3.21 Six types of social support you need as a PhD student (and how to get it)

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Doing a PhD and even working in academia can be a lonely business. Sometimes we just don't feel like we've got the support we need around us. In this episode, I am going to identify six different types of social support that I think all academics need and give you some ideas to start assessing where you think you are at the moment. From there we’ll identify some steps forward that you can take, so that you can get the social support that you need.

Links I refer to in this episode 

You can find links to Dr Lilia Mantai’s research here

How to build your own academic community

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