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Coronavirus: The Whole Story - The Live Finale
Coronavirus: The Whole Story - July 26, 2021 10:59 - 39 minutesListen to the highlights of our series finale, recorded live on 21 July 2021. Hosted by UCL alumna, broadcaster and writer, Vivienne Parry OBE, our global audience put their questions to the experts. Guests: - Professor Dame Anne Johnson (Professor of Infectious Disease, Division of Infection ...
Are we already experiencing a third wave?
Coronavirus: The Whole Story - June 21, 2021 13:14 - 26 minutesToday Vivienne Parry talks to Professor Francois Balloux (Chair in Computational Systems Biology and Chair of the UCL Genetics Institute) and Dr Keri Wong (Assistant Professor in Psychology in the Department of Psychology and Human Development at UCL IOE) about the lockdown extension, a potentia...
How have our shopping habits changed?
Coronavirus: The Whole Story - June 07, 2021 16:19 - 21 minutesLockdown is easing, the vaccination programme here in the UK is making steady progress, the sun is shining again, it almost feels as if the end is in sight. But what is the “normal” that we’re returning to going to look like? The pandemic has changed a lot of things about the way the world work...
What is Long COVID?
Coronavirus: The Whole Story - May 24, 2021 12:03 - 28 minutesOver a year on from the start of the pandemic, many people are still suffering complications after contracting coronavirus in the first wave. In our 50th episode, we explore the long-term physical and psychological effects of the virus by talking to two researchers about their groundbreaking wor...
What's happening in India?
Coronavirus: The Whole Story - May 17, 2021 10:13 - 26 minutesOne thing that we have learned about coronavirus on this podcast is that it doesn’t affect everyone equally. Whilst the UK and US have been able to vaccinate over half their populations so far this year, the virus has been having a devastating impact in other parts of the world. Today we are goi...
Are COVID-19 vaccines safe?
Coronavirus: The Whole Story - May 10, 2021 09:17 - 31 minutesGet the facts about COVID-19 vaccines. With the recent news that under-40s are going to be offered an alternative to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, we speak to two UCL experts to explore the risks and benefits of coronavirus vaccines. How safe are vaccines? Do they cause blood clots? And how d...
What's happening in Westminster?
Coronavirus: The Whole Story - April 27, 2021 13:57 - 33 minutesThis week marks one year since we launched our first episode of Coronavirus: The Whole Story - when we had no idea what challenges lay ahead of us. In today’s episode, we speak to three UCL experts to hear about how much has changed in that time, looking specifically at government and the law. W...
What does the future of work look like?
Coronavirus: The Whole Story - April 19, 2021 10:39 - 26 minutesComing out of lockdown doesn't mean returning to life as we knew it, especially in the world of work. So this week, we've brought together two UCL experts to talk us through the future of work, and how COVID-19 has the potential to change things for the better. Guests: - Prof Anna Cox (Profess...
Why should you get tested for COVID-19?
Coronavirus: The Whole Story - April 12, 2021 14:14 - 25 minutesHow is testing helping us address the pandemic? Why is it still important? Could the light at the end of the tunnel that we now glimpse be genuine this time? Answers depend on the two pillars that underpin hope in the future - vaccines and testing. Host Vivienne Parry OBE is joined by guests wh...
How do we build pandemic resilience?
Coronavirus: The Whole Story - March 29, 2021 10:18 - 31 minutesThis week, we speak to two UCL experts to find out what we can do to help mitigate the long-term harms of coronavirus and reduce the risk of future pandemics. In this episode, we ask: how long will the impacts of COVID-19 last - and will we start seeing many more pandemics in future? Host Vivie...
One year on - What do we know now?
Coronavirus: The Whole Story - March 22, 2021 12:39 - 34 minutesOver the past year, UCL alumna and science broadcaster Vivienne Parry OBE has spoken to staff, students and alumni from all across UCL's 11 faculties. In this week's episode, almost a year to the day since the UK first went into lock down, we are speaking to two researchers from the UCL School o...
Why are some black people hesitant about the vaccine?
Coronavirus: The Whole Story - March 15, 2021 16:47 - 28 minutesWith the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the UK well underway, in this episode we explore some of the differences in uptake in communities across the UK, with around 70% of Black people reporting that they're unlikely to have the jab. Host Vivienne Parry is joined by a UCL team of researchers and c...
What can we do to help young people recover from the pandemic?
Coronavirus: The Whole Story - March 08, 2021 09:45 - 34 minutesWhat can we do to help young people recover from the pandemic? - An International Women’s Day Special As children across the UK start heading back to the classroom, we speak to two leading academics, Professor Monica Lakhanpaul (UCL Population Health Science) and Dr Amelia Roberts (UCL IOE), w...
Can we have a summer holiday this year?
Coronavirus: The Whole Story - February 22, 2021 13:03 - 31 minutesWith Boris Johnson set to announce several stages for the easing of lockdown later today, rumours are circulating about what his roadmap might mean for international travel. In this week’s episode, we speak to three UCL experts to try and get to the bottom of some of these rumours, and to learn ...
