Lindau Scientists’ Survey: Science From Home

Published on March 26, 2021

With our survey among Lindau Alumni and young scientists, we were able to gain an insight into the impact of the pandemic on scientific work. In addition to the shift in research focus, COVID-19 also changed many working processes and the daily lives of scientists. The impact of the COVID19 pandemic on scientific careers and career prospects for scientists, as for everyone else, depends on the type of work, the region, the research focus and the resulting activities, the personal circumstances and the career level. One example by 2012 Lindau Alumna Olivia Merkel, now a professor at LMU Munich: 

“When the lockdown in Germany started, my son was 2 years old and I had to shift all of my work into the night. I considered myself a full-time mom and night-time professor. It has been a very sleepless year.”

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