COVID-19 consequences exposing existing inequalities in academia
Tanja Vukovic Juros describes how COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many of the challenges already faced by vulnerable researchers in their career. Read more [...]
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The COVID-19 pandemic as research driving force
This article shows how COVID19 triggered changes in research culture and how science and technology helped to improve our quality of life. Read more [...]
ESOF2020 Trieste – Interview #5 Ilaria Capua
Ilaria Capua, director of One Health Center of Excellence, talks about different perspectives on COVID-19 crisis, science and society. Read more [...]
The pandemic has catapulted science to the forefront of policy-making
Interview with Peter Piot, Director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Special Advisor to the President of the European Commission on the response to the coronavirus and COVID-19: how science has been feeding into policy-making? Read more [...]
Lessons from Ancient Greece to a changing world
Matias Barberis reflects on the role of history to learn how to face a pandemic affecting the world geopolitics, society and economy. Read more [...]
Married in lock-down: how being forced together has taken our research further
During the global shutdown, many scientists had to face working in confinement – not only away from the lab and its facilities, but also away from their research teams and colleagues. But what if you were married to your partner? Scientists Viviana and Luigi found themselves flourishing in this new type of scientific environment – combining their expertise from different fields to devise a new methodology that has spurred into an international partnership. Read more [...]
Transparency and the management of health crises
Interview on COVID-19 with Professor Elias Mossialos, Professor of Health Policy, Head of the Department of Health Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and Director of LSE Health, UK, and Chief Adviser to the Greek Government on the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more [...]
In person, at the first real-life event since COVID-19
Being at one of the first in-person conferences since COVID-19 was surreal, but valuable, writes SciDev.Net managing editor Ben Deighton regarding ESOF 2020. Read more [...]
Survey on covid-19 impact on researchers
The new coronavirus outbreak, which led to the global pandemic, has an impact on researchers and the progression of their work. Read more [...]
Digital tracing, privacy and trust: the New Normalcy in Europe
We are entering a new normalcy, living with risk and social reorganization. Digital tracing is considered a promising tool to return to normal social life. Read more [...]
COVID-19 and Climate Change: connected crises and lessons to learn
The COVID-19 brought disruption. As societies tentatively begin to reopen, the pandemic holds lessons for how the world faces the climate crisis threat. Read more [...]
FINDING AND STARTING A NEW SCIENCE/ACADEMIC JOB IN A COVID-19 WORLD: THERE IS HOPE!
COVID-19 has upended most of life as we know it, including searching for a new role in science or academic. But, there is hope. Read more [...]
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