The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the academic community in various ways. Universities have been shut, hiring suspended, conferences cancelled \u2013 the list is long. These changes have affected researchers directly, with many struggling to deal with the academic and professional fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past weeks, several academics have turned to Twitter to express themselves and reach out to others in the same situation. The result? Academic Twitter has been abuzz with conversations, stories, discussions, debates, personal experiences, memes, or humor about how COVID-19 has affected them. What stands out is how the academic community has come together on this platform to offer much-needed words of encouragement and offer support to those who are\u00a0feeling low and need some motivation.\u00a0It is\u00a0almost as though there is a tsunami of positivity from academics on Twitter which is helping bolster many people\u2019s spirits during this difficult time. I thought of putting together a bunch of these positive tweets to indicate the solidarity among researchers on Twitter.<\/p>\n
While some researchers try to look at this pandemic as a good chance to catch up on reading or writing, others have found it difficult to concentrate on their work. Many twitter users are urging\u00a0researchers to not beat themselves up over lower levels of productivity. For example, take a look at\u00a0Exhausted Ph<\/a>D’s<\/ins><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0gif about the slow progress on their thesis and\u00a0Grad Write Slack<\/a>‘s<\/ins><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0assurance that sometimes even a little progress is good enough.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n We applaud your 20 words @PhdExhausted<\/a> !<\/p>\n Remember everyone, dissertation writing is difficult on it’s own. Add a pandemic to it & well, it’s even more difficult.<\/p>\n But we can and will get through this together!#COVID19<\/a> #coronavirus<\/a> #acwri<\/a> #amwriting<\/a> #AcademicTwitter<\/a> #phdchat<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/W5E6SrLew1<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Grad Write Slack (@GradWriteSlack) April 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Publishing is an important aspect of academia. This is a trying time for all involved in the publication process. In the case of Dr. Parul Jain<\/a><\/ins><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>, a peer reviewer and Associate Professor at Ohio University, the journal she is working with extended her review deadline, giving her some much needed respite.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n