Understanding the SARS-CoV2 virus and the pathogenesis and transmission of COVID-19.
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Edinburgh
Department Name: The Roslin Institute
Abstract
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Technical Summary
Eight investigators in our ISP on Control of Infectious Diseases repurposed resources toward COVID-19 research over two years (c. 11% of projected ISP spend in this time). Their objectives were agreed by BBSRC and map onto the themes of the current ISP on Control of Infectious Disease.
Planned Impact
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Organisations
- University of Edinburgh (Lead Research Organisation)
- Makerere University (Collaboration)
- University of Glasgow (Collaboration)
- NHS Health Scotland (Collaboration)
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH (Collaboration)
- Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS (Collaboration)
People |
ORCID iD |
| David Gally (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Millar JE
(2022)
Distinct clinical symptom patterns in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 in an analysis of 59,011 patients in the ISARIC-4C study.
in Scientific reports
Muwonge A
(2022)
Developing digital contact tracing tailored to haulage in East Africa to support COVID-19 surveillance: a protocol
in BMJ Open
Opriessnig T
(2021)
Third update on possible animal sources for human COVID-19.
in Xenotransplantation
Opriessnig T
(2020)
Further information on possible animal sources for human COVID-19.
in Xenotransplantation
Opriessnig T
(2022)
SARS-CoV-2 does not infect pigs, but this has to be verified regularly.
in Xenotransplantation
Opriessnig T
(2020)
Update on possible animal sources for COVID-19 in humans.
in Xenotransplantation
Opriessnig T
(2020)
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak: Could pigs be vectors for human infections?
in Xenotransplantation
Padariya M
(2022)
Self-derived peptides from the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein disrupting shaping and stability of the homotrimer unit.
in Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie
Pairo-Castineira E
(2020)
Genetic mechanisms of critical illness in Covid-19
Pairo-Castineira E
(2021)
Genetic mechanisms of critical illness in COVID-19.
in Nature
| Description | Our COVID research falls into four main categories: fundamental molecular virology, clinical, modelling/epidemiology and translational research. 1. Fundamental molecular virology - Roslin was central to the UoE's effort in this area, as we have the only currently functional CL3 suites in the University that can work with SARS-CoV-2. PIs: Digard, Gaunt, Grey, Tait-Burkard have their own active research programmes into the molecular virology of COVID and support many others across the University through provision of these BBSRC-supported facilities. The work of Dr Christine Tait-Burkard deserves particular highlighting as trained as a coronavirologist before joining us and has been absolutely central to the UoE effort, through her detailed knowledge of these types of viruses, through managing one of the CL3 suites and through training a cohort of other researchers to safely handle the pandemic virus. Her own COVID research is largely focussed on repurposing existing licensed drugs that may have clinical benefit in treating COVID-19, through her membership in a very large IMI2 consortium grant. Immediate impact has come however from her input into to the development of a highly sensitive, multiplexed RT-qPCR assay at a vastly reduced price compared to commercially available products that is being used by one of the local NHS hub testing facilities for diagnosis. Furthermore, it shows that sensitivities in nose/throat swabs from the same patient can vary up to 1000x, a fact that is accounted for in the assay with a cellular control that can indicate less thorough swabbing and highlight potential false negative results. 2. Clinical research - RI took the strategic decision some years ago to support an embedded human clinician - Dr Ken Baillie - with the long term aim of growing research at the animal/human interface. Dr Baillie co-leads the UKRI-funded ISARIC 4C and GenOMICC consortia, as well as playing important roles in many others, all aimed at getting maximum clinical knowledge out of the outbreak as fast as possible to usefully inform disease management. Highlights so far include the clinical description of the first large cohort of UK COVID patients and a substantial contribution to identifying dexamethasone as the first truly effective drug for managing severe COVID illness. Obviously, much of this research has physically been carried out elsewhere in UoE and the rest of the UK, but logistically, ISARIC has been run out of Roslin through Kenny's core-funded postdoc and an army of volunteers, while we are supporting the post mortem analyses of patient tissues in one of our CL3 suites through the help of the facility manager, Dr Jo Stevens. Dr Baillie's research has had substantial, immediate impact, in part through his being co-opted onto NERVTAG several times to advise UK government on critical care provision, as well as leading a NERVTAG subgroup to assess respiratory support modalities, which led directly to the set-up of the RECOVERY-RS trial. Evidence from the ISARIC 4C study was reported weekly to SAGE and has directly influenced policy on hospital-acquired infections, risk of infection in children, use of critical care resources and definition of at-risk groups. 3. Modelling/epidemiology - Roslin's diverse epidemiological modelling teams played an important role in providing the Scottish and UK government with data-informed model predictions to underpin Covid-19 policy decisions. Professor Rowland Kao has developed an individual-based computer model of Covid-19 transmission in Scotland and Prof. Mark Bronsvoort's team created a dashboard for tracking the progress of Covid-19 in Scotland. Several staff were part of The Scottish COVID-19 Response Consortium (SCRC), which was a major contributor to the Royal Society's RAMP scheme as part of the national COVID-19 response. Two of our bacteriology colleagues, Professor David Gally and Dr Alex Corbishley used their expertise in waste water sampling to develop detection of the SARS-CoV-2 genome in sewage as a surveillance technique. 4. Translational research. Professor Paul Digard's group has been using expertise developed during the 2009 influenza pandemic to test/validate a variety of virus disinfection processes for SARS-CoV-2, ranging from banknotes through face masks to whole rooms. |
