How Bristol’s research has played a key role in the world’s response to COVID-19
COVID-19 virus
Press release issued:
23 March 2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, academics from across the University of Bristol joined together to understand the virus and the impact of the pandemic. Today [23 March] is a year since the first UK lockdown and their research is continuing to play a key role in global efforts to overcome the disease
Experts quickly mobilised to switch their focus and have been researching everything from how the virus behaves at a molecular level to the far-reaching impact of the pandemic on society.
Elizabeth Blackwell Institute supported research efforts with 86 research projects at the University to-date, with funding of £836,000.
University of Bristol alumni and friends from across the world have also generously donated £394,858 to support our vital COVID-19 research.
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, researchers at the University of Bristol formed the Bristol COVID Emergency Research Group (UNCOVER) to pool resources, capacities and research efforts to combat this infection.
Bristol UNCOVER includes clinicians, immunologists, virologists, synthetic biologists, aerosol scientists, epidemiologists and mathematical modellers and has links to behavioural and social scientists, ethicists and lawyers.
