{"id":1823,"date":"2026-03-10T10:38:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T10:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/icpostgrad\/?p=1823"},"modified":"2026-03-11T11:23:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T11:23:06","slug":"wellbeing-networking-for-ai4health-computing-phd-researcher-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/icpostgrad\/2026\/03\/10\/wellbeing-networking-for-ai4health-computing-phd-researcher-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Wellbeing &amp; Networking for AI4Health &amp; Computing PhD researcher community"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>by Noura Ezaz-Nikpay and Britta Ross<\/h2>\n<p>The AI4Health &amp; Computing PhD researcher community is diverse and full of brilliant researchers whose work is shaping the future of digital health and computing. We hosted a <strong>Wellbeing &amp; Networking Session<\/strong> to help this vibrant group stay connected and supported. During the activity, we encouraged conversation about the shared joys and challenges of doing a PhD, and highlighted the importance of wellbeing in the PhD journey. For students new to the programme, midway through their research, or approaching the finish line, this was a space to slow down and reconnect.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Focus on Wellbeing:<\/strong>\u00a0At the heart of the session was the expert talk from our <strong>Wellbeing Advisor, Grazia Troiano<\/strong>, who shared insights and practical strategies for maintaining balance and mental wellbeing throughout doctoral research. It was a chance to reflect and pick up tools that can support one\u2019s personal health and academic success.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Connecting the Community:<\/strong>\u00a0With such a large and diverse cohort of AI and Computing PhD researchers, finding time and space to connect isn\u2019t always easy. This session offered a relaxed environment to meet peers across the AI4Health &amp; Computing PhD researcher community; build new networks and strengthen existing ones, share experiences, ideas, and questions (\u201cask us anything!\u201d). The event allowed students a break to enjoy tea and coffee and food, chatting to their peers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"906\" height=\"355\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1824\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/icpostgrad\/files\/2026\/03\/Picture1.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Noura Ezaz-Nikpay and Britta Ross The AI4Health &amp; Computing PhD researcher community is diverse and full of brilliant researchers whose work is shaping the future of digital health and computing. We hosted a Wellbeing &amp; Networking Session to help this vibrant group stay connected and supported. During the activity, we encouraged conversation about the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":242,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[285093],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ecr-community-fund"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/icpostgrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/icpostgrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/icpostgrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/icpostgrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/242"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/icpostgrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1823"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/icpostgrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1826,"href":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/icpostgrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1823\/revisions\/1826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/icpostgrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/icpostgrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/icpostgrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}