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COVID-19

Like all of us, young academics are affected by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. In this series, they elaborate on how they are affected by this current crisis.

Blogs

Marking the (late) Summer of Sustainability at YAL

The summer of 2021 arrived on the tail end of a global pandemic that has left us all reeling and trying to reassess our relationship to each other, ourselves, and the other life forms that make up our planet.

Cristiana Strava, Yamila Miguel and Noel de Miranda • September 29, 2021

On the necessity of fieldwork during a pandemic

I witnessed the Dutch lockdown from a distance because I was based in Namibia at the time for archival research, and was set to travel through southern Africa for the next couple of months. But no one can escape reality.

Tycho van der Hoog • October 22, 2020

Journey of two novice PhD candidates amidst COVID-19

Starting a PhD is an exciting opportunity: meeting new colleagues, settling in your office and familiarizing yourself with your new environment. What we couldn’t have imagined, is that this ‘new environment’ would actually turn out to be the confinement at our own homes.

Sarah Vandenbroucke and Kimia Heidary • October 22, 2020