Celeste Elisabeth Suart

BBS Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences BDC Biomedical Discovery and Commercialization SAAB Survey of Student Self-Rated Abilities, Attitudes, and Beliefs STEM science, technology, engineering, mathematics URE undergraduate research experience Undergraduate research experiences (UREs), such as laboratory project-based senior research thesis courses, have become a defining feature of many undergraduate science degrees [[1, 2]].

Survey protocol The survey was delivered through LimeSurvey, taking approximately 5–10 minutes to complete (S1 Appendix). The survey instrument comprised of three sections; demographic questions, the revised Publication Pressure Questionnaire, and Likert-type questions about respondent beliefs related to COVID-19 and academic publishing. For some questions, we stratified participant responses based on time period.

Discussion In this study, we assessed the self-reported impact of the COVID-19 laboratory closures on graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. This was done through a mixed-methods research design with online survey data collected from 315 unique respondents and 18 semi-structured interviews. Some data collected were highly specific to individual respondents and laboratories, emphasizing there is no one-size-fits-all protocol for laboratory shutdown or reopening.