Unequal childcare burden blamed for fall in share of published research by women since schools shut, but funding bodies look to alleviate career impact.

But auditing such efforts will be difficult, while unintended consequences are always a risk, warns Athene Donald.

How can online workshops be productive, engaging, caring and fun? How can researchers creatively adapt to a 'virtual normal' and develop caring and co-operative ways of working.

With student enrolment projected to fall, some US and UK institutions have halted recruitment.

Current and former moderators will all be paid a minimum of $1,000. Selena Scola filed the case in California.

Instead of supporting the 54% of staff on insecure contracts, many managers are using the pandemic to sack them.

If you struggle with home working but are having to do it because of the coronavirus, Lucy Taylor has some advice.

Colleagues facing closed labs and enforced social distancing need a different type of support. Mentors must change their approach, says Ruth Gotian.

The emergence of COVID-19 has drastically upended the academic enterprise. Because of physical distancing, many non-tenured faculty members are facing additional, unexpected obstacles in their promotion and tenure trajectory. Transitioning classes to online learning environments will detract from research efforts, and winding down laboratory operations will result in a more direct reduction in research output.…

Living in our new world of videoconferencing makes it worth reconsidering a funny video on the perils of conference calls.

A few modest adjustments to the planning and delivery of talks can help scientists share ideas with their peers more effectively, say Scott St. George and Michael White.

In the first of two articles about laboratory closures triggered by COVID-19, scientists affected by the shutdowns outline the tools they are using to run their research groups remotely.

Organizations across the globe are being forced to adapt quickly, with some allowing employees to work from home the first time. But there are many reasons to shift to a remote team - learn more about why and how.

Travel bans, office closures, and conference cancellations have publishers and societies thinking about how best to ensure that scholarly content continues to be reviewed and distributed. This post by Angela Cochran looks at some of the impacts and questions whether.

Paying conference expenses up front from personal accounts is a significant burden, this grad student writes

Coronavirus concerns have some businesses urging employees to work from home. If you're telecommuting, for public health reasons or otherwise, remember: Boundaries are your friend.

An example of finding the balance between personal and professional lives during moves overseas and in and out of academia.

A robot career adviser's personality assessment, based on analysis of tweets.