Doctoral student wellbeing and support
Support services, challenging situations, progressing in your studies and research, study skills and wellbeing
Counselling for doctoral students on study related issues
Doctoral education services offers doctoral students personal counselling on issues related to their studies or research. When puzzling questions or challenges arise, the counselling helps you move forward and supports you in progressing your studies and research. The counsellor is Sonja Kniivilä.
From the autumn term 2026 onwards, doctoral students will have the opportunity to receive personal study counselling from Doctoral Education Services. Contrary to previous information, the counselling will be available from the second week of November onwards. It will be available on Thursdays from 14.15 to 17.00.
The counsellor is Sonja Kniivilä. You can meet her in person either on campus or remotely via Teams.
At first, you can contact Sonja directly by email (sonja.kniivila@aalto.fi). Later this autumn appointments can be booked via a separate booking system. Further information will be updated on this page.
Other resources and information
Support for challenges during your doctoral studies
Support network and help for challenging situations for doctoral students
Ombudspersons for doctoral students
Confidential contact persons for doctoral students wishing to discuss with a professor with experience in academic practices