Dr Yvonne Couch - The Great Academic Resignation

Dr Yvonne Couch, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. Search ‘Academic quit lit’ and you’ll find tales of disillusionment, pages of personal accounts posted on blogs, social media, or websites. Stories of precarious careers, bureaucracy, barriers, and pain of departing. In this blog Yvonne, talks about the great academic resignation which seems to be occurring. Trying to figure out why and where it’s happening and think about things that might be important to change going forward. Find the original text, and narration here on our website. https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/guest-blog-the-great-academic-resignation/ -- Dr Yvonne Couch is an Alzheimer's Research UK Fellow at the University of Oxford. Yvonne studies the role of extracellular vesicles and their role in changing the function of the vasculature after stroke, aiming to discover why the prevalence of dementia after stroke is three times higher than the average. It is her passion for problem solving and love of science that drives her, in advancing our knowledge of disease. Yvonne has joined the team of staff bloggers at Dementia Researcher, and will be writing about her work and life as she takes a new road into independent research. _____________________________________________________ Enjoy listening? We're always looking for new bloggers, drop us a line. http://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk