Practical information
- Event duration: 2,5 hours
- Number of participants: 48
- Target group: PhD candidates, postdoctoral fellows and researchers
What will you learn?
Imposter syndrome affects many PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, and even established scholars. This phenomenon involves an internalized doubt about one's own competence and ability to succeed, despite evidence to the contrary. Imposter syndrome can impact both self-esteem and career development. In addition, biases, such as unconscious prejudices and stereotypes, also exist in academic environments. Biases can have negative effects on the work environment, collaboration, and your career opportunities.
In this workshop, we aim to help you understand Imposter Syndrome and provide insights into how you can identify and reduce biases. We will also highlight the importance of promoting diversity and inclusion in research environments and how this can enrich your projects and your career.
Our goal is to provide you with practical tools and an understanding that can help you thrive and succeed in the academic world, contributing to creating more inclusive and diverse research environments.
Join us for an engaging and interactive workshop that will contribute to shaping a more supportive and inclusive research environment. Together, we can strengthen diversity and break free from unwanted biases.
About the Speakers
Marthe Amundsen is the project coordinator for FRONT, an NFR-funded equality and diversity project at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. She is one of the faculty's experts on this topic and has extensive experience in conducting courses for leaders on subjects like diversity and biases.
Hugo de Boer is the Research Director and Professor in Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, where he conducts research on plant identification using molecular barcoding. Hugo has been involved in equality, inclusion, and diversity work at the museum for several years.
Anne Mork is employed as a senior adviser in the faculty administration at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, where she specializes in equality and diversity. She has extensive experience in conducting courses on these topics for leaders and staff.
Trude Schmidt Øvregard is employed as an adviser in the HR department at the Natural History Museum. She works in the areas of equality and diversity and is part of the Coordination Group for Equality, Inclusion, and Diversity at UiO. Trude is also the coordinator of the PhD education at the Natural History Museum.