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  • takes a self-help book approach, but places it within an academic context - an area that hasn’t really acknowledged these issues within this type of publication before.

  • confidently addressing the need to stay well within academia without placing the blame onto the individual.

  • Is solely focused on wellbeing issues, as opposed to sub categories or occasional book chapters or research papers

  • draws on existing resources – blogs, networks, hashtags, teach-ins, that will provide ongoing support beyond the scope of the book

  • based on existing evidence on the practicalities of what helps (and hinders) wellbeing in academia, while taking a critical view about said evidence which may be well-intentioned but not always accessible

  • uses a pragmatic approach based around the author’s extensive experience of media advice giving, critiquing self-help, and offering training and support to researchers at all levels, working from low through to high income country settings.

  • Is written by an author who has extensive personal experience of disability, chronic illness, and mental health; alongside supporting students in a pastoral care role for over 25 years.

Being Well in Academia: Ways to Feel Stronger, Safer and More Connected

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    Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
    Publication Date: 26/08/2020
    ISBN13: 9780367186692, 978-0367186692
    ISBN10: 0367186691

    Number of Pages: 262

    Non Fiction , Politics, Philosophy & Society

    Description

    • takes a self-help book approach, but places it within an academic context - an area that hasn’t really acknowledged these issues within this type of publication before.

    • confidently addressing the need to stay well within academia without placing the blame onto the individual.

    • Is solely focused on wellbeing issues, as opposed to sub categories or occasional book chapters or research papers

    • draws on existing resources – blogs, networks, hashtags, teach-ins, that will provide ongoing support beyond the scope of the book

    • based on existing evidence on the practicalities of what helps (and hinders) wellbeing in academia, while taking a critical view about said evidence which may be well-intentioned but not always accessible

    • uses a pragmatic approach based around the author’s extensive experience of media advice giving, critiquing self-help, and offering training and support to researchers at all levels, working from low through to high income country settings.

    • Is written by an author who has extensive personal experience of disability, chronic illness, and mental health; alongside supporting students in a pastoral care role for over 25 years.

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