Voices of Academia

Challenging the Culture of Silence: My Research Taught Me to Speak in My Own Voice by Shinasa Shahid

When Caring and Academia Collide: The Silent Struggles of Academic Parents with Extra Caring Responsibilities by Barbora Jedličková

Turning the Bones: Navigating Grief Whilst Completing a PhD by Chris Wainwright

Walking in Two Worlds: My Journey as an Aboriginal Academic by Sharlene Leroy-Dyer (Garigal/Darug/Awabakal)

My Journey Becoming a Disabled Student and Scholar by Julia Robertson

Forming my Identity within Academia by May Yeung

Finding Well-being in Academia, One Recipe at a Time: My Kitchen Sanctuary by Dr Aastha Malhotra

A journey from researcher to research enabler: A story of acceptance and shifting identity by Sarah Masefield

Losing Belonging, Value, and Financial Safety to Motherhood: An International Student’s PhD Story by Joyce Vromen

Living with Chronic Illness in Academia: How MS Transformed My Understanding of Relationships and Support by Ronan Carbery

Hidden Health Crisis: Navigating Early Menopause, Chronic Illness, and Precarious Academia by Dr. Aikaterini (Katrina) Tavoulari

Navigating the Labyrinth: On Chronic Illness, Graduate School, and Finding Wholeness by Laura Dickey

Persisting and Prevailing: Part-time PhD Study Through a Pandemic by Anonymous

The Mask by Anonymous

Considerations and Challenges of Overseas Research Visits: My Experience as an Autistic Woman by Lucy Rodgers

Bouncing Back: Coping Effectively with  Academic Setbacks by Vineet Arora

Help! Universities won’t commit! Why fixed-term contracts are harmful to mental health by Anonymous

Navigating Anxiety in an Experimental Lab: Personal Growth and Peer Support by Janaky Sunil

Completing a doctorate after the onset of a chronic illness: Finding a new way of being by Stacey Anwin

Silent Battles: Enduring Sexual Harassment in Medical School in Africa by Anonymous

Losing a Parent: Guilt and Learning to Forgive Myself by Amanda Nicholson

Exploring Mindfulness Methods for Thriving in Uncertainty in Academia by Sarah-Jane Potts