Whilst the pandemic disrupted fieldwork internationally, field sites are back in full-swing this summer. So shouldn’t we think about the safety of the students learning, researching and working in these contexts?
Imagine you are a first year undergraduate studying a discipline that emphasizes the importance of field research. You were drawn to your course partly because they advertised a range of fieldwork opportunities as central to the course, which was particularly exciting.
Fieldwork is not something you’ve had the chance to take part in before, and you have to complete a certain number of weeks of fieldwork to progress into second year. You and a number of other students in your course are invited to attend a fieldsite abroad where one of the course supervisors works.
