As an ex-academic, this isn't a secret. The mental health of the entire sector is in shambles, see https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01708-4 https://ww

As an ex-academic, this isn't a secret. The mental health of the entire sector is in shambles, see https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01708-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01708-4 The Nature article and OP's article identify one culprit: poor supervision. I have a shit-list of awful supervisors that I try to steer potential students away from. Universities know that these people are awful but do nothing: in some cases I personally know, the Vice-Chancellor of the university and the toxic supervisors are best buddies. Case in point: Alan Cooper, international ancient DNA expert, was fired after a long battle because he was so incredibly toxic. He just got hired by another university! https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02147-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02147-x Academia has no interest in weeding out its most bad members. So I, and many others, left.