Support for universities

Let me support your students and staff

We all want to create vibrant research communities at universities where students and staff are enthusiastic, productive, and collegiate. Too much of the time we are instead rushed, overwhelmed and even lonely. As well as affecting well-being, this affects levels of progression, retention and achievement.

Individual support can go a long way to helping this feel easier, but widespread change comes from sustained institutional commitment.

I offer one-off workshops for staff or students, as well as my unique group coaching membership programme.

Coming soon!

An online self-paced course called How to Be Your Own Best Supervisor.


This unique course is a "choose your own adventure" designed to get you moving when you're struggling. 


 Choose the thought that is holding you back and get a video and worksheet to support you through it.


Get the support you need, when you need it, and make it all feel a little bit easier. Sign up below to be among the first to hear when the course is available!

Sign up here

Online workshops

I have a series of online workshops for PhD students and early career researchers. They are NOT your usual workshops teaching concrete methods (e.g. literature searching, project management.)


Instead, they focus on the things that people are really struggling with.


The courses are are:

  1. How to start as you mean to go on
  2. How to be your own best supervisor
  3. What to do when you've got too much to do
  4. How to write when you’re struggling to write
  5. How to overcome imposter syndrome
  6. How to manage your time and energy
  7. How to make decisions and prioritise
  8. What to do when you feel behind
  9. How to plan for the summer

They are a two hour workshop and participants will receive a handout and links to my podcast for ongoing support and reflection.


The PhD workshops start at £400 and get cheaper the more you book.

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You can find the programme and details here


Bespoke offerings for specific groups (including senior academics) are also available; contact me for details and custom prices.

Online group coaching membership

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This is my flagship programme! The PhD Life Coach membership provides regular online group coaching to address issues such as overwhelm, negative self-talk, lack of motivation, and procrastination. Due to its unique group format, it creates a sense of community and shared, ongoing support while also being scalable and affordable to deliver. 


It includes at least two webinars a week (for 42 weeks/year), providing a mixture of classes and coaching, as well as an online community hub.  There are also monthly two hour online workshops.


We provide promotional materials and an annual report giving anonymous data on student attendance, engagement, and the main issues experienced by the participants.


It can be "launched" by your university as a high profile commitment to research student well-being and success.


A testimonial from a current member...


"The coaching community is the most wonderful group of people. It is so helpful to see and hear from people who are having the same struggles and feelings as you. It makes you feel like you aren't alone and that it is possible to get through everything. Vikki is such an amazing person! Kind, caring, understanding and so so knowledgeable. I really appreciate everything she does. These sessions are the best thing I could ever suggest for anyone in academia (and beyond) to take part in."


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