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Diversity and inclusion

Diversity and inclusion

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02 Mar 2018
Taken from the March 2018 issue of Physics World

The stigma around mental illness is slowly crumbling, with society becoming increasingly aware of the problem that affects an estimated one in four adults, from any walk of life. But what about attitudes within the academic community? A theoretical physicist tells their story of battling mental illness while pursuing a research career, raising the question of whether the community does enough to help

The history of physics is littered with people affected by mental-health conditions, and too often t

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