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Dr Zoë Ayres

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I used to think when I was younger that women had equality and that I had nothing to worry about. We got the vote right? But it's the slow chip-chip-chip

Why did I leave academia? It's complex. It's 100% related to the culture of academia that I felt I couldn't stay. So here's a thread on why, particularly as a

It's Friday. You know what that means..it means Follow Friday!Challenge: introduce yourself BUT not by your research, by your hobbies! Let's do this I want to know what you

Self-care is really important. It's needed for maintaining good mental health and helps us do a better job. People ask me about self-care and often don't know where to start,

Productivity as wave. We often think people are doing much better than us. Spoiler alert: they aren't - their wave is probably out of phase of our own.We need to

I've seen this circulating. I've said it once, I'm saying it again: passion does not equate to hours put in. Each to their own in terms of work hours. However,

Launching #100voices. 100 researchers, 100 #mentalhealth journeys over 100 days. Let's get the conversation started around mental health, exploring what peers, friends and ourselves so often experience. You are

I want to talk about guilt today. There's a good chance you are feeling it. Whoever we were before the pandemic, we are no longer that person. We need to

During #COVID19 I've seen many posts saying "be kind to yourself", my own tweets included. It's got me thinking, if you don't know *how* to be kind to yourself, it's

It's easy to say #mentalhealth is personal. That the individual must get more resilient. And it's true that we do have to put work in to figure out what works

A list of my #mentalhealth posters so far to highlight what I do for new followers. I make posters to raise awareness of issues people face in academia. They are