In May 2020, a Teesside University health psychologist responded to the ongoing implications of lockdown by launching a series of free online sessions to help people with long-term conditions cope with social distancing, and manage related stress and anxiety, through creative activities. In short: Dr Stephanie Kilinç, who is based in the University’s School of […]
An Architecture graduate from Birmingham City University has helped design and build the NHS Nightingale Hospital in London’s ExCeL Centre. Alumnus Jordon Lambert supported the design of the hospital, which was built to help expand NHS capacity to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. In short: As an architect at Building Design Partnership (BDP), Jordon has […]
During the early stages of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Coventry University contributed human resources and materials to assist the NHS to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. In short: 202 student nurses, 174 nursing associate apprentices and 35 student midwives from across all campuses in Coventry, Scarborough and London were deployed in frontline roles in […]
Since the outbreak of Covid-19 (Coronavirus) emerged in the UK, the University of South Wales’s Clinical Simulation Centre has played a key role in the effort to fight the pandemic. The Centre helped to prepare nurses from USW’s local health board partner organisations to care for individuals who are seriously ill. The training sessions were […]
In April 2020, Teesside University announced it was supporting health care services a with expertise and equipment from Teesside University as they continue the fight against the coronavirus. The University’s School of Health & Life Sciences ran a series of webinars on developing critical care skills for registered health care staff to prepare them for […]
More than 400 ARU students joined the NHS front line in the battle against COVID-19, as part of a national initiative. In short: A total of 133 Adult Nursing and Mental Health Nursing students have recently completed their undergraduate degrees, enabling them to apply for Nursing and Midwifery Council registration and begin employment with partner […]
A professor at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) has developed a robust, reliable assay, or test, for COVID-19 which returns results in less than 20 minutes. Stephen Bustin, Professor of Molecular Medicine at ARU and a leading expert in quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), which is widely used to detect infectious SARS-CoV-2 in cells, has developed […]
A research project from Birmingham City University (BCU ) has been launched to explore the effects of social distancing and isolation on people aged over 70 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research, conducted by BCU’s Professor Joanne Brooke and Dr Maria Clarke, will examine the challenges older people are facing in social isolation, including loneliness, organising the […]
In July 2020, Coventry University launched a suite of 50 fully-funded PhD studentships designed to deliver research-led solutions to the challenges posed by COVID-19. The pandemic has created a number of societal challenges – from significant implications for the health sector, to concerns for the future of cultural institutions and artistic practice. In response, Coventry […]
The Toxicology Research Group at the University of Hertfordshire has been testing the effectiveness of different personal protective equipment (PPE) for reducing potential exposure to COVID-19. PPE is vital in protecting healthcare workers on the frontline against the coronavirus. Traditional methods that measure the effectiveness of PPE don’t normally consider how a person wears the […]