| Exploitation Route | Wide ranging including understanding different Covid susceptibilities in the UK population, development of drug based interventions and improved population surveillance. |
| Sectors | Agriculture Food and Drink Education Healthcare |
| Description | The Roslin Institute took the strategic decision some years ago to support an embedded human clinician - Dr Ken Baillie - with the long term aim of growing research at the animal/human interface. The excellent work that large groupings carried out on influenza laid the foundation to extensive work that was then carried out on COVID. Dr Baillie co-led the UKRI-funded ISARIC 4C and GenOMICC consortia, as well as playing important roles in many others, all aimed at getting maximum clinical knowledge out of the outbreak as fast as possible to usefully inform disease management. The consortia were literally world leading in understanding co-morbidities with COVID, delving into genetic determinants of susceptibility and testing interventions, including identifying dexamethasone as the first truly effective drug for managing severe COVID illness. Initial work at RI helped develop population-based wastewater testing for SARS-CoV2 which was handed onto the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency and this is still continuing. Several of our epidemiologists contributed to modelling of the pandemic and proposed population interventions, such as lockdowns, while our virologists focused on efficacy of practical approaches such as face masks and working towards an animal model of SARS-CoV2 infection that could allow us to understand the disease process and develop treatments. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2020 |
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Impact Types | Societal Policy & public services |
| Description | A UK underpinning platform to study immunology and immunopathology of COVID-19: The UK Coronavirus Immunology Consortium (UK-CIC) |
| Amount | £633,154 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 1257927 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2020 |
| End | 08/2021 |
| Description | Assessing the efficacy of non-canonical IFNA-subtypes as inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 replication. |
| Amount | £18,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Scotland |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2020 |
| End | 09/2021 |
| Description | CO-CONNECT - COVID - Curated and Open aNalysis aNd rEsearCh plaTform |
| Amount | £279,479 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MR/V03488X/1 |
| Organisation | United Kingdom Research and Innovation |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2020 |
| End | 04/2022 |
| Description | Human ACE2 transgenic pigs: A large animal model for Covid-19 |
| Amount | £77,102 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | BB/V018922/1 |
| Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2021 |
| End | 07/2022 |
| Description | ISSF3 - Efficacy of non-canonical IFNA-subtype IFNA14 as an inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 replication. |
| Amount | £25,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Wellcome Trust |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2020 |
| End | 05/2021 |
| Description | Inflammation in COVID-19 - Exploration of Critical Aspects of Pathogenesis - The ICECAP COVID-19 post-mortem study |
| Amount | £19,938 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | CVG-1722-2020 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2020 |
| End | 11/2020 |
| Description | Inflammation in COVID-19 - Exploration of Critical Aspects of Pathogenesis - The ICECAP COVID-19 post-mortem study |
| Amount | £19,938 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | CVG-1722-2020 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Scotland |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2020 |
| End | 11/2020 |
| Description | Post-hospitalisation COVID-19 study: a national consortium to understand and improve long-term health outcomes (PHOSP-COVID) |
| Amount | £1,101,992 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MR/V027859/1 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2020 |
| End | 08/2022 |
| Description | Real-time monitoring and predictive modelling of the impact of human behaviour and vaccine characteristics on COVID-19 vaccination in Scotland |
| Amount | £321,960 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ES/W001489/1 |
| Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2021 |
| End | 09/2022 |
| Description | Tracking haulage in East Africa to support COVID-19 surveillance (THEA-c19) |
| Amount | £506,158 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MR/V034952/1 |
| Organisation | National Institute for Health and Care Research |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2020 |
| End | 04/2022 |
| Description | Tracking the rise and fall of Scottish SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 using virus sequences |
| Amount | £62,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | COV/EDI/20/11 |
| Organisation | Chief Scientist Office |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2020 |
| End | 10/2020 |
| Description | UK International coronavirus network (UK-ICN) |
| Amount | £510,207 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | BB/W003287/1 |
| Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2021 |
| End | 09/2025 |
| Description | evaluation of the scottish wastewater surveillance system for sars-cov-2 |
| Amount | £74,681 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | PHS2022-23R015 |
| Organisation | Public Health Scotland |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2023 |
| End | 03/2024 |
| Description | COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium |
| Organisation | NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) |
| Department | West of Scotland Specialist Virology Centre |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Hospitals |
