This post is dedicated to the intimidating blank space that is the first page of the yet untitled document which, at some point in time, is supposed to contain a well-argued, thoroughly researched, and original argument to stun your expecting reader. I’ve never been one of those people who is blessed with the ability to sit down, create […]
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PhD Picnics is an initiative which encourages exchange between postgraduate students and research staff to provide a supportive, stimulating postgraduate culture and adequate academic skills training and development.
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An early-career academic writes about their struggles with depression and chronic anxiety.
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This one-day training session is aimed at postgraduates and early-career researchers who are hoping to develop an academic career.
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One of the hardest things about hearing about a PhD student who was harassed by a lecturer, and who then committed suicide while the lecturer kept his job, was that I wasn’t surprised. It’s not that I didn’t think the story was horrendous – I did. It’s that like most graduate students I am reminded […]
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An anonymous academic recounts their encounters with stress and anxiety towards the end of their PhD.
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Bethan Jones writes about the relationship between her self harm and her doctoral research.
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An anonymous contributor reflects on the relationship between love and academia, and on whether the former can really be applied to our work.
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Vicki Adams is a PhD student in English Literature, and shares her insight into what it’s like to go through higher education as a sufferer of abuse and trauma.
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An anonymous contributor shares the positives and negatives of working in academia with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
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An anonymous guest blogger shares their story of adjusting to their mental health issues during her PhD with the help of institutional support services.
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An anonymous guest blogger diversifies the perceptions of depression by reflecting on their experiences of being a high-functioning depressive.
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6 March 2014, The Guardian Higher Education Network. I was invited to comment on academia and mental health for this article.
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An anonymous blogger reflects on the relationship between anxiety and academia.
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Mental health in academia can be a complex and sometimes contradictory issue. On the one hand, doing a PhD and being an academic in your chosen field means you have the opportunity and the privilege not only to pursue a very specific personal interest but also that you have the influence to shape the area […]
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An anonymous doctoral researcher recounts their experiences of IBS and the impact it has had on their studies and career.
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You’re close to submitting your PhD, to passing your viva voce examination with flying colours, and to be awarded your doctorate. At various stages in these final months of your existence as a PhD student certain scary thoughts – of the practical kind – enter your mind repeatedly and persistently. When will my university email […]
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