From Drowning to Driving Your Postgraduate Journey
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Many postgraduate students experience periods of uncertainty, stress, and self-doubt as they navigate academic and personal expectations. This session aims to provide practical guidance and supportive strategies to help students build confidence, strengthen resilience, and transition from simply managing day-to-day challenges to actively shaping a rewarding and fulfilling postgraduate journey.
Join us for an inspiring session: “From Drowning to Driving Your Postgraduate Journey” on 24 November (Online Session) 1:00 – 3:00 PM (GMT).
Speaker: Dr. Lina Mohjazi, Associate Professor at University of Glasgow.
Abstract:
Embarking on a postgraduate degree can feel like being thrown into deep waters - uncertain, overwhelming, and at times isolating. Yet, this very stage can also be one of the most transformative journeys in a student’s academic and personal life. From Drowning to Driving Your Postgraduate Journey will uncover the often-unspoken myths and challenges of postgraduate study, from navigating supervisory relationships and academic pressure to dealing with imposter syndrome and burnout. Drawing on my own experiences and the Aurora strategy that Dr. Mohjazi created, she will share practical tools and mindset shifts to help students cultivate resilience, maintain mental wellbeing, and find balance amidst the demands of research and life. This talk will highlight how to move from surviving to thriving - developing the confidence to steer your journey with clarity, purpose, and long-term vision. Ultimately, it is about reclaiming agency, building resilience, and ensuring that your postgraduate years become a launchpad for success rather than a source of struggle.
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Dr. Lina Mohjazi
Biography:
Dr. Lina Mohjazi is an Associate Professor in Sustainable Wireless Communications at the James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow (UofG), UK. She earned her B.Sc. (Honors) from UAE University, Al-Ain, UAE, in 2008 on a full scholarship, followed by an M.Sc. from Khalifa University (KU), Abu Dhabi, UAE, in 2012 (also on a full scholarship), and a Ph.D. from the prestigious 5G/6G Innovation Centre, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK, in 2018, all in electrical and electronic engineering. Dr. Mohjazi was a Lecturer at Khalifa University from 2015 to 2020 and as a Research Associate at the KU Center for Cyber-Physical Systems (C2PS) from 2018 to 2020. She was a Visiting Research Associate with the Communications, Sensing, and Imaging (CSI) group at the University of Glasgow from 2019 to 2020. Currently, she leads major technical and educational programs, including her role as Deputy Director of the EPSRC RAINZ Centre for Doctoral Training at UofG. Her research interests span green and sustainable wireless communications, IoT, machine learning-empowered network resource allocation, energy efficiency, fundamental performance limits, and beyond 5G applications. She holds a multi-million-pound research grant portfolio on future wireless communications technologies. Dr. Mohjazi is recognized as a UK Exceptional Global Talent by the Royal Academy of Engineering and has authored over 100 publications, including research papers, book chapters, and conference presentations. She has received numerous awards for teaching and research, such as the IEEE Women in Engineering UK&I Excellence Award, the IEEE Communications Letters Exemplary Editor Award, and being listed amongst the "100 Brilliant and Inspiring Women in 6G" by Women in 6G for two years in a row (2024, 2025). She serves as the Women in Engineering Engagement Lead at the IEEE Communication Society UK&I, a Fellow of the Women's Engineering Society (WES), and a Senior Member of the IEEE. She actively contributes to the organization committees of flagship IEEE conferences and workshops.