| PI Contribution | Member of COG-UK and developing computational methods and performing phylodynamic analysis on SARS-CoV-2 sequences, with particular focus on Scotland. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium was created to deliver large-scale and rapid whole-genome virus sequencing to local NHS centres and the UK government. Led by Professor Sharon Peacock of the University of Cambridge, COG-UK is made up of an innovative partnership of NHS organisations, the four Public Health Agencies of the UK, the Wellcome Sanger Institute and twelve academic partners providing sequencing and analysis capacity. A full list of collaborators can be found here: https://www.cogconsortium.uk/about/. Professor Peacock is also on a part-time secondment to PHE as Director of Science, where she focuses on the development of pathogen sequencing through COG-UK. COG-UK was established in March 2020 supported by £20 million funding from the UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Wellcome Sanger Institute, administered by UK Research and Innovation. I collaborated particularly with the other Scottish partners of COG-UK for this work (about Scottish SARS-CoV-2), and these are listed in the collaborators section. The list of authors on the Scotland report (Dec 2020) include: Samantha Lycett, Joseph Hughes, Martin McHugh, Ana da Silva Filipe, Lu Lu, Thomas Doherty, Amy Shepherd, Rhys Inward, Gianluigi Rossi, Daniel Balaz, Rowland Kao, James Shepherd, Matthew T.G. Holden, Kate Templeton, Emma C Thomson, Mark Woolhouse, Rambaut A, David L Robertson |
| Impact | Report on Scotland sequences sent to SAGE (recorded under policy influence) - here is the link to the report - there are a large number of authors, Samantha Lycett (myself) is the first author. https://www.cogconsortium.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/9th-December-2020-COG-UK-Report-Scotland-SARS-CoV-2-a-genomics-perspective-SAGE.pdf |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium |
| Organisation | NHS Health Scotland |
| Department | Public Health Science NHS Scotland |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Member of COG-UK and developing computational methods and performing phylodynamic analysis on SARS-CoV-2 sequences, with particular focus on Scotland. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium was created to deliver large-scale and rapid whole-genome virus sequencing to local NHS centres and the UK government. Led by Professor Sharon Peacock of the University of Cambridge, COG-UK is made up of an innovative partnership of NHS organisations, the four Public Health Agencies of the UK, the Wellcome Sanger Institute and twelve academic partners providing sequencing and analysis capacity. A full list of collaborators can be found here: https://www.cogconsortium.uk/about/. Professor Peacock is also on a part-time secondment to PHE as Director of Science, where she focuses on the development of pathogen sequencing through COG-UK. COG-UK was established in March 2020 supported by £20 million funding from the UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Wellcome Sanger Institute, administered by UK Research and Innovation. I collaborated particularly with the other Scottish partners of COG-UK for this work (about Scottish SARS-CoV-2), and these are listed in the collaborators section. The list of authors on the Scotland report (Dec 2020) include: Samantha Lycett, Joseph Hughes, Martin McHugh, Ana da Silva Filipe, Lu Lu, Thomas Doherty, Amy Shepherd, Rhys Inward, Gianluigi Rossi, Daniel Balaz, Rowland Kao, James Shepherd, Matthew T.G. Holden, Kate Templeton, Emma C Thomson, Mark Woolhouse, Rambaut A, David L Robertson |
| Impact | Report on Scotland sequences sent to SAGE (recorded under policy influence) - here is the link to the report - there are a large number of authors, Samantha Lycett (myself) is the first author. https://www.cogconsortium.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/9th-December-2020-COG-UK-Report-Scotland-SARS-CoV-2-a-genomics-perspective-SAGE.pdf |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium |
| Organisation | Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Hospitals |
| PI Contribution | Member of COG-UK and developing computational methods and performing phylodynamic analysis on SARS-CoV-2 sequences, with particular focus on Scotland. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium was created to deliver large-scale and rapid whole-genome virus sequencing to local NHS centres and the UK government. Led by Professor Sharon Peacock of the University of Cambridge, COG-UK is made up of an innovative partnership of NHS organisations, the four Public Health Agencies of the UK, the Wellcome Sanger Institute and twelve academic partners providing sequencing and analysis capacity. A full list of collaborators can be found here: https://www.cogconsortium.uk/about/. Professor Peacock is also on a part-time secondment to PHE as Director of Science, where she focuses on the development of pathogen sequencing through COG-UK. COG-UK was established in March 2020 supported by £20 million funding from the UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Wellcome Sanger Institute, administered by UK Research and Innovation. I collaborated particularly with the other Scottish partners of COG-UK for this work (about Scottish SARS-CoV-2), and these are listed in the collaborators section. The list of authors on the Scotland report (Dec 2020) include: Samantha Lycett, Joseph Hughes, Martin McHugh, Ana da Silva Filipe, Lu Lu, Thomas Doherty, Amy Shepherd, Rhys Inward, Gianluigi Rossi, Daniel Balaz, Rowland Kao, James Shepherd, Matthew T.G. Holden, Kate Templeton, Emma C Thomson, Mark Woolhouse, Rambaut A, David L Robertson |
| Impact | Report on Scotland sequences sent to SAGE (recorded under policy influence) - here is the link to the report - there are a large number of authors, Samantha Lycett (myself) is the first author. https://www.cogconsortium.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/9th-December-2020-COG-UK-Report-Scotland-SARS-CoV-2-a-genomics-perspective-SAGE.pdf |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium |
| Organisation | University of Glasgow |
| Department | Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Member of COG-UK and developing computational methods and performing phylodynamic analysis on SARS-CoV-2 sequences, with particular focus on Scotland. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium was created to deliver large-scale and rapid whole-genome virus sequencing to local NHS centres and the UK government. Led by Professor Sharon Peacock of the University of Cambridge, COG-UK is made up of an innovative partnership of NHS organisations, the four Public Health Agencies of the UK, the Wellcome Sanger Institute and twelve academic partners providing sequencing and analysis capacity. A full list of collaborators can be found here: https://www.cogconsortium.uk/about/. Professor Peacock is also on a part-time secondment to PHE as Director of Science, where she focuses on the development of pathogen sequencing through COG-UK. COG-UK was established in March 2020 supported by £20 million funding from the UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Wellcome Sanger Institute, administered by UK Research and Innovation. I collaborated particularly with the other Scottish partners of COG-UK for this work (about Scottish SARS-CoV-2), and these are listed in the collaborators section. The list of authors on the Scotland report (Dec 2020) include: Samantha Lycett, Joseph Hughes, Martin McHugh, Ana da Silva Filipe, Lu Lu, Thomas Doherty, Amy Shepherd, Rhys Inward, Gianluigi Rossi, Daniel Balaz, Rowland Kao, James Shepherd, Matthew T.G. Holden, Kate Templeton, Emma C Thomson, Mark Woolhouse, Rambaut A, David L Robertson |
