Advice and opinion

Read the latest advice from our experts on life during lockdown.

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COVID Catalysts: new thinking emerging from a crisis

In a series of flash lectures, experts from Manchester address the big questions the world must answer in building back from the pandemic.
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Rethinking urban futures with the next generation

Dr Deborah Ralls suggests that children and young people need to be key stakeholders in core urban decision-making processes.
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What we know about reinfection

Sheena Cruickshank provides expert comment on what we know so far about coronavirus reinfection. 
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Inflammation and COVID

Sheena Cruickshank discusses how inflammation is a key factor that explains vulnerability to severe COVID. 
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Mental health during the pandemic

Experts discuss how young people, women, and those with small children saw their mental health worsen most during the pandemic. 
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Do we need a coronavirus day of mourning?

Meghan Tinsley discusses why it’s vital to come together to deal with what we have lost.
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On Net Zero

In a new publication, Manchester academics make recommendations for a greener future post-COVID-19.
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COVID-19 and urban mobility

Experts reflect on how different areas have responded to the lockdown, and discuss key considerations that will shape post-pandemic transport.
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Building back a 'gender balanced better'

Prof Francesca Gains discusses the need to consider gender equality when making decisions on how to build back better.
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Coronavirus and the voluntary sector

Experts discuss the challenges the sector is facing and suggest an alternative approach to providing support.
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Furlough and fraud during COVID-19

Experts examine how the government can improve its data to better protect public funds from fraudulent manipulation.
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Underlying conditions are 'pandemics'

Experts discuss tackling underlying conditions by combining public policy reform with community change and technology.
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Can shipping emissions be kept 'in check' post-COVID?

Simon Bullock looks at what needs to be done in order to keep shipping emissions below the 1.5 degrees Paris Climate Agreement.
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What shape should planning take post-crisis?

Experts outline how current relaxed planning regulations risk creating near-inhospitable environments for some in lockdown. 
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Health app launched to support older people in lockdown

The app developed at Manchester provides strength and balance exercises to maintain physical wellbeing during isolation.
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Inequalities at the heart of COVID-19

Experts map existing inequalities onto disease exposure, susceptibility, severity, and treatment.
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Isolation wellbeing guide for older people

The 'Keeping Well at Home' guide is for those who are unable to go outside, or have limited access to online resources.
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Protecting homeworkers from cyber crime

Manchester experts explain the steps we can take to guard against cyber crime while working from home.
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The seven rules of home working

Sir Cary Cooper, expert in organisational psychology and health, shares his tips for working from home.
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Alliance MBS coronavirus hub

Keep up to date with the latest COVID-19 insights and opinion from our business experts.
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Doing Things Differently webinars

Tune in to find out how Humanities researchers are working to understand the wide-ranging impacts of COVID-19 and the lockdown on our lives.

How Manchester is helping to fight coronavirus

Our people are working together and across society to understand COVID-19 and its wide-ranging impacts.

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