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Episode 6 - Wellness and community in academia

With Madeline Hewitson and Inés G. Labarta

How does one be well as an ECR? Against constant challenges of precarious contracts, growing workloads and uncertain landscapes, it can be difficult to feel like you’re thriving. In this episode of Confessions of an Early Career Researcher, Leonie Smith asks Maddie Hewitson and Inés G. Labarta for their top tips on wellness. How do we be strategic about boundaries and priorities? How do we find our people? And ultimately, how do we juggle our identities in and outside of academia?
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