✳️ Mental Health in Academia: The Hot Potato (Vol. 2 – Zadar Edition)
📍 University of Zadar & Online (via Zoom)
📆 May 16–17, 2025
🕤 Start: 09:30 (Zagreb time)
🔗 Zoom & doc links will be shared after registration
🎟️ Free attendance | Registration required, here:
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🔍 What It’s About:
Academia should be a space of discovery and growth — but too often, it’s marked by stress, burnout, isolation, and mobbing. The second edition of Mental Health in Academia: The Hot Potato brings together experts, researchers, students, and activists to open up the conversation on mental health challenges in academic environments.
Whether you’re a student, PhD candidate, assistant, postdoc, or faculty member, this event is for you.
🧠 Why You Should Join:
Engage with top mental health professionals and researchers
Learn practical tools for self-care, resilience, and empowerment
Hear personal stories and case studies
Take part in interactive workshops and roundtables
Build connections through our Buddy System & networking spaces
🎤 Speakers & Sessions Include:
✨ Božidar Nikša Tarabić (Zoom lecture – May 6th): "Mobbing: Premeditated Psychological Torture in Academia"
✨ Stefan Mol (SciLink): Findings of the Staircase Study
✨ Marina Nekić: Sexual Boundaries in Mentoring
✨ Maja Tadić: Academic (Self)Efficacy & the Pattern Project
✨ Emina Zoletić: Fellowship Applications & Mental Resilience
✨ Kristijan Žibrat: Summer School Exchange & Wellbeing Tips
✨ And many more...
Agenda here :
https://oui.hr/mental-health-in-academia-hot-potato/
REGISTER for the conference:
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Božidar Nikša Tarabić (Zoom lecture – May 6th): "Mobbing: Premeditated Psychological Torture in Academia" register here :
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🧘 Extras:
💬 Mental Health Roundtable
☕ Networking Lounge
🧘♀️ Morning Mindfulness & Yoga on Zadar’s Riva
🔔 Gong Bath
👣 Guided City Walk
💡 Languages: English & Croatian
🌍 Hybrid format – attend in person or online!
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📌 Organizers:
Udruga Penkala & Udruga OUI & Student Counseling Center of the University of Zadar
📥 Contact:
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🔗 Zoom link & full program will be shared after registration – stay tuned!
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