Hello all,
I'm in my last year of my Ph.D. and I had moved up to Maine almost six
years ago to work an ecology project that would specifically have me spend
more time outdoors than what I was doing previously.
While I was happier being outside more frequently for my research (my field
seasons are
t: Re: [ECOLOG-L] pressures of a scientific career
That may be the case, David, but I can think of two factors that may alter
it:
1. more and more ecologists spending all their time indoors in front of a
computer screen rather than in nature 2. attitudes and pressures from dept.
chairs/dean
Judith is correct. Ecologists spend much less time in the field than was the
case a few decades ago; the screen is our main environment. Graduate students
are the in the field for many researchers, who spend more and more time
on administration (which has been downloaded to individuals), on gr
I can see both sides of this argument:
On the one hand, being confronted with ecological devastation via
one's vocation can cause them to lose hope:
http://bioscience.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2016/10/28/biosci.biw142.1.full?keytype=ref&ijkey=e8O5ibKwHqYn9qn
On the other hand, being outside
There is that…
Plus, I suspect many of us, once we reach the position of PI, have to struggle
not to feel guilty or torn when we are doing outdoor work that we aren’t inside
writing papers and grants! It is easy to feel that we should be delegating
most such tasks, even if we enjoy them, to ta
Hello All,
I've just joined the listserv and I greatly appreciate this kind of
discussion. I'm a first year Ph.D student who constantly questions wether
a Ph.D is the right choice. So it has been good to read the article and to
hear from all of you!
Cheers,
Christina
On Sun, Nov 20, 2016 at 4:4
Howdy David and others,
There’s a lot of evidence that green regions in urban areas bring a sense of
calmness to many individuals. Unfortunately, as an academic, I am (and I am
sure many others are) bogged down with administrative things and I don’t get to
spend the time outside as I did in ear
> I wonder whether ecologists, who may get to spend more time outside ("in
nature"), are less susceptible to depression than researchers in other
fields.
Why? This seems to be based on an idea that nature cures all or that we all
derive healing from nature. I spent tons of time in the field, it di
I have to agree with Judy. Spending time outdoors would have been
beneficial for mental health if we were actually able to enjoy the nature.
As a PhD student in plant ecology, I got to spend a lot of time in the
forest during my field seasons. That time, however, primarily consisted of
intense 10-1
That may be the case, David, but I can think of two factors that may alter
it:
1. more and more ecologists spending all their time indoors in front of a
computer screen rather than in nature
2. attitudes and pressures from dept. chairs/deans etc. who may value
molecular/cell biologists more highly
There's an interesting article in the latest issue of Nature about
mental health issues for scientists facing career pressures:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v539/n7628/full/nj7628-319a.html
I wonder whether ecologists, who may get to spend more time outside ("in
nature"), are less susc
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