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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Change PhD for better living conditions?
tl;dr How to handle the situation of transferring PhDs due to living conditions without destroying supervisor relationship? I have already talked to them and they are not happy with the idea.
I'm ...
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As an advisor, how can I help students with time management and procrastination?
As an advisor, I've worked with students who have dealt with issues including time management, procrastination, and discouragement. (I've also dealt with some of these same issues myself.)
I ...
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Is it unfair to retroactively excuse a student for absences?
A student revealed her pregnancy AFTER accumulating eight absences and missing a crucial midterm exam. The university’s policy stipulates that accommodations are not retroactive, and instructors are ...
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How to manage being excluded from the lab group?
I started my PhD two years ago in Germany as an international student.
Initially, everything was fine but after half a year all my labmates stopped talking to me. It began with them switching to ...
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HealthCare policies for (short) medical leaves of absence [closed]
Which mechanisms can/should a university set-up in order to implement short medical leaves of absence of their faculty members? Has the situation in academia become worse or has it always been like ...
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Teaching job application: Should I make any references to a gap year in my employment history due to depression?
I used to be a tenure-track assistant professor. Unfortunately, things didn’t work out because I failed to publish, and so my job perished two years ago. Even more unfortunately, the stress and ...
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How to restore lost patience during a PhD?
I am pursuing a PhD in theoretical physics in Europe, meaning I already have a Master's and I have currently done 2.5 out of 3.5 years of my research project.
My question to the more advanced people ...
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Why do some admission applications ask what you've been doing in the years since you left school? [duplicate]
Some admission applications ask what you've been doing in the years since you last left school. For example, work, military, parenting, volunteering, or caring for a sick family member.
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Lab Professor Prioritize Paper Publication over anything
A close friend of mine is facing a hard situation in his microbiology PhD. His professor badly wants publications. The professor tells his students that each student should publish at least 2 papers ...
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Should an academic with autism and adhd disclose that to a potential employer
In the context of applying for an assistant professor position, should an academic with autism and adhd disclose that to the university during the hiring process? If so, and the application package ...
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5th year of PhD, depressed with no results want to quit [closed]
I am a 5th year PhD student in Biotechnology from a mediocre University. Although my university doesn't have even basic resources I tried my best to do my work by managing things from here and there. ...
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I am one of PhD students under Marie Curie-ITN Action. Can I resign my contract because of my health problem? [closed]
I am one of PhD students under Marie Curie-ITN Action. I have been studying on my project for three months.
I have health problems because of high levels of stress. I have psychosomatic symptoms. I ...
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Asking for Modifications to Letter of Accommodation for Disabilities [closed]
As a student who already filed for accommodations in their prospective university, if mid semester one needs to make updates to the accommodations what is the standard procedure to go about doing so ...
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How to address interest in getting treatment for (potential) ADHD whilst applying for a PhD grant, so that I don't alarm anyone?
I don't actually have an actual diagnosis of ADHD, growing up I never really addressed it, as treating such isn't really common where I grew up. However recently I took an interest in it, and alas I ...
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Dissertation acknowledgements: thanking a professional for medical treatment?
I'm currently working on the acknowledgements section of my doctoral thesis. I suffered from severe depression during my time as a PhD student and received tremendous support from a particular nurse ...
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