Impact of COVID-19 on the Research Enterprise
The impact of COVID-19 on the research enterprise includes lost productivity, added costs, delays in graduation for students, and various challenges faced in conducting research amid the pandemic. From shifts in faculty duties to cancelled experiments and travel restrictions, the research landscape has been significantly affected, leading to a range of consequences that researchers and students have to navigate.
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Impact of COVID-19 on the Research Enterprise
Overview Types of Research Impacts Impact of lost productivity Student impacts progress towards degree Lost opportunities Added costs
Types of Research Impacts Lost Productivity Individuals still on payroll but not able to fully perform duties Shift of faculty duties Effort of individuals on state funding shifted from research to teaching Lack of access to labs or research sites Cancelled experiments - lab, clinical trials Research conducted in shifts for social distancing Travel restrictions Inability to attract researchers, other workers, research subjects for projects Inability to have collaborators on-site Less effective collaborative activities Conference attendance, planning workshops, working group meetings Burnout
Types of Research Impacts Added Costs Added travel expense required because of social distancing Expendables - lab supplies Leases, non-refundable travel and registration expenses Maintenance of animal care facilities, research plots, cultures Loss of (or loss of use of) experimental animals, plants, microbes Licenses, rental fees Inability to operate key research instrumentation Rental, software license, maintenance fees, expendables Human subject compensation Supply chain issues
Types of Research Impacts Added Costs Cancelled, non-renewals Funds returned to agencies (NIH), DOE funds at risk Missed project deadlines Postponed contracts and grants US Department of Agriculture (relocation of offices during COVID) Ineffective cost extensions Grants/contracts extended but without any follow-on funding to allow for completion of contracted work Lost ticket revenue Lost opportunity costs
Types of Research Impacts - Students Burnout Delays in graduation Average loss of 1 semester for MS and longer for doctoral students Lost opportunities Student research Grants and contracts - availability of funds (salary or operating)
Major concern across colleges Sufficient funds to cover salary and costs of graduate or undergraduate students, post-doctoral associates and others who will need to have additional funding to complete their programs
Summary of College Costs Non Non- -Personnel Personnel Losses College College Losses Unrecoverable Graduate Student Unrecoverable Graduate Student Costs Costs Agriculture and Natural Resources $550,000 $928K-1.8M $2.1-2.3M $162,000 Arts and Sciences $109,886 None reported Business $375,892 Engineering and Applied Science $604,146 Haub School $127,125 None reported $119,000 Health Science $57,000 500,000+ TOTAL TOTAL $1,324,993 $1,324,993 $3,689,146 $3,689,146- -4,761,146 4,761,146