| Impact | Report on Scotland sequences sent to SAGE (recorded under policy influence) - here is the link to the report - there are a large number of authors, Samantha Lycett (myself) is the first author. https://www.cogconsortium.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/9th-December-2020-COG-UK-Report-Scotland-SARS-CoV-2-a-genomics-perspective-SAGE.pdf |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium |
| Organisation | University of Glasgow |
| Department | MRC - University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Member of COG-UK and developing computational methods and performing phylodynamic analysis on SARS-CoV-2 sequences, with particular focus on Scotland. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium was created to deliver large-scale and rapid whole-genome virus sequencing to local NHS centres and the UK government. Led by Professor Sharon Peacock of the University of Cambridge, COG-UK is made up of an innovative partnership of NHS organisations, the four Public Health Agencies of the UK, the Wellcome Sanger Institute and twelve academic partners providing sequencing and analysis capacity. A full list of collaborators can be found here: https://www.cogconsortium.uk/about/. Professor Peacock is also on a part-time secondment to PHE as Director of Science, where she focuses on the development of pathogen sequencing through COG-UK. COG-UK was established in March 2020 supported by £20 million funding from the UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Wellcome Sanger Institute, administered by UK Research and Innovation. I collaborated particularly with the other Scottish partners of COG-UK for this work (about Scottish SARS-CoV-2), and these are listed in the collaborators section. The list of authors on the Scotland report (Dec 2020) include: Samantha Lycett, Joseph Hughes, Martin McHugh, Ana da Silva Filipe, Lu Lu, Thomas Doherty, Amy Shepherd, Rhys Inward, Gianluigi Rossi, Daniel Balaz, Rowland Kao, James Shepherd, Matthew T.G. Holden, Kate Templeton, Emma C Thomson, Mark Woolhouse, Rambaut A, David L Robertson |
| Impact | Report on Scotland sequences sent to SAGE (recorded under policy influence) - here is the link to the report - there are a large number of authors, Samantha Lycett (myself) is the first author. https://www.cogconsortium.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/9th-December-2020-COG-UK-Report-Scotland-SARS-CoV-2-a-genomics-perspective-SAGE.pdf |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium |
| Organisation | University of St Andrews |
| Department | School of Medicine St Andrews |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Member of COG-UK and developing computational methods and performing phylodynamic analysis on SARS-CoV-2 sequences, with particular focus on Scotland. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium was created to deliver large-scale and rapid whole-genome virus sequencing to local NHS centres and the UK government. Led by Professor Sharon Peacock of the University of Cambridge, COG-UK is made up of an innovative partnership of NHS organisations, the four Public Health Agencies of the UK, the Wellcome Sanger Institute and twelve academic partners providing sequencing and analysis capacity. A full list of collaborators can be found here: https://www.cogconsortium.uk/about/. Professor Peacock is also on a part-time secondment to PHE as Director of Science, where she focuses on the development of pathogen sequencing through COG-UK. COG-UK was established in March 2020 supported by £20 million funding from the UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Wellcome Sanger Institute, administered by UK Research and Innovation. I collaborated particularly with the other Scottish partners of COG-UK for this work (about Scottish SARS-CoV-2), and these are listed in the collaborators section. The list of authors on the Scotland report (Dec 2020) include: Samantha Lycett, Joseph Hughes, Martin McHugh, Ana da Silva Filipe, Lu Lu, Thomas Doherty, Amy Shepherd, Rhys Inward, Gianluigi Rossi, Daniel Balaz, Rowland Kao, James Shepherd, Matthew T.G. Holden, Kate Templeton, Emma C Thomson, Mark Woolhouse, Rambaut A, David L Robertson |
| Impact | Report on Scotland sequences sent to SAGE (recorded under policy influence) - here is the link to the report - there are a large number of authors, Samantha Lycett (myself) is the first author. https://www.cogconsortium.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/9th-December-2020-COG-UK-Report-Scotland-SARS-CoV-2-a-genomics-perspective-SAGE.pdf |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Tracking Haulage in East Africa to support COVID-19 surveillace |
| Organisation | Makerere University |
| Country | Uganda |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am the Principal investigator |
| Collaborator Contribution | Co- Principal Investigator |
| Impact | Still early staged of the project |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Tracking Haulage in East Africa to support COVID-19 surveillace |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Department | School of Informatics Edinburgh |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am the Principal investigator |
| Collaborator Contribution | Co- Principal Investigator |
| Impact | Still early staged of the project |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | "Covid-19 research" Science Insights Online Webinar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Webinar for all applicants to the Science Insights Online programme, about UoE research on Covid-19 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | 15 interviews on ITV/STV News |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Discuss coronavirus pandemic |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022 |
