Managing research throughout COVID-19: Lived experiences of supramolecular chemists

Jennifer S Leigh; Jennifer R Hiscock; Sarah Koops; Anna J McConnell; Cally J E Haynes; Claudia Caltagirone; Marion Kieffer; Emily R Draper; Anna G Slater; Kristin M Hutchins; Davita Watkins; Nathalie Busschaert; Larissa K S von Krbek; Katrina A Jolliffe; Michaele J Hardie

doi:10.1016/j.chempr.2022.01.001

Managing research throughout COVID-19: Lived experiences of supramolecular chemists

Chem. 2022 Feb 10;8(2):299-311. doi: 10.1016/j.chempr.2022.01.001. Epub 2022 Feb 2.

Authors

Jennifer S Leigh¹, Jennifer R Hiscock², Sarah Koops³, Anna J McConnell⁴, Cally J E Haynes⁵, Claudia Caltagirone⁶, Marion Kieffer^{7

8}, Emily R Draper⁹, Anna G Slater¹⁰, Kristin M Hutchins¹¹, Davita Watkins¹², Nathalie Busschaert¹³, Larissa K S von Krbek¹⁴, Katrina A Jolliffe¹⁵, Michaele J Hardie¹⁶

Affiliations

¹ Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.
² School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.
³ Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
⁴ Otto Diels Institute of Organic Chemistry, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
⁵ Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, UK.
⁶ Department of Chemical and Geological Science, University of Cagliari, S.S. 554 Bivio per Sestu, 09042 Monserrato (CA), Italy.
⁷ School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK.
⁸ InnoMedica, Marly, Switzerland.
⁹ School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
¹⁰ Department of Chemistry and Materials Innovation Factory, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZD, UK.
¹¹ Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA.
¹² Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mississippi, University, MS, USA.
¹³ Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA.
¹⁴ Kekulé-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Str. 1, Bonn 53121, Germany.
¹⁵ School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
¹⁶ School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.

Abstract

The international Women in Supramolecular Chemistry network believes that taking an area-specific approach effectively supports equality, diversity, and inclusion. Science lacks diversity, and this is intersectional. We share effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by triangulating findings from an online survey, a collaborative autoethnography, and reflective group research meetings. We show how qualitative research with the community offers insights into challenges and supports individuals, and we demonstrate that research leaders have often taken responsibility for their teams' mental health and well-being at the cost of their own.

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Grants and funding

MR/T020415/1/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom