Sunday, December 28, 2025

UK faces post-pandemic bereavement crisis and lasting legacy of grief

New research has highlighted the difficulties and distress people experienced when trying to get support after the death of a loved one during the pandemic, with more than half of people (51 per cent)...

Why Covid-19 is creating an unequal global recovery

While COVID-19 has hit every economy across the globe, its impact has been uneven and has exacerbated patterns of inequality. Amid disparities in vaccination rollouts, major economies are opening up leading to expectations of a global economic recovery.

The low-cost widely available drug that could fight COVID-19

A widely available and affordable drug, heparin, limits lung damage when inhaled by COVID-19 patients, according to world-first findings by researchers from The Australian National University (ANU).

University of Waikato jumps up global university rankings

The University of Waikato is proud to be recognised as number one in New Zealand for research citations in the annual 2023 QS World University Rankings...

The power of peer-to-peer communication in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout: study

During the COVID-19 pandemic, discussions with peers played a large role in people’s decisions around vaccination, new research from UNSW Sydney shows.

Preventing virus spread within households could be key to controlling new outbreaks of COVID-19

More effective measures to prevent infection spreading within households are a vital part of preventing a second wave of COVID-19...

Food and COVID-19: preventive and supportive strategies for therapies

The team of scholars of the Department of Chemistry and Drug Technologies, in collaboration with the University of Naples Federico II...

Majority of Dutch people not lining up for COVID-19 vaccine

An effective and safe COVID-19 vaccine is on the horizon. Still, a majority of people in the Netherlands say they’d rather not take a vaccine as soon as it becomes available, but wait instead.

Pandemic expert is Manawatū Standard ‘Person of the Year’

Massey University scientist Professor David Hayman has been named the Manawatu Standard’s Person of the Year 2020 for his work studying the coronavirus and for being a local source...

First COVID-19 lockdown cost UK hospitality and high street £45 billion in turnover, researchers...

However, UK supermarkets and online retailers made an additional £4 billion each thanks to the coronavirus lockdown that began in March last year, according to econometric models.
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