| Description | 2 snippets for Newsbeat on BBC Radio 1 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Pre-recorded snippet on coronavirus pandemic |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021,2022 |
| Description | 24 interviews on BBC Scotland |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Discuss new variant of coronavirus |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022 |
| Description | 7 interviews on BBC News (TV) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I was interviewed on BBC News to discuss coronavirus testing and vaccination progress. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022 |
| Description | Article for British Deer Society journal |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Supporters |
| Results and Impact | Co-authored an article with Silvia Perez-Espona (lecturer in Conservation Science at the R(D)SVS) summarizing several recent scientific papers reporting transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to white tailed deer in North America. This generated some questions from members on the likelihood of similar transmission events in the UK, and what might be done to prevent this. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | BBC One Scotland COVID Update |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview / comments on COVID-19 Pandemic and situation in Scotland, UK and globally. Roughly 10 appearances. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021,2022 |
| Description | BBC Radio 4 programme - Beyond the Buzzwords - |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | An interview on a podcast on the buzzword "Big Data" (or buzz phrase :) ). Discussed the role of big data in particular in mobility tracking and how it is used to help us understand and control infectious diseases, including COVID-19. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000lghg |
| Description | BBC Radio Scotland - Debate night extra |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview / comments on COVID-19 Pandemic and situation in Scotland, UK and globally. Roughly 10 appearances |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021,2022 |
| Description | BBC Radio Scotland - Mornings Programme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview / comments on COVID-19 Pandemic and situation in Scotland, UK and globally. Roughly 20 appearances. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021,2022 |
| Description | BBC Radio Scotland Lunchtime Live |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview / comments on COVID-19 Pandemic and situation in Scotland, UK and globally. Roughly 15 appearances |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021,2022 |
| Description | BBC Radio Wales |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview / comments on COVID-19 Pandemic and situation in Scotland, UK and globally. 3 appearances |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021,2022 |
| Description | BBC Three Counties Radio |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview / comments on COVID-19 Pandemic and situation in Scotland, UK and globally. Roughly 5 engagements. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021,2022 |
| Description | Cited in print or broadcasting media |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview / News on COVID-19 pandemic. Total number of article citations from Dec 2020 - 11/03/22: 1,145 Total reach: 16,973,830,000 Online news mentions: 891 Broadcast news mentions: 145 Print mentions: 105 Blogs: 4 Breakdown by location: UK: 1,039 US: 31 New Zealand: 8 Ireland: 7 Canada: 6 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021,2022 |
| Description | Connections: COVID 19 One Year On |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | A panel discussion held online but organised by Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge, where experts in the broad area of public health discussed the COVID-19 pandemic and the UK response to it. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://youtu.be/sAayZH9WHEc |
| Description | Covid early warning system could avert lockdowns |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | article around 'Covid early warning system could avert lockdowns' in The Press and Journal, The Herald, Edinburgh Live, Evening Express, Medical Xpress, Edinburgh Evening News, Midlothian Advertiser |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Covid-19 dashboard tracks spread across Scotland |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | report around 'Covid-19 dashboard tracks spread across Scotland' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | DNA variations linked to severe Covid-19 risk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | report around 'DNA variations linked to severe Covid-19 risk' appearing in Stat, USA Today, Business Insider, Nature, Qatar Foundation, Glasgow Live, Poder 360 (PT), La Vanguardia (ES), Ara (Cat), Publico (PT) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Global network formed to investigate coronaviruses |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | journal article in Cambridge Network, Mirage around 'Global network formed to investigate coronaviruses' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Guardian Opinion Article - "England's bungled response to Covid-19 leaves it vulnerable to more outbreaks" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This opinion piece was written around the low point of COVID-19 infections in the UK illustrating some of the dangers that could be foreseen as leading to a potential second wave of infection in the autumn winter of 2020. The Guardian newspaper is one of the most trusted in the world. This piece received considerable attention on social media. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/03/england-bungled-covid-19-outbreaks-scotland |
| Description | Guardian Opinion Article - "How has Cummings harmed the fight against coronavirus? Here's the scientific answer" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This article was an opinion piece written in response to evidence that the Govt. advisor had 'broken lockdown' - the piece used the science of behavioural game theory and epidemic spread to show how individual actions influence the broader community. The Guardian is one of the leading, most trusted newspapers in the world - the piece received substantial attention on social media. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/26/dominic-cummings-coronavirus-scientific-boris-... |
