We must confront the culture of overwork to tackle academia’s mental health crisis

Lecturer’s suicide a ‘wake-up call’ on overworking in academia

Researchers criticise focus on aftercare for stressed staff members and urge leaders to tackle workload pressures head-on

By Rachael Pells

14 June

Cardiff plans review after suicide of ‘overworked’ lecturer

Malcolm Anderson, a lecturer in accounting, was said to be ‘struggling silently’ with new work responsibilities

By Rachael Pells

8 June

Work-life balance survey 2018: long hours take their toll on academics

Times Higher Education’s first major global survey of university staff views on work-life balance finds academics feeling stressed and underpaid, and struggling to fit time for personal relationships and family around their ever-growing workloads. Ellie Bothwell reports

By Ellie Bothwell

8 February