Research intelligence: how to overcome academic impostor syndrome

Hugh Kearns, author of a book on impostor syndrome, explores why the problem is so prevalent among researchers – and what they can do about it

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July 18, 2019

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July 18, 2019

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Print headline: It is normal to feel like an academic fraud sometimes

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