Organisations and institutions

Help students and researchers work well through demanding transitions.

I design interactive, neuroscience-informed workshops for universities, graduate schools, research programmes, and career-development teams.

Discuss a programme or cohort need

Incoming and undergraduate cohorts · graduate schools and doctoral programmes · research groups and laboratories · career services and student-support teams · academic advisers and supervisors · alumni and learning weeks

Where the work usually starts

Four recognisable situations. The content is chosen with the programme owner, based on what the cohort is facing.

Starting university

Novelty and uncertainty
First time living abroad
Academic workload
Loss of familiar routines
Attention and working-memory pressure
Building sustainable study habits

Learning under pressure

Digital distraction
Ineffective study strategies
Exam pressure
Sleep and memory
Difficulty planning a realistic week
Effort that is no longer productive

Managing uncertain research

Several projects at once
Unclear or changing priorities
Open-ended work
Research planning
Supervisor communication
Lightweight Agile methods for research

Growing into research leadership

PhDs and postdocs taking more responsibility
Principal investigators supporting teams
Feedback and supervision
Delegation
Difficult conversations
Collaboration across disciplines
Sustainable research culture

Programme topics

Existing workshops, run as they are or adapted to a cohort.

The Neuroscience of Starting University Well

For incoming students.

Attention and working memory during transition
Focus patterns
Recovery
A first-semester plan

Focus in a Distracted World

For students and researchers.

Task switching
Notifications
Deep-focus periods
Planning around attention

Learning That Lasts

For exam and learning periods.

Retrieval practice
Spacing
Attention and memory
Sleep and recovery
Realistic revision planning

From Overwhelm to a Workable Week

For managing workload.

Prioritisation
Turning vague work into next actions
Multiple deadlines
Weekly review

Focused Research Work

For graduate researchers.

Uncertain projects
Research planning
Parallel work
Lightweight Agile practices
Sustainable research rhythms

Communication in Research and Student Teams

For group projects and laboratories.

Listening
Clarifying meaning
Feedback
Assumptions
Difficult conversations

How the learning journey is structured

Every topic is delivered as a light system, not a standalone talk.

Step 1

Alignment

Programme-owner conversation and scoping.

Step 2

Delivery

Interactive workshops with the cohort.

Step 3

Application

Experiments in their own study or research week.

Step 4

Embedding

Reflection guides and a pulse check.

Ways to work together

Talk or Lunch & Learn Deep-Dive Training Problem-Based Team Workshop 1:1 Sponsored Coaching Short Pilot See what each format involves →

Programme integration

Application is stronger when the workshop connects to the wider student or researcher experience.

Orientation Career Skills modules Academic advising Supervisor conversations Research-group meetings Learning platforms Exam preparation Cohort check-ins Follow-up workshops

Reinforcement comes from the programme owner, faculty, supervisor, or student-support team.

Delivered for

Cognitive load, focus and attention for AI researchers

15 master's and PhD students AI graduate programme across seven universities Interactive session

ELIZA is an AI graduate programme spanning seven universities across Germany. The session explored how cognitive load, attention, and task-switching shape deep work, and practical ways to organise the day around task types.

Participants left with a way of reading their own attention across a working day, rather than a set of study tips.

Start with the cohort, not the solution.

What happens in a scoping call?

A 30-minute direct conversation to map your situation, clarify objectives, determine whether there is a fit, and give you clear context and numbers to take back to your faculty or programme stakeholders.

Discuss a programme or cohort need

For a formal proposal or tender, email angela@kondinska.com.