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¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ and BT have been working together for more than 25 years developing new technologies, exploring human behaviour and considering how those two things come together to shape our world.

A team of researchers studying the effectiveness of different types of face masks has found that in order to provide the best protection against COVID-19, the fit of a mask is as important, or more important, than the material it is made of.

COVID-19 has highlighted debilitating flaws in England’s public health systems decades in the making. Carol Brayne and John Clarkson from ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ Public Health, a new interdisciplinary centre, argue that a radical rethink is long overdue. They recommend bringing a ‘systems approach’ to the challenges, to help make our public health system fit for the future – for everyone. 

Healthcare is a complex beast and too often problems arise that can put patients’ health – and in some cases, lives – at risk. A collaboration between the ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ Centre for Health Services Research and the Department of Engineering hopes to get to the bottom of what’s going wrong – and to offer new ways of solving the problems.

Researchers from across the University have been recognised for the impact of their work on society, and engagement with research in the inaugural Vice-Chancellor’s Impact Awards and Public Engagement with Research Awards.

New report urges government and designers to work together to break down the barriers to innovation in order to adapt to an ageing population.