"The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on research activities: A survey of the largest Italian academic community".

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The aim of the present work is to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on research activities in a vast multidisciplinary academic community to identify the most critical issues.

Method

To this purpose we planned a survey addressed to the entire academic research staff at "Sapienza" University of Rome, which represents the largest Italian academic community. A questionnaire consisting of both open and closed-ended questions was delivered to 4118 individuals in April 2021.

Results

A total of 544 responses were collected. All academic roles were sufficiently represented in the study cohort. The median number of critical issues experienced by academic research staff was three. Among these, the three most frequently reported were related to: "Access to libr

SUBMITTER: Volpe M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11198756 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature