Scholar Minds’ mental health survey

In 2021, we prepared an online survey and invited all PhD students in Berlin and Potsdam to assess their mental health and the impact of Covid-19 on it. The results are out now – check below!

For our 2022 survey, we are currently analyzing our data. See below for more information!

Survey 2021 – Check out our results!
The results of last year’s survey are summarised in: “Update on the Mental Health Crisis in Academia: Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Early Career Researchers’ Mental Health and Satisfaction with PhD training” (click to see the preprint).

In short, we found high levels of depression, anxiety, and burnout among doctoral researchers, signs of further deteriorating wellbeing in the COVID-19 pandemic, and, importantly, associations between the doctoral training and mental health. Thus, we all have the power to improve mental health by improving the conditions of the doctoral training

Survey 2022 – Wait for it…
This year, we would like to understand better what it is about the PhD training that may make doctoral researchers more vulnerable to mental health problems. We will share the results publicly on our website.

Currently, we are analyzing the data. Stay posted!