Questions tagged [covid-19]
Questions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on academic institutions, staff, students, and other stakeholders.
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Publish a COVID-19 paper post-COVID
We did a study under a grant to investigate the effects of COVID-19 on Medical Education. We however had some few corrections and ended up not publishing. Is it reasonable to start publishing efforts ...
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Does year gap create any problem before Computer science(nlp) PhD
I completed masters in 2017. After then I did internship as a software engineer in one company X for 6 month in 2018. And then did another company Y job in 2019 as a full stack developer. But during ...
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My students are leaving notes on exam about their difficulties and mental health. How to proceed?
This is the first semester in which classes aren't online anymore after the pandemic where I lecture (For information, this is in Brazil, and English is not my mother language). It's been two years of ...
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Possible ways to do experiment classes during covid situation
Due to covid-19, most of my classmates and I haven't seen a lab (Physics) for more than two years. Now, I'm in the second semester of the master's program, and soon it will be PhD. Right now, we are ...
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Post-Doc in the US/Europe while living elsewhere
I am currently in the final stages of my PhD and am planning on looking for a post-doc position soon, preferably in the US or in Europe in theoretical research (theoretical physics).
Ideally, once ...
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How will COVID travel restrictions affect postdoctoral hiring this year? [closed]
As concern for the Omicron variant rises, and travel restrictions resume, how will this affect academic hiring decisions in this application cycle? Does this mean there will be work visa issues? Will ...
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How do I find a new advisor for an unvaccinated graduate student?
Summary: I am closing my laboratory, and need to find a new placement for a PhD student who has strong anti-vaccination beliefs. Every professor on campus knows about it. How I can help them find new ...
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I did absolutely nothing during COVID, how to catch up?
I'm a PhD student. When COVID lockdowns hit I lost contact with everyone else from my department other than my supervisor. I subsequently pretty much lost all my motivation to work, and managed to ...
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Is it appropriate to ask prospective supervisors about how they handled the pandemic?
The question says it all but for a bit of context: Something I disliked about my former lab is how they handled the pandemic. It is important to me to work in a lab that cares about the safety of ...
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How do I job hunt as an assistant professor mid-tenure, mid pandemic?
I have decided to take a new job, mid tenure case. I am having trouble finding information about how to job hunt in academia at my mid-rank. Specifically:
How to communicate my status
Whether to ...
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How to cope with studying on online platforms [closed]
I would like to know about any suggestions that the community can give about coping with online school. I have both school and my coaching classes. Hence the screen time is too high and I also require ...
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What is the current vaccination regulation for international students for US universities? [closed]
Considering the elapsed time of Covid crisis, have any vaccination regulations been put into place for international students waiting to apply for masters programs in US or related research programs ...
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Is working from home a sustainable model for PhD students and academia as a whole? [closed]
I suppose it has its advantages but I’m really starting to struggle with the lack of social contact that working from home entails.
I’d very much like my university to start considering options for a ...
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Why are small distractions impacting my day so much?
During the pandemic, at least the premier institutes of my country are operating in work from home mode. Since this lessens the physical activity of going around labs and classrooms daily I tried to ...
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Returning to the US as faculty during COVID [closed]
Question: I am a non-US citizen on an H1B visa trying to return from the EU (Germany) to the US to teach face-to-face classes this Fall. What are my options to get across the border as long as the ...
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