Drawing on academic research and practitioner expertise, this essential volume provides a multidisciplinary and cross-institutional perspective on postgraduate researcher mental health and wellbeing in order to support academic and professional staff in the higher education sector.

Contributing authors unpack the key debates, issues and initiatives within higher education policy and practice, while also considering wider contextual factors that may impact upon the mental health of researchers. Readers are encouraged to recognise the importance of belonging throughout and to understand how we may promote healthy research cultures by fostering connections and community.

A crucial read for anyone working with doctoral students or involved higher education policy, this edited collection provides a new contribution to research within the field, bettering our understanding of the mental health of postgraduate researchers by drawing from a range of perspectives.

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Introduction: prioritising the mental health and wellbeing of doctoral researchers
1 International perspectives on the mental health of doctoral researchers
2 Transition to doctoral study
3 Creating a healthy research culture through effective supervision
4 A whole culture approach to doctoral education
5 Effective training and development for supporting mental health and wellbeing
6 Investigating the effects of Covid-19 on PGRs’ mental health and wellbeing: considering short and long-term potential career impacts
7 Towards care-full doctoral journeys: inclusive strategies to foster wellbeing among doctoral researchers who are parents/carers in the UK context
8 Supporting the development, mental health and wellbeing of doctoral Researchers of Colour
9 Doctoral student perspectives on mental health and wellbeing
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