Mental Health and Awareness Month 2022 with DION

We are pleased to announce a new format for our traditional events dedicated to mental health and awareness! After your valuable feedback last year, we have turned the Mental Health and Awareness week into a month, making it easier for you to participate in multiple events.

All in all, DION is happy to announce our Mental Health and Awareness Month 2022!

Please find a tentative events plan below so you can save the dates. More information will follow, stay tuned!

Trondheim: Mental Fitness Workshop by Elizabeth Sturdy 

                       When: Thursday, November 3, 16:30-18:30 

                       Where: NTNU – Gløshaugen campus, D3-Møterom Onsager  

                       Registration link: https://forms.gle/k6DLkhaVZC5YtMtDA

                       Registration Deadline: 01.11.2022

                      Lunch and Workshop Mental Health Risks for PhDs/ temporary researchers 

                      When: Monday, November 7 Time 13.00-13:45

                      Where: TBA

                      Registration link: https://forms.gle/C1DLXytZT687hHeX7

                      Registration Deadline: 03.11.2022

                     QiGong by QiGongmedClara 

                     When: Monday, November 14, 16:00-17:00 

                     Where: NTNU Gløshaugen – Tapirbygget – Rom Sprokkit (Høgskoleringen 3 (P15), Floor 5) 

                     Registration link & deadline: TBA

                   Finding home workshop

                   When: Wednesday, November 16, 16:00-18:00 

                   Where: NTNU Gløshaugen – Tapirbygget Rom Sprokkit (Høgskoleringen 3 (P15), Floor 5) 

                   Get your free ticket: https://tikkio.com/e/ba2dfc28b4b5f002c17eef2fa0061f23 

                     Lunch and Workshop Mental Health Risks for PhDs/ temporary researchers 

                     When: November 30, 12.00-12.45

                     Where: TBA

                     Registration link: https://forms.gle/6RwHNDooUUvq68Em8

                     Registration Deadline: 25.11.2022

Gjøvik:        Yoga by Lise Linnerud  

                     When: Friday, November 11, 10:00-11:00 

                     Where: G303, G building

                     Registration link & deadlineTBA

                     Mental Fitness Workshop by Elizabeth Sturdy 

                     When: Tuesday, November 15, 17:00-19:00 

                     Where: G303, G building

                     Registration link & deadlineTBA

                   Oslo tour – visiting the National Museum  

                   When: Saturday, November 26, 09:00-21:00 

                   Registration link & deadline: TBA

Ålesund:   Yoga class

                    When: Tuesday, November 8, 20:00-21:00 

                    Where: TBA

We are looking forward to seeing you!

Autumn Photo Contest

Autumn is in full swing with its coziness, and vivid colors.

To celebrate the beauty of Autumn, DION would like to invite you to the “Autumn Photo Contest”.
Please share with us just ONE photo (taken by you of course!) that captures the essence of Autumn. The winner of this contest will earn a 200 NOK gift card.

To participate, please submit one photo to: post@dion.ntnu.no

The deadline for submissions is on 1/11/2022.

So, go out, enjoy the outdoors, but don’t forget to take pictures! Best of luck to you all!

Seminars by Tekna and DION

Tekna NTNU and DION are happy to announce three seminars for your faculty on October 10th and 11th in Trondheim (info for Ålesund and Gjøvik below) dealing with aspects of temporarily employment at NTNU. This workshop is relevant for both PhD candidates, post doctors and others with a temporary scientific employment.  

The workshop will deal with working at Norwegian universities compared to other sectors, and give tips and tricks on what to expect when temporarily employed at NTNU. 

Both Tekna NTNU and DION will present how we can help you if you ever run into problems or dilemmas during your time here, and what to be aware of as a temporary employee. 

Light refreshments will be served. 

The workshop is open to all temporary employees at the IV, IE and NV, even if you are not a member of Tekna.

There are a limited number of seats, so please sign up as soon as possible here:

10th of October, 16.00 – 19.00, IV Faculty:  https://www.tekna.no/en/events/mote-for-stipendiater-ved-ntnu-43816/ 

11th of October, 10.00 – 13.00, IE Faculty: https://www.tekna.no/en/events/mote-for-stipendiater-ved-ntnu-43817/

11th of October, 16.00 – 19.00, NV Faculty: https://www.tekna.no/en/events/mote-for-stipendiater-ved-ntnu-43818/

Or use the following QR code:

More info about the seminars is available on the links.

Ålesund: The last workshop (11th of October at 16.00) will be streamed to Ålesund, and you can gather together in the auditorium Åse (opposite the cantina). Light refreshments will be served. A local Tekna and DION representatives will be present there to watch the seminar with you and answer your questions. Please use the sign up form provided above and specify explicitly that you are in Ålesund. 

Gjøvik: The seminar in Gjøvik will be held at the end of November (preliminary date 24th of November). More information will follow!

We hope to see as many of you there as possible, and do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions!

DION Grants Fall 2022

Dear colleagues:

DION is happy to announce a new round of support grants for educational or social activities for our members at NTNU!

All PhD candidates, Postdocs and other temporary scientific employees at any NTNU campuses are eligible to apply for a grant (up to 2000 NOK) to cover expenses related to organizing activities that create opportunities for PhD students and post-docs to network, learn, and enrich their experience. Please note that Master degree students are NOT eligible. 

If there are applicants from Trondheim, Gjøvik and Ålesund, it will be prioritized to grant one to each of the three cities. 

DION will give preference to applications which are targeted towards an open audience. Applications for the exclusive benefit of one department or faculty will still be accepted but applications that are accessible for all DION members will be prioritized. 

If interested, you can apply by filling the attached form and sending it to post@dion.ntnu.no.

DION-Grant-Application-Form-Fall-2022_final.docx

Be sure to go through the rules in the application form. 

Deadline for submissions is 20th of September 2022.

We are looking forward to your proposals!