Quote From sneaks:
I wouldn't worry too much about it not being a big enough area. THere is A LOT of research on wellbeing in organisations and its ever increasing. I know a lot of academics who are researching in the area, designing interventions like you're looking at doing and I know people who make a lot of money off consulting organisations about how to improve the health and wellbeing of their employees. So fear not!
Thanks for the kind words, sneaks. That makes me feel a lot better about it.
Another concern of mine relates to the prestiege of the institution. I mean, generally speaking, how important is the standing of the institution you do your PhD at? From what I've read, reputation matters less (and shouldn't matter at all, technically) at this level of study in comparison to undergraduate, and to a lesser degree, masters level. The department I will be in did quite well in the RAE 2008, with 50 per cent of staff 3*+, so I suppose that's a good sign!
Also, given that I'm currently in a job that I don't particularly enjoy and isn't at all well paid, AND that the economic climate is dire and shows no immediate sign of abating, this is probably a good opportunity for me.
