COVID-19 and the academy: It is time for going digital

Schwarz, Marius; Scherrer, Aline; Hohmann, Claudia; Heiberg, Jonas; Brugger, Andri; Nuñez-Jimenez, Alejandro

doi:10.1016/j.erss.2020.101684

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“…Marius Schwarz and colleagues (this volume [40] ) offer additional insights regarding the impacts of the pandemic on research methodology that are perhaps obvious but nonetheless highlight important and perhaps persistent trends. They argue that Covid-19 is opening up new ways of doing research, of being an academic, of collecting data and attending conferences.…”

Section: Insights For Research Practice and Methodsologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Contextualizing the Covid-19 pandemic for a carbon-constrained world: Insights for sustainability transitions, energy justice, and research methodology

Sovacool

Rio

Griffiths

2020

Energy Research & Social Science

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The global Covid-19 pandemic has rapidly overwhelmed our societies, shocked the global economy and overburdened struggling health care systems and other social institutions around the world. While such impacts of Covid-19 are becoming clearer, the implications of the disease for energy and climate policy are more prosaic. This Special Section seeks to offer more clarity on the emerging connections between Covid-19 and energy supply and demand, energy governance, future low-carbon transitions, social justice, and even the practice of research methodology. It features articles that ask, and answer: What are the known and anticipated impacts of Covid-19 on energy demand and climate change? How has the disease shaped institutional responses and varying energy policy frameworks, especially in Africa? How will the disease impact ongoing social practices, innovations and sustainability transitions, including not only renewable energy but also mobility? How might the disease, and social responses to it, exacerbate underlying patterns of energy poverty, energy vulnerability, and energy injustice? Lastly, what challenges and insights does the pandemic offer for the practice of research, and for future research methodology? We find that without careful guidance and consideration, the brave new age wrought by Covid-19 could very well collapse in on itself with bloated stimulus packages that counter sustainability goals, misaligned incentives that exacerbate climate change, the entrenchment of unsustainable practices, and acute and troubling consequences for vulnerable groups.

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Section: Insights For Research Practice and Methodsologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Contextualizing the Covid-19 pandemic for a carbon-constrained world: Insights for sustainability transitions, energy justice, and research methodology

Sovacool

Rio

Griffiths

2020

Energy Research & Social Science

151

108

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“…It reshapes the original system (e.g. education system, business system) and lifestyle, accelerating the growth of digitalisation [85] . Digitalisation could be an advanced development; however, the exact effectiveness and energy consumption have remained uncertain.…”

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Impacts of COVID-19 on energy demand and consumption: Challenges, lessons and emerging opportunities

2021

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“…Still, Howard et al recommend this measure in conjunction with other nonpharmaceutical strategies. Both Zhang's 41 and Howard's 42 approaches do not fit well in the Cochrane methodological hierarchy of generating evidence 27,43 .…”

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“…Briefly, efficiency varied from 5% to more than 90% and was associated with the fabric and the number of layers in the mask. We must understand those findings in the current view of emergency science 1 , 27 , that is, recommendations can (or must) change as new research data become available.…”

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COVID-19: What we talk about when we talk about masks

Fortaleza

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Machado-Rugolo

et al. 2020

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

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Even though most current recommendations include the general use of masks to prevent community transmission of SARS-Cov-2, the effectiveness of this measure is still debated. The studies on this policy include physical filtering tests with inanimate microparticles, randomized clinical trials, observational studies, ecological analyses, and even computational modeling of epidemics. Much of the so-called evidence is inferred from studies on different respiratory viruses and epidemiological settings. Heterogeneity is a major factor limiting the generalization of inferences. In this article, we reviewed the empirical and rational bases of mask use and how to understand these recommendations compared to other policies of social distancing, restrictions on non-essential services, and lockdown. We conclude that recent studies suggest a synergistic effect of the use of masks and social distancing rather than opposing effects of the two recommendations. Developing social communication approaches that clarify the need to combine different strategies is a challenge for public health authorities.

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COVID-19 and the academy: It is time for going digital

Cited by 71 publications

References 7 publications

Contextualizing the Covid-19 pandemic for a carbon-constrained world: Insights for sustainability transitions, energy justice, and research methodology

Contextualizing the Covid-19 pandemic for a carbon-constrained world: Insights for sustainability transitions, energy justice, and research methodology

Impacts of COVID-19 on energy demand and consumption: Challenges, lessons and emerging opportunities

COVID-19: What we talk about when we talk about masks

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