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Postdoctoral 1320000 researchers know what it's like to be in career limbo, spending years - in some cases decades - on a succession of short-term contracts. The anxiety and uncertainty this creates can be immense. And, as the results of a new Nature survey show, the pandemic is adding to postdocs' distress. ################################################################################## The current generation might be facing the most severe career and health crisis so far.

Nature asked postdocs how the pandemic is affecting their current and future career plans; about their health and well-being; and whether they feel supported by their supervisors.

Pandemic darkens postdocs' work and career hopes

The poll ran in June and July, and more than 7,600 people responded from across 19 disciplines. The sample, a self-selecting group scattered over 93 countries, is not fully representative globally, because the overwhelming majority of respondents are in Europe and North America. But the picture that emerges is undoubtedly concerning.

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