School of Life Sciences response to Covid-19
Our School is home to world-leading life science experts and many of them are now contributing towards the world effort to understand and combat the coronavirus pandemic.
Our School is home to world-leading life science experts and many of them are now contributing towards the world effort to understand and combat the coronavirus pandemic.
None of this essential work could take place without our support staff who maintain the day-to-day activity in our research complex that is allowed to continue at this time.
You can support the research taking place into coronavirus at the University of Dundee by supporting the Coronavirus Research Fundraising Campaign.
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Drug Discovery Unit and Novartis join forces to discover new drugs for malaria and future viral pandemics
Drug Discovery Unit Dundee and Novartis join forces to discover new drugs for malaria and future viral pandemics
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Covid legacy highlights need for good respiratory health, says expert
Health complications brought about by the pandemic have helped to make the public aware of the importance of respiratory health, a University of Dundee expert has said.
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Lockdown negatively impacted on cancer outcomes
Scottish patients diagnosed with one of the least survivable cancers were 13% less likely to receive potentially curative treatment in the post-lockdown period, according to new University of Dundee research.
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Covid study aims to identify those at risk of airway damage
Learning more about the legacies of Covid infection is “critical” if society is to successfully adapt to living with the virus, a University of Dundee expert has warned.
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People with Long-Covid after hospitalisation face limited recovery after one year
Long-Covid patients show limited recovery one year after being discharged from hospital, according to the latest results of the UK-wide PHOSP-COVID study.
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Increased infectiousness of coronavirus variants explained
Researchers from the Universities of Dundee and Oxford have made a discovery that helps explain why variations in the virus that causes Covid-19 spread so rapidly.
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Major university study sheds light on vaccine side effects
Less than one in 12 Covid-19 vaccine recipients reported significant side effects in the week following their jab, a major University of Dundee study has found.
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New tools for the fight against COVID-19
Seven new papers have been published this month in The Biochemical Journal, representing a major collaboration between multiple groups at the Francis Crick Institute in London, University College London and The University of Dundee.
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Dundee researcher recognised for excellence
A University of Dundee researcher currently leading a major UK-wide study monitoring all Covid-19 vaccines approved for use in the country has received a prestigious award in recognition of his stellar academic career.
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From undergraduate rejection to ‘PhD Student of the Year’ candidate
A University of Dundee postgrad is in the running to be crowned PhD Student of the Year following a dramatic 12 months that have seen her work on potential treatments for Covid-19 as well as being named as one of the best young scientists in her field.
