Researcher Mental Health and Well-being Manifesto

Kismihók, Gábor; Cahill, Brian; Gauttier, Stéphanie; Metcalfe, Janet; Mol, Stefan T.; McCashin, Darragh; Lasser, Jana; Gunes, M.; Schroijen, Mathias; Grund, Martin; Levecque, Katia; Guthrie, Susan; Wac, Katarzyna; Dahlgaard, Jesper; Adi, Mohamad Nadim; Kling, Christina

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“…• Participants discussed the ranking of priorities. The results of this discussion formed the basis for writing the Researcher Mental Health and Wellbeing Manifesto (Kismihók, Cahill, Gauttier, et al, 2021).…”

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“…As a final step, the three working groups each carried out a two-hour workshop (Kismihók et al, 2021b) that distilled the results of the previous two steps into a message that could be summarised in the Researcher Mental Health and Wellbeing Manifesto (Kismihók, Cahill, Gauttier, et al, 2021). A total of 54 people took part in this process.…”

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“…In this article we discussed focal points that need to be considered in doctoral education and beyond to secure a healthier academic environment. The most important outcomes of structured and systematic dialogues in the ReMO project were presented and are also summarised for the greater public in the recently published Researcher Mental Health and Well-being Manifesto (Kismihók, Cahill, Gauttier, et al, 2021).…”

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“…Recommendations in the manifesto included that we have responsibilities (1) to protect our own well-being; (2) to protect junior colleagues often in unstable and precarious positions; (3) to break the silence there where it comes to the culture of alienation that many academics experience in universities and to question current practices and dominant structures at universities, and (4) that supervisors and managers must prioritise the sustainable wellbeing of individuals in the way they manage and organise work. In a similar vein, the Declaration on Sustainable Research Careers (Kismihók et al, 2019) that was published by the Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA) and the European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers (EURODOC), signals the mental issues of early career researchers, and calls for the provision of adequate support and mentoring (see also the ReMO Researcher Mental Health and Well-being Manifesto, Kismihók, Cahill, Gauttier, et al, 2021). The ReMO project-in the framework of so-called COST Actions organised by the association for European Cooperation in Science and Technology (the COST Association)-provides a series of recommendations for tackling the high prevalence of mental health issues at the macro-, meso-, and micro-levels (Kismihók, Cahill, Gauttier, et al, 2021).…”

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“…In a similar vein, the Declaration on Sustainable Research Careers (Kismihók et al, 2019) that was published by the Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA) and the European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers (EURODOC), signals the mental issues of early career researchers, and calls for the provision of adequate support and mentoring (see also the ReMO Researcher Mental Health and Well-being Manifesto, Kismihók, Cahill, Gauttier, et al, 2021). The ReMO project-in the framework of so-called COST Actions organised by the association for European Cooperation in Science and Technology (the COST Association)-provides a series of recommendations for tackling the high prevalence of mental health issues at the macro-, meso-, and micro-levels (Kismihók, Cahill, Gauttier, et al, 2021).…”

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Researcher Mental Health and Well-being Manifesto

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