Dear University of Calgary Researchers, The situation with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the operation of the University of Calgary remains fluid, and our response evolves on a day-to-day basis. Please visit research.ucalgary.ca/covid-19 for guidance specific to researchers. Today, the University of Calgary issued a directive for faculty, staff, postdocs, and students to work from home. Accordingly, all research teams and units must do their utmost to follow this directive to work remotely. However, it is possible for allowances to be made for critical research, scholarship and creative activities to continue on site. For selected research activities to proceed on campus, they must be registered and approved by the University – see below. First and most important, no member of the University community should feel pressured to work on campus if they are not comfortable to do so. If any individual is feeling inappropriately pressured to carry out on-campus research, scholarship, or creative work, they should contact one of:
Note that at this time we do not know what the future of our response to COVID-19 needs to be. So, in the spirit of preparing for the unknown, we suggest that in your move to a work-from-home environment, you plan for the possibility of an extended period of remote work. As research, scholarship, and creative work are key components of the University, we must ensure that critical research (this term includes scholarly and creative work) is maintained as long as it is safe and reasonable to do so. |