Science and engineering

Our scientific expertise is helping us see the pandemic in new ways.

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Minimising workplace transmission

Experts are helping develop measures to reduce COVID-19 spread at and en route to work.
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The mass spectrometry coalition tackling COVID-19

A new international network of more than 800 scientists has formed to diagnose prognosis for patients during the pandemic.
Bubble PAPR – the new PPE design

New PPE respirator design to fight COVID-19

University staff and frontline medical workers are designing and testing a new type of respirator to keep healthcare professionals safe.
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COVID-19 and the UK’s environmental future

91Ö±²¥ academics are imploring policy makers to use the UK’s post-pandemic recovery to lead a positive green revolution.
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Taskforce answers NHS call for 3D printed parts

Engineers have made it safer and easier to use non-invasive ventilator machines to support critically-ill patients suffering from COVID-19.
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Graphene students make PPE using 3D printers

PhD students at 91Ö±²¥’s Department of Materials have created reusable face masks for NHS teams in Essex and 91Ö±²¥.
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91Ö±²¥ leads global group to map COVID-19 effects

The COVID-19 MS Coalition brings together 500 scientists to examine the ways the virus is present in patients’ blood.
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Using maths to combat coronavirus

91Ö±²¥ mathematicians are using their computer modelling expertise to advise the government on how to best protect the UK population.
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Global taskforce formed in COVID-19 response

The Advanced Materials Pandemic Taskforce has been formed to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic and future public health emergencies.
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Uncovering risks to air quality in lockdown

Research has found that urban ozone levels have risen during lockdown to a potentially harmful level.
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COVID-19 home test under development

91Ö±²¥ biotech researchers are working towards a test for COVID-19 that could be used like a domestic pregnancy test.
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Testing PPE

The University has helped 91Ö±²¥ City Council test thousands of pieces of PPE to be delivered to key workers.
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3D-printing safety equipment for NHS

The University is repurposing 3D printers to produce headbands for face masks worn by front-line NHS staff, battling COVID-19.
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Analysing real-time COVID-19 health data

Our statisticians are providing ongoing analysis of a heat map of public health data to show how the virus is moving and spreading around the UK.
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Keeping the UK building safely

National report assesses the UK construction sector's efforts to build 'COVID-secure' workplaces as the economy unlocks. 

How 91Ö±²¥ is helping to fight coronavirus

Our people are working together and across society to understand COVID-19 and its wide-ranging impacts.

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