| Description | Guardian Opinion Article - "To prevent a second coronavirus wave, we need to look beyond the R number" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I wrote an opinion piece for the Guardian newspaper on the various factors influencing the spread of infectious diseases between people and how they relate to COVID-19 control. The Guardian is one of the most highly regarded and well read newspapers in the world. This piece received considerable attention in social media. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/19/second-coronavirus-wave-r-number-uk-test-and-t... |
| Description | Guardian Podcast - Covid-19: does more testing always mean more cases? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A podcast to explain the importance of tracking COVID-19 test positivity, and highlighting how it could be used incorrectly to either over or under estimate the severity of an infectious disease's impact. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2020/aug/04/covid-19-does-more-testing-always-mean-more-ca... |
| Description | ITV Borders - News Pieces on COVID-19 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview / comments on COVID-19 Pandemic and situation in Scotland, UK and globally. Roughly 15 appearances |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021,2022 |
| Description | In the shadow of the coronavirus: China records bird flu outbreak |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online article, produced via an interview with the Brazilian Society for Tropical Medicine |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://tinyurl.com/ycosj8gz |
| Description | Instagram Live: Coronavirus |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 15 minute online Q&A on Covid-19 with Neil Mabbott, available online via Instagram stories |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Instagram Live: Viral mutation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 15 minute online Q&A on Covid-19 mutations with Christine Tait-Burkard, available online via Instagram stories |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Interview for BBC Radio Stoke |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Discuss new variant of coronavirus |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Interview for US coronavirus blog |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I was interviewd by a Minnesotan journalist to provide insights into the impact of the new coronavirus variant |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/01/08/954967079/coronavirus-faq-how-do-i-protect-myse... |
| Description | Interview on BBC Radio 4 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Discuss coronavirus pandemic |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Interview on BBC Radio Wiltshire |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Discuss the new variant of coronavirus |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Interview on Channel 5 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Discussing coronavirus pandemic |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Interview on RT TV |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Discussing coronavirus pandemic |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Interview on national Canadian TV about COVID variants |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | An interview on the current state of COVID-19, broadcast on national Canadian television; the programme included broad discussion of COVID-19 variants and the role that viral sequencing has in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://globalnews.ca/news/7567835/covid-19-variant-research/ |
| Description | Interview with Harvard Crimson magazine |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | An interview with the Harvard Crimson magazine (a student-run magazine at Harvard University) over attempts to date the start of the COVID-19 pandemic |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2021/4/22/lack-transparency-covid-wuhan-study/ |
| Description | Interviews on various regional radio stations |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Discussing coronavirus pandemic on various local radio stations including BBC radio London, Shetland, Stoke, Ulster, Wales, Wiltshire |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021,2022 |
| Description | Just Festival - freedom fear and quest for vaccine |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | In this online event run as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, I discussed with a well known author/journalist the potential issues around people who are likely to be hesitant or refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19. the event was attended by an online audience of about 30 to 40 people and posted later on youtube. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.just-festival.org/eventbrite-event/vaccine-nation/ |
| Description | Lords Science and Technology Committee Inquiry - The science of COVID-19 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Gave oral evidence to the Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology - The science of Covid-19 about transmission, transmission rate and epidemiological modelling estimates. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/event/1042/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/ |
| Description | Modelling analysis presented on BBC 1 Scotland News Programme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invitation to present a retrospective modelling analysis of COVID-19 transmission in Scotland, examining the impact of a potentially delayed lockdown, from the position of 100 days after the start of the epidemic in Scotland. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-53233974 |
| Description | Modelling analysis presented on BBC 1 Scotland, Disclosure documentary |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invitation to providing a simulation based analysis of COVID-19 in Scotland. This analysis was presented by Rowland Kao on the BBC1 Scotland Disclosure programme "Scotland's Lockdown" which aired on 11th May 2020. The programme went on to receive a nomination for a Scottish BAFTA (News and Current Affairs) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000j6ry |
| Description | Opinion article for The Conversation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited to write an opinion article of the effectiveness of annual COVID-19 vaccine boosters |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/covid-vaccines-an-annual-booster-like-the-flu-shot-could-be-the-way-forw... |
