Articles
Mental Health in Academia
There are ways to strike a balance between career aspirations and caregiving responsibilities, and institutions are beginning to recognize the need for policies that…
- Sunaina Singh
- March 4, 2024
As a group leader, you have the potential to make a difference in your lab today, supporting diversity and fostering a collaborative global scientific community. As…
- Debraj Manna
- February 13, 2024
For an early career researcher, such as a PhD student or post-doc, leaving the lab over the holiday may not be an option. Here are some ways to get research work done…
- Radhika Vaishnav
- December 7, 2023
This is a first-person account of a transgender grad student’s feelings of isolation, which eventually led them to move out of academia.
- Editage Insights
- May 16, 2023
Why do so many researchers eventually lose motivation and suffer from burnout? Furthermore, how can research group leaders maintain and improve the motivation necessary…
- David Burbridge
- April 20, 2023
Here's a PhD student's journey of being a scholar -- what she enjoys the most, the most challenging aspect, and how can one make the best out of their PhD experience.
- Anastasia Shavrova
- March 17, 2023
Most scholars inevitably wonder about the things they wish they knew before enrolling for the journey. These are the 3 top learnings of Saranath Parthasarathy, a PhD…
- Mr. Saranath Parthasarathy
- March 1, 2023
When a student comes from an underrepresented background, such feelings can be intensified by a real or perceived sense of not belonging in their situation. This post…
- David Burbridge
- January 20, 2023
The results of the CACTUS Mental Health Survey indicated that 37% of more than 13,000 worldwide respondents reported experiencing harassment or bullying in their…
- Jennifer Ulz
- October 31, 2022
Here's Gayatri Ramachandran's personal account of the challenges faced while communicating her struggles of PhD life to her family and misconceptions about life during…
- Gayatri Ramachandran
- July 29, 2022