Open AccessHow we have been productive when Coronavirus locked us out of University
Author(s) -
Andreia Micaela Nascimento,
Hugo Ferrinho Lopes
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
fennia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.346
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1798-5617
pISSN - 0015-0010
DOI - 10.11143/fennia.99190
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , context (archaeology) , isolation (microbiology) , productivity , coronavirus , work (physics) , political science , social isolation , phenomenon , reflection (computer programming) , public relations , sociology , engineering ethics , psychology , economic growth , virology , medicine , engineering , geography , economics , epistemology , computer science , biology , philosophy , psychotherapist , archaeology , pathology , outbreak , programming language , mechanical engineering , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , microbiology and biotechnology
In the Covid-19 pandemic era researchers and academics worldwide have experienced an unprecedented phenomenon. In this context of uncertainty and instability, academia was not spared the consequences of the new Coronavirus that locked everybody out of university. However, research and academic productivity during these unprecedented times may not have adversely affected projects, students, and their supervisors. Building on the authors’ personal experience this paper highlights some positive impacts of pursuing a PhD during a pandemic, focusing the reflection along two lines: 1) that work during social isolation may be better than ever; and 2) how open science has been crucial in this coronavirus era.