Problems with supervisors, stress, performance anxiety and uncertainty about residence permits. There are many reasons why PhD students at Swedish higher education institutions experience mental health issues. Universitetsläraren has met three of them.
Evelina Edfors
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Investments that provide women with research resources have the greatest impact on gender equality. But such initiatives are few and far between in Sweden, says...
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Teaching food and drink pairings, research on sturgeon caviar and studies on sabring champagne. “It's kind of luxury research sometimes,” says Henrik Scander, senior lecturer...
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