Covid-19 increasing risk of burnout amongst academics

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Stressed postgraduates suffer sleep and eating problems

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Union says ‘intolerable’ workloads driving rise in staff sickness

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Female academics 'held back by administrative workloads'

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By Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed

19 April

Covid-19 increasing risk of burnout amongst academics

The normalisation of burning out should no longer be accepted, say academics who have experienced it, particularly with coronavirus exacerbating the problem

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Covid-19 increasing risk of burnout amongst academics

The normalisation of burning out should no longer be accepted, say academics who have experienced it, particularly with coronavirus exacerbating the problem

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Stressed postgraduates suffer sleep and eating problems

Union says ‘intolerable’ workloads driving rise in staff sickness

Female academics 'held back by administrative workloads'

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