Articles
Mental Health
Here's a PhD student's journey of being a scholar -- what she enjoys the most, the most challenging aspect, and how can one make the best out of their PhD experience.
- Anastasia Shavrova
- March 17, 2023
Most scholars inevitably wonder about the things they wish they knew before enrolling for the journey. These are the 3 top learnings of Saranath Parthasarathy, a PhD…
- Mr. Saranath Parthasarathy
- March 1, 2023
When a student comes from an underrepresented background, such feelings can be intensified by a real or perceived sense of not belonging in their situation. This post…
- David Burbridge
- January 20, 2023
The results of the CACTUS Mental Health Survey indicated that 37% of more than 13,000 worldwide respondents reported experiencing harassment or bullying in their…
- Jennifer Ulz
- October 31, 2022
Here's Gayatri Ramachandran's personal account of the challenges faced while communicating her struggles of PhD life to her family and misconceptions about life during…
- Gayatri Ramachandran
- July 29, 2022
Academic freedom is a complex concept encompassing both rights and duties of researchers, teachers, students, and research/educational institutions. To appreciate and…
- Adita Joshi
- December 29, 2021
This article discusses findings from a recent survey on how COVID-19 has affected the lives of PhD supervisors.
- Editage Insights
- November 23, 2021
Here's a list of podcasts that will help you understand how to practice self-care and take steps toward achieving mental well-being.
- Moumita Mazumdar
- November 9, 2021
Society relies on researchers to be creative thinkers and problem-solvers, advancing the frontiers of human knowledge and finding answers to some of the most complex…
- Mriganka Awati
- January 27, 2021
As life forced many of us to move from one type of daily normal to another, we have all been tasked with keeping the wheels of productivity turning. Many are desperately…
- Dahlia Thompson
- December 7, 2020