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Coronavirus (Covid-19) information

Our thoughts are with all who are affected by the Coronavirus. We are working hard to ensure we keep you up to date with news from Lancaster University.

We're working to protect the health and wellbeing of our University community. Find the latest information on our response to the pandemic, including government advice, and support available to our staff and students.

Last reviewed: 19th July 2022

Our response to Covid-19

We're proud of our staff and students for their resilience and hard work throughout the pandemic, we want to share just some of the ways our staff and students are supporting communities with their research, expertise and time.

Vaccinations in the Health Innovation Campus

Listen to interviews with Professor Jo Rycroft-Malone, Dr Rahul Keith of Lancaster Medical Practice, and Eric Bevan, one of the first people to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

  • Professor Jo Rycroft-Malone Interview

    Listen to BBC Radio Lancashire's Tim Padfield interview Professor Jo Rycroft-Malone about the partnership that made possible the delivery of the coronavirus vaccine at the Health Innovation Campus.

  • Dr Rahul Keith Interview

    BBC Radio Lancashire's Tim Padfield interviews Dr Rahul Keith from Lancaster Medical Practice about delivery of the coronavirus vaccine.

  • Eric Bevan Interview

    Tim Padfield from BBC Radio Lancashire interviews Eric Bevan, 92, one of the first people to receive the new Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine.

You can read more about other ways in which we are supporting our communities by taking a look at our civic response pages.

Civic response
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COVID-19 Response Programme: Recovery & Resilience

New peer-learning online programme specifically designed to support SME leaders in Lancashire & Cumbria following the Coronavirus pandemic.

COVID-19 Response Programme

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MSc students gain experience in scientific writing by co-authoring a paper on SARS-CoV-2

Lancaster students studying in the Division of Biomedical and Life Sciences have had their work on SARS-CoV-2 published in a scientific journal.
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Lancaster researchers investigate the virology of Coronaviruses

The molecular virology of Coronaviruses is explored in a newly published book chapter written by researchers at Lancaster University.
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Could computer games encourage people to adhere to Covid-19 measures?

Computer games could become a useful tool in educating more young adults about the risks of Covid-19 and following preventative public health measures such as social distancing, hand washing and mask wearing.
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Lancaster statistician part of study to make operating theatres safer during the pandemic

A Lancaster University statistician is playing an important role in a pioneering research study, which aims to make operating theatres safer places during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
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Spanish Flu research shows local pandemic outbreaks can occur over extended period

New research from Lancaster University Management School and the University of Glasgow into the long-term effects of the Spanish Flu pandemic offers lessons for the potential consequences of Covid-19.
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Lancaster experts advise Government on Life Beyond Covid

Nine Lancaster academics were among 350 experts from across the UK who have been telling the Government what they think the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic will be in the next two to five years. 
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Dear Diary: Life under Lockdown recorded by people across the North-West

Lancaster University researchers from the Applied Research Collaboration North West Coast (ARC NWC) have published a series of research ‘bites’ providing insight into daily life under lockdown.
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Work Foundation report calls for Government to mitigate crisis facing retail workers

A new report from the Work Foundation reveals the extent of insecurity within the retail sector and calls on Government to intervene and mitigate the crisis facing hundreds of thousands of workers.
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Survey analyses effects of Covid-19 on young people around the world

Lancaster University's Dr Catherine Porter is part of the Young Lives at Work programme, which has found Covid-19 is exacerbating the effects of poverty on young people around the world.
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Lancaster University joins Government partnership to support businesses hit by Covid-19

Lancaster University Management School is working with the Small Business Charter (SBC) to deliver a specialised government funded programme for leaders of small businesses to survive and thrive in the coming months and post Covid-19.
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Tell us how Covid-19 has changed the way you socialise

With social distancing restrictions easing across the UK, researchers at Lancaster University have launched a UK wide survey to find out how the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting social behaviour.
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Government urgently needs to gauge public perception of new track and trace app

Governments urgently need to understand public priorities before they roll out track and trace, according to new research. 
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Research into palliative care for Covid-19

The International Observatory on End-of-Life Care at Lancaster University is involved in two new projects exploring aspects of palliative and end-of-life care.
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Reduction in commercial flights due to COVID-19 leading to less accurate weather forecasts

Weather forecasts have become less accurate during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the reduction in commercial flights, according to new research led by Lancaster University.
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LUMS' student entrepreneur launches business to satisfy demand for face masks

An entrepreneurial student from Lancaster University has taken it upon himself to address the growing demand for face masks - by launching a business capable of producing hundreds of thousands a week. 

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