2019-20 coronavirus outbreak

Principal (computer security)

Virology

Operating system

Computer science

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Outbreak

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Institution

Psychology

Political science

Infectious disease (medical specialty)

Sociology

Coronavirus Infections

Medicine

Pandemic

Disease

Pathology

Social science

Nature Human Behaviour

COVID-19 has not affected all scientists equally. A survey of principal investigators indicates that female scientists, those in the ‘bench sciences’ and, especially, scientists with young children experienced a substantial decline in time devoted to research. This could have important short- and longer-term effects on their careers, which institution leaders and funders need to address carefully.

Unequal effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on scientists