Let’s Talk About Love: Academia, Family, & Relationships
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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Trauma & the PhD
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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OCD vs. PhD: A Life in Two Halves
An anonymous contributor shares the positives and negatives of working in academia with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
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Everything Else Can Wait: Managing Mental Health Issues During My PhD
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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Life as a High-Functioning Depressive PhD
An anonymous guest blogger diversifies the perceptions of depression by reflecting on their experiences of being a high-functioning depressive.
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Dark Thoughts: Why Mental Illness Is on the Rise in Academia
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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Making Connections Through Social Media
Research Seminar, 30 April 2014, Women’s Research Network, University of East Anglia
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Anxiety & Academia
An anonymous blogger reflects on the relationship between anxiety and academia.
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Academia & Mental Health: Call for Guest Posts
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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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
An anonymous doctoral researcher recounts their experiences of IBS and the impact it has had on their studies and career.
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The Twilight Zone: After the PhD, Before the Academic Job
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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Academic Juggling: PhD vs CV
Some of the most common questions with which PhD researchers are concerned focus on how they should set their priorities during their doctoral studies. What else, and how much of it, should you do next to researching and writing your thesis? As so often, I can’t answer this for all PhD students in all disciplines, […]
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Video Chat: How to Secure a Job after your PhD
Q&A, 22/01/2014, Jobs.ac.uk, Live Video Chat
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Academia & Social Media: Practices, Politics, Problems
This post is both a continuation of my previous thoughts on social media in academia, and the product of several workshops and talks I’ve been asked to give on the topic this past year. Most notably, it is a response to and follow-up from a presentation and spirited discussion on social media at an impressive […]
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Developmental Hip Dysplasia
Cara Barrett, a PhD researcher in Geography, talks about her experiences of being in academia with an invisible disability.
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Academia & Sport: Thoughts on Mental & Physical Health
I write this on one of the few mornings in my life when I haven’t been out to exercise first thing. Often academic colleagues who are less or not at all physically active look at me with a mix of shock, awe and disdain when they hear that I usually exercise at least six […]
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Academic Job Interviews
Academic job interviews can take a variety of forms, and I’ve experienced a few different kinds of job interview – both from the perspective of a candidate, as well as from the perspective of a member of the interview panel. As with any public speaking engagement, preparation is essential and managing your nerves on the […]
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