Outcome of the 3 Manifesto Development Workshops held by the ReMO COST Action between 20th and 26th April 2021 Dataset uri icon

abstract

  • These documents are the result of a series of three online workshops held between 20th and 26th April 2021 by the Researcher Mental Health (ReMO) COST Action. The 2-hour long workshops focussed on engaging the ReMO community through developing recommendations for the Researcher Mental Health and Well-being Manifesto based on the specific impact priorities of each of ReMO's three Working Groups: Working Group 1: System level - the ERA working environment Working Group 2: Institutional level - Wellbeing Practices in Research Institutions Working Group 3: Local actors - Promoting researcher well-being on a practical level These workshops were based on the outcomes of a previous process to perform SWOT analyses and Impact analyses.The following procedure was executed: First, the working group chairs introduced the focus of each working group. Participants were randomly assigned to small parallel discussion groups. In four discussion rounds, participants identified actions to prioritise within the Manifesto and the agenda of the Working Group over project lifetime and populated the matrix of the padlet. Subsequently, through a plenary discussion the ideas recorded in the matrix were discussed, duplications and similar items were merged. As a result, the three Manifesto matrices for the three working groups were finalized and synthesized to a project level Manifesto matrix. The process aimed to distill a number of key themes and actions, which are critical for developing a model of doctoral education and more general research culture embracing researcher mental health as a key priority. This process led to the publication of the Researcher Mental Health and Well-being Manifesto. The audience’s responses were anonymous, and they were recorded in a padlet, whose contents are available here.

publication date

  • 2021