The pandemic mixed up what scientists study – and some won’t go back

The pandemic mixed up what scientists study – and some won’t go back

Some scientists will never go back

Around the world, thousands of scientists have changed their focus to researching COVID-19, or are using their equipment to run diagnostic tests. If enough researchers embrace this change, it could prompt a vast shift in the scientific landscape.
Nature | 6 min read

Read more in our series on science after the pandemic:

• Universities will never be the same (9 min read)
• How scientific conferences will survive (5 min read)
• The pandemic will make or break research funding (5 min read)
• The risk to China’s race to the top of science (5 min read)
• Is this scientific publishing’s new normal? (6 min read)
• Outbreak could alter the drug development landscape (6 min read)
• Scientists’ worlds will shrink (6 min read)