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Marissa Edwards
@drmarissakate.bsky.social
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Co-founder Voices of Academia 🧠 Co-Editor, Research Handbook of #AcademicMentalHealth. Senior Lecturer @UQ_Business. I 💗 dogs and coffee.
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drmarissakate.bsky.social
A reminder on World Mental Health Day.
“In academia, everyone is smart. Differentiate yourself by being kind.”
October 10, 2025 at 10:25 AM
drmarissakate.bsky.social
Thrilled to announce that the Asia-Pacific Academic Mental Health Symposium will be held at The University of Queensland next year.

Please share and complete the EOI to register your interest!

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@zjayres.bsky.social @thephdplace.bsky.social
Join us for an inspiring day of presentations , workshops and networking. Held in person at the UQ campus and Zoom (TBC) Places will be limited. To register your interest complete the EOI today!
September 29, 2025 at 3:56 AM
drmarissakate.bsky.social
Preparing for my event with PhD students at the University of Sydney next week.

Also printed these postcards from my art collaboration with some important reminders.

My message: Your mental health is more important than your thesis.

@thephdplace.bsky.social
#AcademicMentalHealth
Colourful postcards with reminders for PhD students
September 23, 2025 at 4:02 AM
drmarissakate.bsky.social
Telling employees to do laundry, cleaning or floss their teeth to manage stress when they are facing potential redundancy is appalling.

Feeling for all of my colleagues at the University of Technology Sydney.

#AcademicMentalHealth

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Uni staff told to 'wash delicates' for stress management as 146 courses suspended
The University of Technology Sydney is suspending more than 100 courses as it prepares for a controversial redundancy program to save $100 million.
www.abc.net.au
August 18, 2025 at 5:37 AM
drmarissakate.bsky.social
"For me, success is getting seven to eight hours of sleep every night, having a little bit more balance, going to Pilates class twice a week... Take your annual leave. Don't feel guilty about it."

Loved this recent chat with Vikki Wright!

#AcademicMentalHealth

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3.31 Protecting your mental health during your PhD with Dr Marissa Edwards
Podcast Episode · The PhD Life Coach · 07/04/2025 · 1h 7m
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April 22, 2025 at 3:01 AM
drmarissakate.bsky.social
New work laptop stickers 💗

@academic-chatter.bsky.social
@thephdplace.bsky.social

#AcademicTwitter
#AcademicMentalHealth
A laptop covered in bright stickers
April 3, 2025 at 2:27 AM
drmarissakate.bsky.social
A reminder. Thinking of my friends and colleagues in the United States. We stand with you.

@academic-chatter.bsky.social
@thephdplace.bsky.social
#AcademicTwitter
#AdvocacyArt
A group of smiling people with the caption "Everyone belongs in academia"
March 21, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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timeshighered.bsky.social
Domestic higher education enrolments are growing Down Under, potentially alleviating a government-inflicted downturn in overseas student revenue

#AcademicSky #EduSky
Domestic student enrolments on the rise in Australia
Teaching and nursing enrolments surge as students seek ‘safer’ career paths in an uncertain and expensive world
www.timeshighereducation.com
March 18, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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nteunion.bsky.social
“The Federal Government must push back on the Trump administration’s blatant foreign interference in our independent research in the strongest possible terms.” – Alison Barnes, NTEU National President

Read the full media release here:
nteu.info/notrump
@alisonbarnes.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
drmarissakate.bsky.social
"I can't do a good job ethically and morally. I don't want to teach any more. I am so sad about it. I grieve for it."

theconversation.com/they-eat-sna...

#AcademicMentalHealth
#AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter
@academic-chatter.bsky.social
‘They eat snacks during class and swing on chairs’: the worrying, sexist behaviour of some young men at uni
Researchers have been reporting a disturbing rise in sexist, misogynist behaviour from school students. But what is happening in Australian universities?
theconversation.com
March 13, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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zjayres.bsky.social
Just migrating Voices of Academia here, from X. Please give us a follow at @voicesofacademia.bsky.social
#AcademicMentalHealth
February 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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timeshighered.bsky.social
Nine out of 10 UK undergraduates who responded to a survey have admitted using generative artificial intelligence in assessments, suggesting use of tools such as ChatGPT has become routine among students, reports @julietterowsell.bsky.social
Nine in 10 UK undergraduates now using AI in assessments – survey
One in four students tell Hepi they use text generated by tools such as ChatGPT in submitted work
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 26, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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billyd3.bsky.social
Reasons to Live Through the Apocalypse Sunrises. People you have still to meet and laugh with. Songs about love, peace, anger, and revolution. Walks in the woods. The smile you exchange with a stranger when you experience beauty accidentally together. Butterflies. Seeing your grandparents again. The moon in all her forms, whether half or full. Dogs. Birthdays and half-birthdays. That feeling of floating in love. Watching birds eat from bird feeders. The waves of happiness that follow the end of sadness. Brown eyes. Watching a boat cross an empty sea. Sunsets. Dipping your feet in the river. Balconies. Cake. The wind in your face when you roll the car window down on an open highway. Falling asleep to the sound of a steady heartbeat. Warm cups of tea on cold days. Hugs. Night skies. Art museums. Books filled with everything you do not yet know. Long conversations. Long-lost friends. Poetry. - Nikita Gill
February 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com
have to edit a piece I wrote in December and unfortunately I no longer have any recollection of either said piece or indeed the person I was back in December, anything put to paper more than a week ago is as foreign and distant to me as the writings of ancient Greece
February 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
drmarissakate.bsky.social
I’m teaching seven hundred first year students in my undergrad course this semester.

So grateful to have a wonderful team of tutors with me to share the load!

I’ve been teaching large courses since 2013 but would love to connect with others to share tips and tricks. 🙏🏻

#AcademicChatter
February 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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voicesofacademia.bsky.social
🚨📝 New blog

Breaking Barriers: My Higher Education Journey as a Disabled and Neurodivergent Student by Alexandra Wilson-Newman

"... I’ve felt a compounding theme of accessibility challenges and systemic ableism throughout my university journey"

voicesofacademia.com/2025/02/21/b...
Breaking Barriers: My Higher Education Journey as a Disabled and Neurodivergent Student by Alexandra Wilson-Newman
Navigating higher education (HE) is difficult for any student, but for those who don’t fit the traditional mould – whether due to neurodivergence, disability, other protected characteri…
voicesofacademia.com
February 22, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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timeshighered.bsky.social
Research staff at UK universities should be employed on contracts of at least two years in length, according to a new manifesto calling on employers to improve job security for thousands of researchers

#AcademicSky #EduSky
Give researchers two-year minimum contracts, UCU manifesto urges
UK universities must end use of year-long contracts that keep researchers in ‘perpetual limbo’, says union-led manifesto
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 21, 2025 at 11:06 AM
drmarissakate.bsky.social
I really enjoyed speaking at several universities recently about the importance of supporting PhD candidates' mental health. And love that my art collaboration with @luciatypes.bsky.social has encouraged lots of discussion about reminders. What would you add to the list?

@thephdplace.bsky.social
An image that reads PhD Student Reminders - Your Mental Health is More Important than Your Thesis
February 21, 2025 at 4:19 AM