ACADEMIA. A year into the coronavirus pandemic, many in the academic scientific workforce are experiencing a state of chronic exhaustion known as burnout. Researchers all around the globe have got busier as the pandemic continues. Read this article from Nature (https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00663-2?utm_source=Nature+Briefing&utm_campaign=455ce4eb5f-briefing-dy-20210316&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-455ce4eb5f-46158514) to find out more about the high toll on Higher education teaching staff and the impact of 1 year working under pandemic conditions.