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COVID-19
With universities closed, no lab work, and conferences cancelled, many researchers are unable to make headway with their research. This article provides some tips on…
- Kakoli Majumder
- April 2, 2020
- 26.7k views
It remains early days for my online teaching. I am constantly trying to find new ways of doing things, modifying my approach as I go, and considering how best to change…
- Mr. Damian Radcliffe
- July 9, 2020
- 13.8k views
The COVID-19 pandemic is sweeping through the world. In an attempt to stop the transmission of infections, academia has taken several tough steps. While these measures…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- April 2, 2020
- 10.8k views
A dissertation or thesis defense is difficult at the best of times. But what happens when you have to defend your research online during a global pandemic? Here are the…
- Alyssa Lobo
- April 28, 2020
- 9.6k views
Masks are one of our simplest, cheapest and most effective allies in the war against COVID-19. In this article, Madhuri looks back at the hundred-year-old history of…
- India Bioscience
- September 7, 2020
- 8.7k views
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the fore the importance of a thriving scientific ecosystem for dealing with global crises. In this two-part article series, Kaushik…
- Dr. Kaushik Biswas
- August 14, 2020
- 7.9k views
In the midst of the mounting uncertainty around COVID-19, all of us are facing challenges. It is okay to ponder what tomorrow will bring, to make projections and…
- Dahlia Thompson
- May 3, 2020
- 6.4k views
Is the need for speed and urgency being balanced by the need for quality in peer review during COVID-19? This article briefly explores this question.
- Mriganka Awati
- September 21, 2020
- 5.8k views
It’s hard to be a happy academic at times like these. How can one focus on much other than the chaos around the world? Maybe we could be excused from expectations (often…
- Dr. Kylie Ball
- April 22, 2020
- 5.7k views
Wouldn’t it be interesting to take a peek into how academic mothers managed their work while also taking care of their kids during the pandemic? We spoke to three…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- March 10, 2021
- 5.4k views