Covid-19 voluntary work (dugnad) in 2020

Since the pandemic affected Norway on 12 March 2020, WNGER II has taken on Covid-19 voluntary work (or dugnad) through increased course activities throughout the pandemic so that WNGER II PhD candidates have access to high-quality courses. In 2020, there have been about 300 participants across eight doctoral courses and 12 lunch seminars in WNGER II (where PhD candidates from pedagogy and educational sciences dominate, but also with PhD candidates from health sciences, special education, psychology, sports sciences, medicine, architecture, and law). A survey has been completed (WNGER II Monitor 2020) to map WNGER II PhD students' needs and wishes in addition to experiences with the pandemic (response rate 72 %). Course evaluations for all doctoral courses and lunch seminars in WNGER II have been completed with positive feedback from PhD candidates (despite the fact that most teaching has been online). There has been some internal collaboration within WNGER II regarding doctoral courses, co-publication, and doctoral supervision in 2020 across host and member institutions. WNGER II has arranged a supervisor seminar in 2020 with guest lecturers from the University of Bristol.