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The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown into disarray almost all spheres of human activity. Research is no exception. When labs and research centres closed, scientists were told to stay at home, scientific events were cancelled or postponed to an uncertain date and most scientific projects had to be put on hold or modified substantially.This chapter concerns the adjustments and adaptations that have had to be made in one such project, Persist_ EU, an international project aimed at bringing together European university students through the organization of participatory events in five cities. The participation of students should provide needed insights into knowledge, perceptions and opinions on science and how these can be changed by engaging and discussing controversial scientific topics.According to the Flash Eurobarometer no. 239 (European Commission, 2008), European youth believe that interest in science is essential for future prosperity and scientific research should chiefly serve the development of knowledge. Young adults are actively involved with content created by scientists when it is presented in the new model, which involves two-way communication (Bauer et al, 2007) and sees the participants as stakeholders of science, encouraging active engagement (Hargittai et al, 2018). They are more likely to participate in scientific activities that have an interdisciplinary aim and engage with topics that have become popular in the twenty-first century, such as vaccines and climate change (Bauer, 2011).This chapter describes how the project methodology was modified due to the containment strategy against contagion in two countries: Portugal and Germany.
As the COVID-19 pandemic hit researchers’ plans, discussion swiftly turned to adapting research methods for a locked-down world. The ‘big three’ methods – questionnaires, interviews and focus groups – can only be used in a few of the same ways as before the pandemic.Researchers around the world have responded in diverse, thoughtful and creative ways – from adapting their data collection methods, to fostering researcher resilience and rethinking researcher-researched relationships.This book, part of a series of three Rapid Responses, showcases new methods and emerging approaches. Focusing on Response and Reassessment, it has three parts: the first looks at the turn to digital methods; the second reviews methods in hand and the final part reassesses different needs and capabilities.The other two books focus on Care and Resilience, and Creativity and Ethics. Together they help academic, applied and practitioner-researchers worldwide adapt to the new challenges COVID-19 brings.Part of a series of three, this book showcases new research methods and emerging approaches. Focusing on Response and Reassessment, it has three parts: the first looks at the turn to digital methods; the second reviews methods in hand and the final part reassesses different needs and capabilities.