As the UK starts to ease its lockdown restrictions, researchers are developing new techniques that could enable wastewater to be used to locate new infection hotspots or to help track a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.The research, which is bringing together some of the world’s leading experts on wastewater management, is establishing a range […]
Bournemouth University is supporting a challenge to help businesses find virtual alternatives to live events and exhibitions. Many events and conferences have been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic because of restrictions on mass gatherings, travel and face-to-face interaction. The Department of Sports and Events Management at BU has partnered with digital agency Crowd, the Department for […]
Researchers are to study the genetic blueprints of severely ill Covid-19 patients to find out why the disease affects some more seriously than others and suggest potential treatments. A UK-wide initiative will sequence the whole genomes – the genetic code – of patients to identify the specific genes that cause a predisposition to the disease. […]