| Description | Opinion article for The Conversation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited to write an opinion article on the effectiveness of bivalent COVID-19 vaccines |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/bivalent-covid-vaccines-have-now-been-in-use-for-a-few-months-heres-how-... |
| Description | Opinion article for The Conversation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited to write an opinion article on the whether young people should be offered COVID-19 booster vaccines |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/five-reasons-why-young-people-should-get-a-covid-booster-vaccine-189411 |
| Description | Protein linked to severe Covid-19 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | report around 'Protein linked to severe Covid-19' appearing in BBC, The Press and Journal, Daily Mail, The Times, The Scotsman, Irish Examiner, PharmaTimes, Technology Networks, The Hippocratic Post, The Journal, Gaceta Medica |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Research Insights: "Covid-19 Behind the Numbers" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Online panel event as part of series organised by UoE College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine featuring Rowland Kao (Roslin) and Linda Bauld (Usher) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | STV - News pieces |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview / comments on COVID-19 Pandemic and situation in Scotland, UK and globally. Roughly 20 appearances |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021,2022 |
| Description | STV - Scotland Tonight |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview / comments on COVID-19 Pandemic and situation in Scotland, UK and globally. Roughly 15-20 appearances |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021,2022 |
| Description | Science Insights 2021: Webinar 2: Covid-19 research |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Science Insights 2021: Webinar 2: Covid-19 research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Scotsman - Coronavirus myths debunked |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Coronavirus myths debunked: Article interview on popular facebook myths on COVID-19. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.scotsman.com/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-myths-debunked-popular-covid-19-conspiracies... |
| Description | Study gives clues on animal origin of coronavirus |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | report around 'Study gives clues on animal origin of coronavirus' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Talk as part of Edinburgh Science Insights High School Outreach Programme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Talk on "Measuring, modelling, and predictability of the spread of COVID-19" to show how sequence data and modelling can help with understanding and controlling the pandemic; and to inspire careers in quantitive and data driven science, especially biology. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.ed.ac.uk/medicine-vet-medicine/outreach/science-insights |
| Description | Various media interactions on the COVID-19 pandemic in the year from March 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Over the past year I have engaged with the media on the COVID-19 pandemic via the Science Media Centre and the Edinburgh University Press Office. This has involved a variety of interviews and quotes at the national and international level. A search done by our research office suggests considerable penetration internationally with a search returning mentions in 3016 articles online, 93 print articles, 73 broadcasted interviews and 6 blogs. While the bulk of these impressions was in the UK, there are further multiple impressions around the world (top 10 are the UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand, India, Australia, Ireland, Singapore, Jersey and Malaysia). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021 |
| Description | Virgin TV Ireland |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview / News on COVID-19 pandemic. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | article around Home DNA test data sought for Covid-19 study |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | article around Home DNA test data sought for Covid-19 study both online and appeared in The Times, Sky News, STV, CGTN, Telegraph & Argus, Khaleej Times, Scotsman, The National, Daily Record, The Scottish Sun, Eagle Radio, Medical Press, Genome Web. Social media and online views in excess of 8000 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | blog outlining Gene variants linked to severe cases of Covid-19 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | blog outlining Gene variants linked to severe cases of Covid-19 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | iNews opinion piece - "Covid roadmap: Boris Johnson's 'cautious' approach could be risky when it comes to schools" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This opinion piece was written in response to announcements for release from lockdown plans, outlining some of the epidemiological factors that would influence potentially different paths we could take, as related to the announcement. The inews is one of the UK's most trusted newspapers (according to independent polls) - it has an estimated readership of over 6,000,000 online every month, and 1,000,000 in print (the piece appeared in abbreviated form in the print version). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://inews.co.uk/opinion/covid-roadmap-boris-johnson-schools-opening-cautious-approach-882889 |
