<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Sachmerda-Schulz, Nicole" <nicole.sachmerda-schulz@idiv.de><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>[Associated Members @iDiv] Mental Health Awareness Days 2023 - online talk for supervisors "Academic Leadership and Employee Mental Health" & programme for your PhDs and postdocs</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">16. October 2023 at 10:31:06 CEST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"members@idiv.de" <members@idiv.de>, "assoc.members@idiv.de" <assoc.members@idiv.de><br></span></div><br><div><meta charset="UTF-8"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Dear<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">iDiv members</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">The Universities of Halle, Jena and Leipzig together with the Graduate Schools of iDiv and UFZ are organising the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Mental Health Awareness Days on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">November 1-3</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">. The main target group are doctoral and postdoctoral researchers – please forward the email below within your groups, thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">There is also an online talk for supervisors to which you are cordially invited:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://www.ga.uni-leipzig.de/en/graduate-academy-leipzig/workshop-portal/event-details/event/academic-leadership" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;">Academic Leadership and Employee Mental Health</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Prof Hannes Zacher presents Evidence-Based Recommendations to support Mental Health in work teams.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span lang="EN-US">In addition to employee mental health, the talk also focuses on the neglected issue of leaders’ own mental health.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt;">Date: 1 Nov, 3:30-5:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Zoom Link:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://uni-leipzig.zoom.us/j/3146740314?pwd=V09Ec2kxdnJCZkE2bm1iWEVtQk9tUT09" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;">https://uni-leipzig.zoom.us/j/3146740314?pwd=V09Ec2kxdnJCZkE2bm1iWEVtQk9tUT09</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt;">Best,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt;">Nicole<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">---</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">The Universities of Halle, Jena and Leipzig together with the Graduate Schools of iDiv and UFZ are organising the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Mental Health Awareness Days</b>, to which you are cordially invited:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Mental Health Awareness Days 2023 for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers - Improving your resilience during the early career phases<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Time: November 1-3, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Language: English<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">&</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>German<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Location: online</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>& on-site<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Short talks and workshops will</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>inform and sensitise you on how to cope with demanding or stressful situations during your research. Ideally, the presented topics will help you to smoothen stressful situations and even prevent a too heavy mental load.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">During these three days, you will find various online offers (most of them in English), e.g.relaxation exercises in the mornings as well as a number of short workshops on topics such as resilience, concentration, positive psychology, the risk of addictive behavior and mindfulness. In addition, there will be information on how to become (or address) a mental health first aider and you will be introduced to the method of peer coaching as a tool for mental relief.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Most of the programme will take place online so you can participate from Leipzig, Halle and Jena easily. Additionally there will be an on-site peer coaching workshop at each location on November 2, 2023 and a workshop on mindfulness at UFZ on November 3, 2023.</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">For more information, including links to each workshop and the full programme, please follow the link below:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://www.ga.uni-leipzig.de/en/graduate-academy-leipzig/workshop-portal/mental-health-awareness-days" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;">https://www.ga.uni-leipzig.de/en/graduate-academy-leipzig/workshop-portal/mental-health-awareness-days</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">There is no registration needed – just join the event which you are interested in. Exceptions are the on-site workshops on peer coaching and mindfulness.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt;">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt;">Nicole<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dr. Nicole Sachmerda-Schulz</span></b><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Scientific coordinator of graduate school yDiv</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wissenschaftliche Koordinatorin Graduiertenschule yDiv</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Phone: +49(0)341-97-33125</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Room: A.00.19</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Email:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><u><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: blue;"><a href="mailto:nicole.sachmerda-schulz@idiv.de" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: blue;">nicole.sachmerda-schulz@idiv.de</span></a></span></u><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: blue;"><br></span></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Website:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.idiv.de/ydiv" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">www.idiv.de/ydiv</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: blue;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Postal address:<br>German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig<br>Puschstrasse 4<br>04103 Leipzig, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">iDiv is a research centre of the DFG – Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">iDiv is a central facility of Leipzig University within the meaning of Section 98 (1) of the SächsHSG (“Sächsisches Hochschulgesetz”). It is run together with the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, as well as in cooperation with the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The following non-university research institutions are involved as cooperation partners: the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry (MPI BGC), the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology (MPI CE), the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVA), the Leibniz Institute DSMZ–German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB), the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) and the Leibniz Institute Senckenberg Museum of Natural History Görlitz (SMNG).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">USt-IdNr. 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