Prioritising the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Doctoral Researchers: Promoting Healthy Research Cultures

Drawing on academic research and practitioner expertise, this essential volume provides a multidisciplinary and cross-institutional perspective on postgraduate researcher mental health and wellbeing in order to support academic and professional staff in the higher education sector.

Contributing authors unpack the key debates, issues and initiatives within higher education policy and practice, while also considering wider contextual factors that may impact upon the mental health of researchers. Readers are encouraged to recognise the importance of belonging throughout and to understand how we may promote healthy research cultures by fostering connections and community.

A crucial read for anyone working with doctoral students or involved higher education policy, this edited collection provides a new contribution to research within the field, bettering our understanding of the mental health of postgraduate researchers by drawing from a range of perspectives.

Jane Creaton is Emeritus Professor of Higher Education at the University of Portsmouth. She is Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship in 2019 for her expertise in doctoral education.

Owen Gower is Director of the UK Council for Graduate Education, where he leads the Council’s advocacy, including championing mental health support for doctoral researchers. He is a member of the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain, a Fellow of Goodenough College, and of the Royal Society of Arts.