Stefano Zucca: Academic stressors and how to deal with them

In recent years, there has been an increasing number of surveys, articles and research papers highlighting a worrying scenario for researchers’ mental health. Competition, long-hour working culture, isolation, toxic environments, and a pandemic crisis are just some of the elements affecting scientists’ wellbeing at the workplace.

What are the main academic stressors? How can we manage our daily stress? In this presentation, I will provide some data and examples on common stressors among researchers, how they affect our mental health and a perspective on possible solutions.

Talk on line organized by CIA-LAB and the ABC LABS 6.0.