Virtual Open Days – time to think again?
Vicky Hayhurst of Revolution Viewing outlines her view on how university student recruitment and marketing teams have responded during COVID-19 and what the future of university open days might look...
It’s oh so quiet – lockdown sees worldwide drop in seismic noise – University of Aberdeen
The study that has established the period of global lockdown as the longest and most prominent anthropogenic seismic noise reduction on record. Scientists at the University of Aberdeen have helped establish that Covid-19 lockdown measures led to a 50 per cent reduction in seismic noise observed around the world in early to mid-2020. Dr David […]
Westminster heavyweights take part in virtual political journalism course – City University of London
Parliamentarians and political journalists share wisdom with over 100 students via video links during intensive five-day course BBC Newsnight Editor Esme Wren and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Angela Rayner were among an impressive roster of guests that spoke to City, University of London students during an intensive five-day political journalism course. Speaking to […]
Dogs could be used to detect COVID-19 – London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
The UK Government has awarded a specialist team of researchers more than £500,000 to find out if specially-trained bio-detection dogs could be used as a new rapid, non-invasive testing measure for COVID-19. In the first phase of the trial, world-leading disease control experts from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), in collaboration […]
Five ways in which staff & students are assisting in the response to the pandemic – University of Warwick
“There are many ways in which universities can actively assist in the response to the pandemic. Many of our staff and students have not just been asking how they can help but they have simply got on and done so. Here are just five of things those colleagues and students are doing now, some of […]