The Balanced Researcher
Practical information
- Audience: Postdocs and Research Staff at Queen's University Belfast
- Date/Time: 5 March 2026 | 09:30 - 11:30
- Duration: 2 hours
- Location: Online
- Organised by: Researcher Development (researchfutures@qub.ac.uk)
Overview
Are you a researcher juggling multiple responsibilities? From grant applications and team management to teaching and personal commitments, the demands can feel endless. This course is designed to help you find balance while remaining an effective and fulfilled researcher.
What You'll Learn
- Proven strategies for managing time and energy
- Insights from thousands of researchers across disciplines
- Techniques for handling rejection, stress, and competing priorities
- Ways to maintain a fulfilling life outside of research
Why Take This Course?
Over the past decade, our workshops have helped thousands of researchers thrive both professionally and personally. This course instils the most effective tools and approaches into a practical, engaging format.
Outcomes
By the end of the course, you’ll be equipped to:
- Reflect on your current balance
- Identify areas for change
- Apply strategies to improve your well-being and productivity
Registration
Registration for this course is done via the iTrent Employee Self Service System (ESS). The link below should take you directly to this course however, you can also open iTrent, click on the Training icon to the left of the page and search using the course's name.
Facilitator
Hugh Kearns | ThinkWell
Hugh Kearns is recognised internationally as a public speaker, educator and researcher. He regularly lectures at universities worldwide, including Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, Berkeley, and Stanford. His areas of expertise include self-management, positive psychology, work-life balance, learning and creativity. He draws on over 25 years of experience as a leading training and development professional within the corporate, financial, education, and health sectors in Ireland, Scotland, North America, New Zealand, and Australia. He has coached individuals, teams and executives in a wide range of organisations in the public and private sectors and has written twelve books on these topics. Hugh has also had several articles published in the prestigious journal 'Nature'.
Hugh is passionate about supervision and delivers workshops on this topic to students and supervisors. He co-wrote the book "Supervising PhD Students: A practical guide and toolkit".
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