Why is a healthy work-life balance in the world of academia so hard?
Why is a healthy work-life balance in the world of academia so hard? We have collected the key challenges for you – and have suggestions on how you can take …
What COVID-19 Has Taught the World of Academia about Work-Life Balance
Striking the right balance between time and energy spent on professional work versus personal life has always been a challenge for many of us in academia. Perhaps this is because …
Academic burnout: Here are 5 ways to overcome it
It is no surprise that we have so many idioms about losing sight of what is important or losing one’s balance. Burnout is real, and it has real consequences – …
10 Lessons to achieving a more balanced life in academia
When H.G. Wells penned War of the Worlds and George Orwell wrote 1984, they both imagined dystopian future societies that appeared far-fetched by the standards of the time. Science fiction …
Women in Academia: Managing the work-life balance
Can women in academia aspire to a work-life balance? As women academics, we have fought hard for gender equality in a male-dominated world. We have sought the simple acknowledgement that …