Published January 7, 2021 | Version v3
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Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Working Practices of Analytical Facilities II

  • 1. CERIC-ERIC
  • 2. Diamond Light Source
  • 3. ELI-DC AISBL

Description

COVID-19 has a substantial impact on the operations of analytical facilities that serve external users.1 At the end of April 2020, only a third of the surveyed research infrastructures (RIs) reported that they maintained such user access activities; however, several had set up specific COVID-19 services and responded to travel limitations with a strong shift towards remote services. Half a year later, the pandemic is still not over, and the significant mutations of the virus observed recently indicate that COVID-19 is likely to remain endemic for the foreseeable future. RIs, as a consequence, will have to learn how to live with it to some degree, possibly for years to come.

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Funding

ACCELERATE – ACCELERATing Europe's Leading Research Infrastructures 731112
European Commission