Imperial to begin trials of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine at London centre
Imperial College London has joined an Oxford-led clinical trial as a key site to begin testing a vaccine against COVID-19.
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Pandemic planning tool could help hospitals meet surges in critical care demand
A new planning tool could help hospitals to plan critical capacity more effectively, enabling them to meet increased demand from COVID-19.
Coronavirus vaccine team secures funding to move towards human trials
Imperial researchers working on a vaccine for COVID-19 have been awarded government funding to take the work forward towards human trials.
Antiviral reducing influenza spread in ferrets could help control flu outbreaks
A new antiviral treatment has been found to reduce the risk of ferrets with influenza spreading the virus to healthy animals.
Epidemiologists launch new weekly forecast of coronavirus deaths
Epidemiologists at Imperial College London have launched a new weekly forecast of coronavirus deaths and transmissibility.
Coronavirus portal and an enterprising engineer: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
COVID-19: One in five over-80s need hospitalisation and death rate 0.66 per cent
Nearly one in five over-80s infected with COVID-19 are likely to require hospitalisation, compared with around 1 percent of people under 30.
Free COVID-19 online course re-launches to learners worldwide
Imperial researchers and Coursera have partnered to offer a free Massively Open Online Course explaining the science behind coronavirus.
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Podcast: Counting coronavirus, a baby food entrepreneur and designing for Mars
In this edition: We hear from people tracking the spread of COVID-19, making better baby food, and designing for a move to Mars.
Researchers shed new light on how malaria parasites evade mosquitos’ defences
The malaria parasite uses a specific molecule on its surface to get around a mosquito’s immune system, allowing it to invade and infect humans.
