Bullying in academia: why it happens and how to stop it
Working Scientist28 Kesä 2023

Bullying in academia: why it happens and how to stop it

Morteza Mahmoudi witnessed bullying behaviours during a series of lab visits following his PhD in 2009, and now studies the topic alongside his role as a nanoscience and regenerative medicine researcher at Michigan State University in East Lansing. In 2019 he co-founded the Academic Parity Movement, a non-profit which aims to end academic discrimination, violence and bullying across the sector.


In the seventh episode of this podcast series about freedom and safety in science, Mahmoudi tells Adam Levy that bullying is triggered by workplace power imbalances and is particularly prevalent in academia with its hierarchical structure, often causing targets to stay silent.


Bullying can cause a range of physical and mental health problems, he says. Perpetrators damage individuals, institutions’ reputations and wider society. He outlines steps to take if you find yourself bullied, and how academic institutions can tackle the problem.


Mahmoudi is joined by geoscientist Chris Jackson, who left academia in 2022 for a role at engineering consultancy Jacobs, based in Manchester, UK. Jackson welcomes the fact that bullying harassment and discrimination in academia is now more talked about, but says its root cause is an individual’s inability to put themselves in someone else’s position and identify with their personality and experience.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jaksot(221)

Why I study trauma's genetic legacy

Why I study trauma's genetic legacy

Rana Dajani studies epigenetics of trauma in vulnerable communities around the world. A molecular biologist based at the Hashemite University in Zarqa, Jordan, her research explores what genes are tur...

14 Heinä 202518min

The Māori values that make good sense in science

The Māori values that make good sense in science

In her role as director of Bioprotection Aotearoa, a New Zealand Centre of Research Excellence, Amanda Black works with local communities to protect the country’s natural and food-producing ecosystems...

7 Heinä 202522min

Celebrating researchers who make the scientific workplace more inclusive

Celebrating researchers who make the scientific workplace more inclusive

Nature's 2022 special issue on racism in science spawned a follow-up Q&A series with researchers who champion inclusion in their workplace or community.Now eight of the 21 Changemakers who have appear...

4 Heinä 20254min

Why science recruiters struggle to find high-calibre candidates

Why science recruiters struggle to find high-calibre candidates

In the final episode of this six-part podcast series about hiring in science, Julie Gould asks what it takes to be the perfect candidate for a science job vacancy.Lauren Celano, a careers coach who co...

13 Kesä 202517min

Should I use AI to help draft my science job application?

Should I use AI to help draft my science job application?

In the penultimate episode of this six-part podcast series about hiring and getting hired in science, Julie Gould investigates how artificial intelligence (AI) is being used by recruiters to draft job...

7 Kesä 202514min

Salary negotiations: a guide for scientists

Salary negotiations: a guide for scientists

Three researchers and a career coach discuss if there as much scope to negotiate salaries in academia as there is in industry.In either setting, they say, negotiation should not be a battleground. Hir...

30 Touko 202519min

How to delight your future boss at a science job interview

How to delight your future boss at a science job interview

Should you tailor your job interview style based on the age, gender and cultural background of the person asking the questions?Margot Smit and Dietmar Hutmacher compare their approaches to hiring and ...

23 Touko 202535min

Seeking a job in science? How hiring practices across industry and academia compare

Seeking a job in science? How hiring practices across industry and academia compare

Julie Gould compares hiring practices across industry and academia by seeking perspectives from Tina Persson, an organic chemist-turned-careers coach based in Malmö, Sweden, and Lauren Celano, a recru...

15 Touko 202518min

Suosittua kategoriassa Liike-elämä ja talous

sijotuskasti
mimmit-sijoittaa
rss-rahapodi
psykopodiaa-podcast
herrasmieshakkerit
ostan-asuntoja-podcast
rahapuhetta
rss-rahamania
rss-seuraava-potilas
rss-lahtijat
rss-merja-mahkan-rahat
rss-40-ajatusta-aanesta
rss-porssipuhetta
rss-levosta-kasin-yrittajyys
rss-vaikuttavan-opettajan-vierella
rss-draivi
rss-ma
inderespodi
leadcast
raksapodi