Questions tagged [health]
On physical and psychological health issues affecting academics and researchers, including impact of illness on research output or grades, health-related side effects of the academic lifestyle, health insurance for those employed in academia, etc. Use 'medicine', not 'health-issues', for questions on health and medicine as an academic discipline or field of study.
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What to do when mental illness interferes with PhD
I just started my PhD programme in a very wet, cold place. I come from a tropical South Asian country, and this is my first time living in such extreme conditions.
I arrived at my university with a ...
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How can I manage open-ended PhD research if I have ADHD and struggle with unstructured work?
I’m 25 years old and have completed a research-based master’s degree. I was diagnosed with ADHD as a child, but my parents decided against medication because they were uncomfortable with the idea of ...
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How do I become a better student? Issues with my program Director
I am in a medical program. This semester I have been having issues with my program director. I have a 3.4 gpa as of now and my grades this semester so far are As. I arrived late to class two times ...
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How to go about applying for PhDs in health sciences abroad as an Indian? [duplicate]
(The canonical thread that is being referred to does not provide insight into discipline specific processes, in fact it is mostly STEM dominated.)
I am particularly looking at UK, Canada and Australia....
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When submitting a manuscript, should I mention that the research is incomplete due to health reasons?
I am a formally diagnosed autistic. I was qualified and enrolled for a PhD programme in microbiology and plant–fungi interaction but soon I found that my executive function challenges were impacting ...
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Sickness after admitted for Masters
If I’m accepted into an Ivy League master’s program but am diagnosed with cancer before starting, what options might the school offer? I know that Ivy League schools generally don’t allow their master’...
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Answering Questions about Disability on UK job app
I noticed that many UK-university job apps have questions about applicants' disability status, particularly under sections called "Diversity Monitoring." Will answering this have any ...
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Deciding whether to leave academia [closed]
I'm an early-mid career academic (1 yr postdoc + now in 3rd year of a lecturing position) and my subject is in the social sciences. I'm based in the UK and have worked at different types of ...
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How to respond when admin forces you to provide make-up labs to students with unexcused absences?
I am new faculty at a private university providing professional degree program in healthcare. My class requires attendance at a number of laboratory sessions. Our program is already short-staffed and ...
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How did academic institutions respond to rising mental health issues among researchers and PhD students? [closed]
With growing awareness and recent studies highlighting increased rates of burnout, anxiety, and depression among graduate students and early-career researchers, how are universities adapting their ...
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Are faculty expected to give 1-on-1 instructional time to a struggling student with accommodations?
This matter concerns a student with accommodations in my class who has expressed persistent concerns such as, "I don't understand what is being taught," "I’m not ready for the upcoming ...
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How do I address the fact I passed all courses except for Calculus I and II, Physics I and Discrete Math at Zhejiang University? [closed]
Now in my fourth year in Zhejiang University's Software Engineering program, I completed all required courses for my program except for Calculus I and II, Physics I and Discrete Math. I failed all ...
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Disclose peculiar health condition prior to hiring [closed]
I am writing this on behalf of a dear friend of mine (they/them).
My friend has been offered a very beautiful short-term internship opportunity in a foreign university not very far from where they ...
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My applications to be a tutor continue to be rejected - what should I do?
I have been a part-time PhD student since 2022. I also have multiple chronic illnesses and a physical disability, which sometimes affect my attendance, but I work hard to ensure that they don't.
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As an autistic graduate applicant, how can I increase my chances for success in interviews?
My field is biology and I went to a private school, finishing with a good GPA. I have had publications in undergrad and since graduating (2.5 years). I have been working as a lab tech/manager in my ...
