Lecturer launches initiative to tackle care home isolation – University for the Creative Arts
Mark Brill, a Senior Lecturer in Creative Advertising from the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) has helped to launch an initiative to help alleviate isolation for care home residents and keep them connected to their families. At UCA, Mark had previously worked on research into the impact of music and technology for those living […]
How and when will lockdown end? The latest episode of ‘Coronavirus: The Whole Story’ – UCL
Impact of COVID-19 on outdoor learning among children – University of Hull
The impact of COVID-19 on outdoor learning among children is being studied by a PhD researcher at the University of Hull. Katie Parsons, from the Department of Geography, Geology and Environment at the University, is investigating the changes brought about to normal school routines by the global pandemic. Before the COVID-19 outbreak, many educationalists and […]
Nearly a third of the UK admit to bending lockdown rules – University of York
Nearly half the people (48%) questioned in a survey about the lockdown said that they will find it harder to follow the rules the longer it continues and almost a third of people admitted to breaking or ‘bending’ the rules. The research – from the University of York’s Law School – also found that a factor […]
COVIDENCE UK study to identify highest risk factors for COVID-19 – Queen Mary University London
Scientists are calling on the public to sign up to a new study which will help identify who is most at risk of contracting COVID-19 and why some people become more ill than others with the disease. The COVIDENCE UK study, led by Queen Mary University of London, opened Friday 1st May and aims to […]
Spinout raises funding to accelerate tests for harmful bacteria – University of Plymouth
A University of Plymouth spinout company has secured considerable investment to speed the development of its novel bacteria-testing technology. Molendotech, which is based at the University’s Brixham Laboratory, has raised £425,000 from new and existing investors through an equity funding round. The investment will be used to accelerate and expand the applications of its technology, […]
Student donates over 3,000 essential toiletries to local community – Keele University
A Keele student collecting essential toiletries to help vulnerable people across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent has received over 3,300 donations. Victoria Black, a final year Children’s Nursing student, set up The Keele Beauty Bank in 2018 after being inspired by her placement on a paediatric ward during her course. Here, Victoria helped care for a family […]
Sport welfare resource launched as COVID-19 drives need for player support – Abertay University
Sports organisations must switch their focus to player welfare and support during COVID-19 or risk losing their top performers, a UK academic has warned. Professor of Duty of Care in Sport at Abertay University, Dundee, David Lavallee (pictured) launches the institution’s new free set of resources to help sports groups meet their safeguarding obligations. Created […]