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Frontiers Checks In on the Scientific Research Community
Frontiers shared “The Academic Response to COVID-19,” the results of its survey of “more than 25,000 members of its scientific research community from 152 countries,” which was conducted “between May and June this year to assess the initial impact of the virus on them and their work.” Researchers responded to topics such as “mitigating future disasters” and “keeping the science going.”Frontiers notes, “Concerns about future pandemics (28%) and climate change (21%), topped the list of future disasters that can be mitigated with the help of science, according the respondents.” In addition, 47% of respondents “believe less funding will be available in the future as a result of COVID-19, signaling a potentially lasting impact to the scientific research landscape.” For more information, read the news item.
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