Researcher wellbeing: it isn't all about me!
In this guest post, University of Birmingham Research Fellow Dr Amy Burrell discusses how she looks after her wellbeing as a researcher, and how other people support her to do so.
Latest posts
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27 May 2026 -
29 April 2026 
Is anyone really listening? Reflections on knowledge, power and systemic resistance in research on gender-based violence
Lecturer Dr Yemisi Sloane reflects on the challenges of conducting research on gender-based violence within a system that continually fails to address it.
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26 March 2026 Improving the wellbeing of researchers who work in sensitive and emotionally challenging topics: The value of sharing a personal perspective and lived experience
Associate Professor Dr Theresa Redmond reflects on her first-hand experience of the impact of working with sensitive and emotionally challenging material, and the importance of institutional support for researcher wellbeing.
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24 March 2026 
Reflecting on ARU’s first researcher wellbeing event: why it matters and where we go next
Researcher Wellbeing Research Assistant Dr Abbie Lake reflects on an inaugural event bringing together researchers who work with sensitive or emotionally challenging material.
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20 February 2026 Vulnerability and its place in sensitive and emotionally challenging research
Researcher Wellbeing Research Assistant Dr Abbie Lake reflects on how vulnerability and openness were integral to her PhD research on a sensitive and emotionally challenging topic.
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20 February 2026 Welcome to the Researcher Wellbeing blog
In this introductory post, Researcher Wellbeing Assistant Dr Abbie Lake sets out the aims and purpose of the Researcher Wellbeing blog.