Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA)
Needles Hall, second floor, room 2201
To: All employees and graduate students
From: Charmaine B. Dean, Vice-President, Research and International
Subject: Updates to research activities and international travel
As we begin the winter term amidst a changing Omicron landscape, I am providing an update to University research operations and travel guidance.
There are few updates and changes from our current framework of research activities, initiated in mid-December. The changes identified below help us minimize disruptions to research activities as much as possible. These measures rely on our collective efforts to make appropriate decisions to minimize the risk of transmission so that we can continue to ensure the safety of our community, and so that further protocols are not required to navigate the current phase of the pandemic.
As always, we will monitor and further adjust our approach to research activities and international outbound research travel as the Omicron situation evolves and as we receive further guidance from public health and the Government of Canada.
Effective today, the following apply:
Human-participant research
Domestic travel
International travel
Please also refer to the recent guidelines provided by the Safety Office on face coverings.
If you need to book a booster dose you can do so with Health Services and there are many online resources to help you find available shots, such as Vaccine Ontario or Vaccine Hunters.
If you are feeling unwell, please stay home and follow the guidelines as outlined by the province and local health authorities.
The Office of Research remains available to provide advice on any aspect of research activities. Feel free to reach out via researchqueries@uwaterloo.ca. Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs remains available to provide advice to graduate students and post-doctoral fellows.
Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA)
Needles Hall, second floor, room 2201
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