda for the MINDS 2021 conference on Thursday, September 23, 2021. Click on each session's workshop, panel, roundtable, and discussion groups to learn more about the topic below!
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AWST session (UTC+8)
(North Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Oceania)
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09:00 - 09:10 | Introduction |
09:10 - 10:10 | Workshop: Mental Health Literacy |
10:20 - 11:20 | Panel: Speak your mind - diversity of experiences in academia |
11:20 - 11:50 | Lunch |
11:50 - 12:50 | Roundtable: How can we build a good student-supervisor relationship? |
13:00 - 14:00 | Discussion group: Academic stress triggers: reflecting on results from global survey on Mental Health among researchers |
14:00 - 14:05 | Concluding remarks - Passing it to the CEST! |

CEST session (UTC+2)
(Africa, Europe, Middle East)
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09:00 - 09:10 | Introduction |
09:10 - 10:10 | Workshop: Imposter Syndrome |
10:20 - 11:20 | Panel: Focusing on people - career and mental health stories |
11:20 - 11:50 | Lunch |
11:50 - 12:50 | Roundtable: How can we start advocating for mental health in academia? |
13:00 - 14:00 | Discussion group: Overcoming workplace bullying and power abuse in academia |
14:00 - 14:05 | Concluding remarks - Passing it to the EDT! |
EDT session (UTC-4)
(North America, Caribbean, Central and South America)
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09:00 - 09:10 | Introduction |
09:10 - 10:10 | Workshop: Mental Health Literacy |
10:20 - 11:20 | Panel: Speak your mind - diversity of experiences in academia |
11:20 - 11:50 | Lunch |
11:50 - 12:50 | Roundtable: How can we address financial insecurities for grad student? |
13:00 - 14:00 | Discussion group: Setting boundaries at work and striving for work-life balance |
14:05 - 14:45 | Special session: Changing approaches to addressing academic mental health: current strategies, barriers and opportunities |
14:45 - 14:50 | Concluding remarks - Passing it to the PT! |

PT session (UTC-7)
(North America, Central America)
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12:00 - 12:10 | Introduction |
12:10 - 13:10 | Workshop: Basics of Burnout |
13:20 - 14:20 | Panel: Focusing on people - career and mental health stories |
14:20 - 14:50 | Lunch |
14:50 - 15:50 | Roundtable: How can we draft and implement a student-supervisor agreement? |
16:00 - 17:00 | Discussion group: Mental health during/beyond the pandemic |
17:00 - 17:05 | Concluding remarks! |
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