2025 Postdoc Association Wellbeing Survey

1. Generally, and based on your own personal metrics, how would you rate your mental health/wellbeing?

(Required) Very good Good Average Poor Very poor

2. Over the past year, how many weeks have been impacted by poor mental health/wellbeing? (“impacted” defined as affecting normal daily activities and/or productivity)

0-4 (~1 month) 5-16 (1-3 months) 17-24 (3-6 months) 25-36 (6-9 months) 37-45 (9-12 months)

6. What can be improved about the PDR/appraisal meetings in particular?

7. What is your average number of working hours per week?

What is your average number of working hours per week? (Required)

8. If you have worked more than 36 hours over a week, what factors led to you working overtime?

Project not going well Pressure and/or unreasonable expectations from line manager/supervisor Need to supervise students Equipment booking Important deadlines Personal motivation Other (please comment below)

Please elaborate on any other factors:

9. In the past year, have you suffered from work-related burnout? (From Mental Health UK: “Burnout is a state of physical, mental and emotional exhaustion.”)

Yes No Unsure Prefer not to say

10. Do you feel like there is enough flexibility in working hours to accommodate you?

Yes No Prefer not to say

Please elaborate on anything else regarding work flexibility.

11. How does your contract length affect your mental health/wellbeing?

(Required) Substantially improves it Marginally improves it No effect Marginally worsens it Substantially worsens it Prefer not to say

12. Do you feel that there is sufficient support at the LMB for preparing you for post-contract?

Insufficient Sufficient but there could be more Plenty of support N/A

If insufficient, what areas of support would you benefit from?

13. Have you considered leaving the LMB for a different academic position at the same level within your contract period?

(Required) Yes, seriously considered Yes, considered No Prefer not to say

14. If you have seriously considered leaving the LMB for a different academic postdoc position, what have been the factors contributing to this?

15. If you have seriously considered leaving academia for a non-academic position, what have been factors contributing to this?

16. If there are any further comments you would like to provide regarding this section, please use this comment box:

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Current Wellbeing and at the LMB