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		<title>Trauma, anxiety, depression, solitude: The impact of COVID-19 on academic identity</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Authors: Basil Cahusac de Caux, Lynette Pretorius, and Luke Macaulay. Credit: Text and images have been republished from an article in the Monash Lens,&#160;https://lens.monash.edu/@education/2023/04/28/1385557/trauma-anxiety-depression-solitude-the-impact-of-covid-19-on-academic-indentity COVID-19 brought about unprecedented changes to society, causing widespread disruption to many aspects of our lives. The pandemic has impacted people from all walks of life, but particularly hard-hit have been<div class="more-link">
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		<title>How the pandemic shaped academic identity: Stories of resilience and struggle</title>
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