Conclusion
While COVID-19 disrupted the academic life at an unprecedented level, it exposed existing inequalities in science education and dissemination. On the other hand, the resilience and ingenuity of the scientific community resulted in a rapid and efficient shift to online platforms resulting in reaching a wider audience and thereby enhancing equity in science education and dissemination. Moving forward, we need to learn lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure an equitable academic environment.
Conflict of interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Author contribution: Mohammad Yousefi & Mahraz Abdollahzadeh: Writing-original draft (equal); Shirin Moossavi: Conceptualization; writing-original draft; writing review & editing.