| Description | report outlining how £5m Covid-19 study seeks to understand virus impact |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | in addition to the online report outlining how £5m Covid-19 study seeks to understand virus impact this article appeared in Technology Networks, News Medical, Life Sciences, Liverpool Business News, Cambridge Network, The Scotsman, Mirage News, Future Scot, Edinburgh News, The National, UK Government, About Manchester, The Times total online and social media views in excess of 6500 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | report around Genetics of Covid-19 patients as focus of study |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | in addition to the online report, this appeared in BBC, The Guardian, STV News, Bloomberg, Bloomberg Law, The Telegraph, BBC Focus Magazine, UK Government, UKRI, Sputnik, The Week, Pharma Phorum, Genome Web, The Daily Telegraph (AU), The Scottish Sun, The National, EPM Magazine, Merco Press, The Edinburgh Reporter, deadline news, Edinburgh Live, Evening Standard, London South East, AlKhaleej Today, Radio Borders, Fife Today, Enfield Independent, Kirkintilloch Herald, WandsWorth Times, CNA, Edmonton Sun, Yahoo News, Yahoo Finance, Pharmacy Business, HindustanTimes, Ary News, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News online and social media views in excess of 12000 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | report around Obesity impacts on Covid-19 recovery prospects |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | in addition to the online report around Obesity impacts on Covid-19 recovery prospects this appeared in UK Research and Innovation, Sky News, The Guardian, The Telegraph, Belfast Telegraph, Independent , The Australian, AOL., About Manchester, Edinburgh Live, Latin Times, The Sun, Daily Mail, Mirage News online and social media views in excess of 12000 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | report outlining a Low risk of contracting Covid from human waste |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | report outlining a Low risk of contracting Covid from human waste. In addition to the online report, coverage of this report has been included in various medium and publications alongside other Coronavirus coverage |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | report outlining how Data method seeks weak spots in coronavirus genome |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | report outlining how Data method seeks weak spots in coronavirus genome |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | report outlining how Face coverings can cut risk of coronavirus spread |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | this report outlining how Face coverings can cut risk of coronavirus spread also featured in the ITV News, Huffington Post, Independent, The Herald, The Scotsman, The Guardian, The Sun, Mirror, Express, Select Science, Planet Radio, The Packet, Brinkwire, al Khaleej Today, 2 Oceans Vibes, Daily Mail, The Scottish Sun, Sky News, AOL., Metro, Cosmopolitan. We know this report had an online reach of in excess of 25000 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | report outlining how a Covid-19 tracker helps visualise cases in Scotland |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | report outlining how a Covid-19 tracker helps visualise cases in Scotland |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | report showing how Roslin scientists support work to tackle coronavirus |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | report showing how Roslin scientists support work to tackle coronavirus |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | web article and publication outlining how Masks can block 99.9% of Covid-linked droplets |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | news article outlining how Masks can block 99.9% of Covid-linked droplets, published in Metro & Metro, Edinburgh News, The Canary, Mirage News, Deadline., Brinkwire, Liverpool Echo, Largs & Millport, Edinburgh Live, MKCitizen, Daily Mail |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | web article and publication showing how Face coverings can cut risk of coronavirus spread |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | web article and publication showing how Face coverings can cut risk of coronavirus spread, published in ITV News, Huffington Post, Independent, The Herald, The Scotsman, The Guardian, The Sun, Mirror, Express, Select Science, Planet Radio, The Packet, Brinkwire, al Khaleej Today, 2 Oceans Vibes, Daily Mail, The Scottish Sun, Sky News, AOL., Metro, Cosmopolitan |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | web article and publication showing how Sewage signals early warning of Covid-19 outbreaks |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | web article and publication showing how Sewage signals early warning of Covid-19 outbreaks, published in Business News Wales, Glasgow Evening Times, Evening Express, Irvine Times, Southern Reporter, Forres Gazette, Dunfermline Press, Edinburgh News, Aberdeen Evening Express, Northern Scot, The Courier, Grampian Online, Scottish Construction Now |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | web article and publications outlining how a Gene discovery points to new Covid-19 treatments |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | web article and publications outlining how a Gene discovery points to new Covid-19 treatments. Published in The Telegraph, The Observer, BBC, Reuters, The Times, iNews, India Today, Hindustan Times, Daily Caller, The Herald, The Hindu, Yahoo! Style, Express, Independent, Global News, Forbes, RNZ, BioWorld, Daily Star, The Straits Times, Yahoo! News, The Brussels Times, Asia One, Cambridge Network, The Jakarta Post, BioNews, Ahram Online, The Scientist, News24, Evening Standard, Innovation Origins, The Science Advisory Board, Sound on sound fest, GentSide, StarTribune, HCP Live, The Statesman, The South African, Diabetes, Excelsior (ES), Sud Info (FR) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | web article outlining how Roslin broadens research tackling Covid-19 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | web article outlining how Roslin broadens research tackling Covid-19 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | web article outlining how Scottish funding supports Roslin Covid-19 work |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | web article outlining how Scottish funding supports Roslin Covid-19 work |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | web article outlining how a Data method seeks weak spots in coronavirus genome |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | web article outlining how a Data method seeks weak spots in coronavirus genome |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | web article plus publications outlining Roslin covid 19 research |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | promotion of this work is ongoing. It features a web article and various publications around Roslin covid-19 research. Promoted in The Guardian, The Times, MRCVS, VN online, VetCommunity, Kashmir Observer, International Business Times, Big Issue, The Hill, LabMate, Midlothian Advertiser, Midlothian View, BBC, Reuters, WKZO, Parliament Live TV, The Guardian (Opinion), Learning English, The Telegraph, BBC Scotland |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.ed.ac.uk/roslin/news-events/roslin-covid-19-research |