1 in 4 PhDs in survey ‘report feelings of suicide or self-harm’

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#1 Submitted by acerpacer on January 12, 2022 - 8:58am

Mental health issues in academia is a serious issue and the response is always some lip service and signposting to some counceling when the perpetrators give a jot to the impact they are having on people lives. Lime managers please give a secodn thought to any lives you may be inadvertently destroying in the name of ranking or so called excellence.

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