{"id":5888,"date":"2021-10-29T12:22:14","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T12:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/events\/academic-stressors-what-they-look-like-and-how-to-deal-with-them\/"},"modified":"2021-10-29T12:22:14","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T12:22:14","slug":"academic-stressors-what-they-look-like-and-how-to-deal-with-them","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/academic-stressors-what-they-look-like-and-how-to-deal-with-them","title":{"rendered":"Academic stressors: What they look like and how to deal with them"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cIt is normal to feel stressed and overwhelmed as a PhD student.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/i>
\u201cYou still have time during the weekend to finish your work.\u201d<\/i>
\u201cThe work environment in academia is extremely stressful. Get used to it!\u201d<\/i>
\u201cIf you can\u2019t manage your stress well, then maybe academia is not for you.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

If you’ve heard one or more of these sentences along your academic journey, you’re not alone.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Over the last few years, several articles, blog posts, surveys, and research papers have raised concerns about extremely\u00a0high stress levels among researchers. According to results from the CACTUS Mental Health Survey, nearly\u00a040% of 13,000 researchers reported feeling frequently overwhelmed by their work situation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It seems like\u00a0feeling stressed\u00a0and overwhelmed is just a regular part of academic life. This has been normalized to the extent that those researchers who struggle\u00a0to cope or even ask for help\u00a0are often considered\u00a0weak<\/i>. This deters others from speaking up and seeking help, resulting in even more stress, and sometimes poor mental health.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

But, academic stress does not occur in a vacuum and is not just the researcher’s problem.\u00a0Several\u00a0aspects of academic life and inherent systemic issues can contribute to or increase researchers’ stress levels. So the responsibility\u00a0of \u201ccoping\u201d should not be only on the researcher. Research institutes and universities can do much\u00a0more towards setting up resources and support channels to\u00a0help their researchers better manage stress and improve their overall wellbeing.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

To address this issue and suggest\u00a0relevant improvements, the Researcher.Life Team has\u00a0<\/strong>invited Dr. Stefano Zucca<\/b> \u2013 Neuroscientist, Postdoctoral researcher at University of Turin \u2013 to talk about academic stressors and explain how they can be managed at different levels.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

At\u00a0this session, Dr. Zucca\u00a0will talk about: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n