20. A Toxic Power Dynamic | Dr. Kartik Aiyer

Voices of Academia

CW: Academic bullying and abuse

Emily chats with Dr. Kartik Aiyer, who opens up about the impact a poor Faculty relationship had on his mental health during his PhD.

This episode covers:

• Kartik’s love of running, books and sports
• How academia doesn’t appear to be people-focussed
• How researchers require training in mentoring to get the best out of people
• Suffering in silence
• Poor relationships with academic faculty
• Ineffective bullying/harassment management pathways through universities
• The need for emotional, psychological and financial support for graduate students

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Resources:

• Kartik’s blog post on ‘Empowering early career researchers and improving culture in academia.’
• Kartik’s science communication blog
• MINDS conference for academic mental health

Full transcript of the podcast is available here, with many thanks to Dan Ranson. If you find these transcripts useful, please consider supporting accessibility!

Mental health support: please contact your GP or use the appropriate support for your country at https://checkpointorg.com/global/

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Recorded: 04/10/2021.

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