Will coronavirus (COVID-19) impact the execution and delivery of research you undertake with partners or for clients? If so, the contracts and agreements between UOW and your partners or clients may need to be formally varied.
Example problems may include delays resulting from:
- Travel restrictions
- Difficulties procuring equipment and consumables
- Resourcing, participant and staff availability
- Lack of access to facilities and infrastructure
We recognise that some of our business partners will experience financial hardship due to coronavirus (COVID-19) impact. Please contact us if you become aware that your business partner will not be able to make payment or other milestones. The University is open to discussing how to facilitate continued partnering with business during this period of turmoil.
If you are a lead investigator or are managing the relationship with your partners and clients it is recommended that you:
- Identify whether there may be any delays or difficulties in delivering project milestones or meeting your partner or client expectations
- Keep your partners and clients informed and explore alternative options
- Contact Innovation & Commercial Research (ICR) or Research Grants to let them know of:
- any issues affecting your partner’s ability to participate
- that the agreements may need variation
Your first point of contact in ICR or RSO should be icr-enquiry@uow.edu.au or research-grants@uow.edu.au who can then refer your enquiry to the staff member who managed the original agreement.
Otherwise please contact:
Please note that our ICR/Research Grants teams have been operating under significant workloads for some time, and we appreciate your understanding that responses may take longer than usual due to the increased number of queries at this time.