Dr Jodi Watt - Reflections on a challenging PhD

Dr Jodi Watt - Reflections on a challenging PhD

Dr Jodi Watt, narrating a new blog they wrote for the Dementia Researcher website.

Jodi shares a candid recount of their PhD journey, unmasking the seldom-discussed mental toll of academia. Confronting the daunting aftermath of a PhD, they navigate through self-recovery, ultimately finding strength in vulnerability and self-advocacy. This blog is not just a narrative of personal triumph over academic adversities, but an intimate guide for resilience and healing within the high-pressure environment of research. It's a stirring manifesto for change in the academic world, advocating for compassion over competition, a must-read for anyone within or considering a path in academia.

Find the original text, and narration here on our website.

https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/blog-reflections-on-a-challenging-phd/

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Dr Jodi Watt is a Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Glasgow. Jodi's academic interests are in both healthy ageing and neurodegenerative diseases of older age, and they are currently working on drug repurposing for dementia. Previously they worked on understanding structural, metabolic and physiological brain changes with age, as measured using magnetic resonance imaging. As a queer and neurodiverse person, Jodi is also incredibly interested in improving diversity and inclusion practices both within and outside of the academic context.

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This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society and Race Against Dementia, who we thank for their ongoing support.

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