Problems Faced By the University Researchers during Covid-19

Abstract

COVID-19's explosion has posed a serious danger to global economic activity and it has made life particularly tough for research institutes. The global spread of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is continuing to have a significant impact, making it difficult to strike a balance between personal safety and work responsibilities. Most research scientists have had to deal with a variety of unforeseen challenges. This is primarily due to a lack of tools and challenges connected to managing personal security and family obligations during this time. The objective of this research paper was to find out the problems face by the university researchers during COVID-19 pandemic. The study was qualitative in nature. Social sciences and pure sciences faculties were the part of sample. An interview was scheduled with M.Phil & Ph.D students from city Faisalabad for data collection purpose. Simple random sampling was employed. Results of the study shows that there were numerous problems such as data collection, research tools, access to the labs, internet resources, residence in hostels as well as transportation issues that the university researchers face in their research work during COVID-19.

Keywords: University Researchers, Time Management, Pandemics, Labs Experimentation, Research Capabilities