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25 Nov 2020: The coronavirus pandemic has ignited the most severe economic and social crisis the United Kingdom has faced since the second world war. ... The experience of many European Countries in the economic recessions of the 1990s and 2011 show that they are a

1 Apr 2020: Someone might appear to be ill, draw attention to a household, but ultimately test negative for tuberculosis. ... This was before a virus was known to be the cause and before a test was available to determine who was sick.

24 Sep 2020: There seems little doubt that the economic stressors imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to have increased food poverty – at least in the short term. ... socio-economic position.

28 Sep 2020: However, the periods characterised by more prolific volcanism often coincided with times of conflict and economic decline. ... So many factors come into play – politics, economics, culture. But a big eruption that leads to widespread declines in grain

22 Jan 2020: My Dad is an Ancient Economic Historian of the Greek world and lectures at the Faculty of Classics.

17 Dec 2020: Every week David Runciman and Helen Thompson talk to the most interesting people around about the ideas and events that shape our world: from history to economics, from philosophy to fiction.

9 Sep 2020: sciences continue to deliver economic, social and health benefits.

6 Jul 2020: Now, DARPA has provided additional funding to test the device’s effectiveness in screening for potential drug candidates for COVID-19 in a safe and effective way.

30 Jul 2020: Other articles will explore topics relating to public health, climate, education, inequality, innovation, manufacturing, economics, food, the environment and more.

23 Oct 2020: I helped to develop a tiny sensor to test for ammonia gas concentrations in exhaled breath, as it is an indicator of kidney or bowel disease.

22 May 2020: Wunder, c. 1832. Credit:This is an abridged and simplified version of Leigh Shaw-Taylor’s Introduction to the Economic History Review’s selection of articles on the history of disease, ... By 1800 the beginning of the mortality revolution was underway

8 Sep 2020: The literature of previous centuries contains a rich and diverse mass of vocabularies and conceptual frameworks (theological, artistic, spiritual, medical, domestic, practical, economic) through which people have thought and written about

13 Aug 2020: Of the eight million in the UK who don’t use the internet, 90% suffer from other kinds of economic or social disadvantages.

5 Mar 2020: My PhD research focuses on using machine learning algorithms and network metrics to model urban cities worldwide. A project I led examined the role of network

16 Jan 2020: Broadly, my research explores the reasoning capacity of neural networks. You might have seen these algorithms in action when using automatic face recognition

9 Nov 2020: instead of a stance we adopt when it also suits our political and economic interests.

12 Mar 2020: We use computer models to simulate the atmosphere and its chemical components, so one of my jobs is to test the model results are accurate, by comparing the model output to

11 Jun 2020: I use mathematical models to generate and test new ideas, provide insights into biological mechanisms, and try to pinpoint the source of diseases. ... This allows us to build epidemiological models at the individual level to test different exit strategies

16 Jun 2020: engaging community, is impactful in terms of jobs, scientific progress and increased economic activity, both locally and for the UK as a whole. ... The insights will help to ensure continued success in delivering economic growth and societal benefits.”.

4 Jun 2020: Many lessons have been learnt about our ability and capacity to test for viruses in the UK.