The event brought together researchers at Bristol from different disciplines who have been working on COVID-19. The aim of this week-long, interdisciplinary event was to share research findings and plans to foster engagement and connection.

The sessions included: Vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics and clinical management (hosted by the Infection & Immunity network); Interdisciplinarity in health research; Social sciences and Ethics; Epidemiology; Technology and health; Equality and inclusion in research; Mental health and wellbeing; Global Public Health; Impact on policy and practice; and The future of our research and thinking beyond COVID-19.

With a packed programme throughout the week, we were delighted to welcome some well-known, eminent researchers including Gabriel Scally, Adam Finn, Imre Berger, Jonathan Reid, Havi Carel, Brice Hood, Saffron Karlsen, Stephan Lewandowsky and Helen Lambert – many of whom have recently been expert voices in the media.

The research covered ranged from the work by UNCOVER (the Bristol COVID Emergency Research Group, supported by Elizabeth Blackwell Institute), and our Research Strands in Health Data Science and Global Public Health, and spanned disciplines from virology and vaccinology to social sciences and ethics.

There was also a poster session on the Slack platform with over 20 research posters shared, explaining further research across the themes. If you are University of Bristol or NHS staff and would like to view the posters or the recordings of the sessions please contact ebih-admin@bristol.ac.uk to request the link. 

You can view the EBI Focus Week: COVID-19 Programme (PDF, 346kB) if you would like to see a full list of the speakers and talks.