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Series: Mental Health in STEM

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Impostor syndrome in postgraduate research: The guilt isn’t your fault

May MerinoApril 18, 2023April 19, 2023013 mins

As mental health issues affect more and more postgraduate researchers, impostor syndrome remains an under-addressed issue, argues May Merino.

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Too stressed for success: The academic epidemic

Emilia SchmidApril 18, 2023April 19, 202308 mins

Emilia Schmid discusses the problem of burnout in academia, and what needs to be done to better support researchers.

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  • Series: Mental Health in STEM

Opinion Series: Mental Health in STEM

The Oxford ScientistApril 18, 2023May 27, 202303 mins

The Oxford Scientist is starting a new series of Opinion pieces to discuss in depth some of the mental health challenges in academia.

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