Let's Talk About Mental Health
The pressure on early-career researchers has been high even before the pandemic. A guest post by Isabela Paredes Cisneros on the toll of COVID-19 – and the question what research institutions are doing about it.

Mental health matters . So does awareness.Picture by: Finn / Unsplash.
A YEAR OF GLOBAL PANDEMIC and constrains has taken a toll on all of us, and scientists are no exception. Early career researchers enter a very competitive field, where very few manage to climb the academic pyramid. Add personal and academic expectations, long working hours and social isolation to this mix, and you end up in a mentally strenuous environment.
It is well known that early-career researchers struggle with burnout, impostor syndrome, social isolation, anxiety and depression, and career uncertainty among other issues. In Germany, mental health was recently assessed among PhD researchers in non-university research institutes, where studies showed that 50 to 60 percent of PhD researchers present indications of mild to severe depression. Additional information about the mentioned studies can be found here .
We have all noticed how these pre-existing issues in academic research have only been accentuated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Home office often ...
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