Episode 9: A Global Survey on Mental Health in Academia with Andrea Hayward
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English - November 30, 2021 14:00 - 53 minutes - 36.4 MBSelf-Improvement Education Science mental health academia brain chat graduate student grad student anxiety academic neuroscience neuro Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode, Ruby (@Ruby__Malik), and Julia (@juliasunstrum) chat with Andrea Hayward, Senior Associate at CACTUS Mental Health. We discuss the results of a recent global survey conducted on the state of mental health in academia. The survey included over 13 000 respondents in 169 countries. Andrea highlights common themes that impact the mental health of researchers and academics, including work-life balance, guilt to be productive, long work hours, and safety in the work environment.
Connect with Andrea Hayward ↬ Twitter: @AndieAitch
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