Lockdown lives: How has Covid-19 changed our lifestyles?
Coronavirus: The Whole Story - February 15, 2021 13:41 - 26 minutesIn this week's episode, we're looking back at our lives in lockdown, and asking - how has the pandemic changed our routine? We speak to UCL experts, Prof Patty Kostkova (Centre for Digital Public Health and Emergencies) and Dr Adrian Brown (UCL Centre for Obesity Research), to find out more abou...
Is public transport safe?
Coronavirus: The Whole Story - February 08, 2021 15:05 - 31 minutesThis week, we're investigating public transport. Now, in the first lockdown, many of us were able to batten down the hatches and stay indoors. But, as lockdown 3.0 continues, it's important that we stay informed about the best precautions to take if and when we do need to leave the house. And, o...
How can we juggle parenting, home schooling and play?
Coronavirus: The Whole Story - February 01, 2021 15:39 - 35 minutesIn this week’s episode, we’re discussing home-schooling & play, home-working, parenting - and how to juggle them all. With the latest announcement that schools won’t be reopening until at least the 8th March, we speak to three UCL experts to explore how home-schooling is affecting children and p...
How can we protect our mental health during the pandemic?
Coronavirus: The Whole Story - January 25, 2021 15:00 - 26 minutesThis month, mental health has come to occupy centre stage as we grapple with the impact of lockdown and the multiple assaults on our resilience caused by uncertainty, illness, recovery, financial insecurity, job losses, bereavement, homeschooling, and so much more. Our focus on mental health rig...
New strains and vaccine roll-outs: a shot of hope?
Coronavirus: The Whole Story - January 18, 2021 13:38 - 37 minutesToday marks a significant milestone in the UK’s vaccination programme as millions more people aged 70 and over are invited to receive their jabs. However, as we are making this progress, so is the virus. In this episode, we speak to UCL experts from the Department of Primary Care & Population He...
How can we make healthcare fairer after COVID-19?
Coronavirus: The Whole Story - January 11, 2021 11:58 - 30 minutesCOVID-19 has exposed and amplified the shocking pre-existing health inequalities in the UK. In this week’s episode, we’re embodying the January spirit of new year’s resolutions and looking to the future to see what needs to happen to make our communities safer and fairer. At the end of last yea...
2020 Wrapped Up
Coronavirus: The Whole Story - January 04, 2021 12:59 - 27 minutesTo kick off the new year, we take a look back at 2020 and the lessons we've learned throughout the pandemic. In this episode, we revisit some of the exemplary work happening at UCL - work that has been as interdisciplinary as it has been instrumental to combating the virus, as cutting edge as it...
Is the vaccine the beginning of the end?
Coronavirus: The Whole Story - December 14, 2020 13:49 - 24 minutesLast week, after months of clinical trials, the first handful of people became the first in the world to receive a COVID vaccine, marking the beginning of the end of the coronavirus pandemic. In this week's episode, we highlight the extraordinary achievement that this represents - and explore th...
Has justice been served during the pandemic?
Coronavirus: The Whole Story - December 09, 2020 17:41 - 30 minutesIn this week’s episode, we explore how the pandemic has impacted the justice system over the last nine months. Host Vivienne Parry is joined by Professor Dame Hazel Genn and Professor Cheryl Thomas QC to discuss the many ways in which the pandemic has brought the legal world to a halt - and expl...
What can we learn from Africa's response to the pandemic?
Coronavirus: The Whole Story - November 30, 2020 12:50 - 29 minutesAt the start of the global pandemic, many predicted that Africa would be severely affected by COVID-19. But several months on, and the continent hasn’t seen the levels of infection and coronavirus-related deaths that were originally expected. Prof Ijeoma Uchegbu (UCL Pharmaceutical Science) and ...
How is the pandemic affecting pregnancies & new parents?
Coronavirus: The Whole Story - November 23, 2020 13:13 - 35 minutesThis week’s episode is the second in a two-part special about how Coronavirus is affecting women. Last week we heard from two researchers whose recent findings demonstrate the wide-reaching impacts of coronavirus on women, especially ethnic minority women (bit.ly/32R83GF). This week, we speak to...
How is the pandemic affecting women?
Coronavirus: The Whole Story - November 16, 2020 13:06 - 26 minutesThis week’s episode is the first in a two-part special about how Coronavirus is affecting women. We're joined by Dr Daisy Fancourt to hear more about the findings of her study exploring the differing impacts of Covid on the UK population over the past 33 weeks - from exacerbated social inequalit...
How can we all help schools and school children during the pandemic?
Coronavirus: The Whole Story - November 09, 2020 13:16 - 33 minutesIn this episode, we explore how the pandemic has affected local schools and communities. UCL does an enormous amount of work locally to make its research accessible and to reduce inequalities in the education system. Join our host Vivienne Parry as she speaks to experts from the Faculty of Engi...
Will a national lockdown save the Christmas break?
Coronavirus: The Whole Story - November 02, 2020 13:52 - 37 minutesThis episode was recorded before the UK Government’s announcement on Saturday about a second national lockdown. This week, we're back on home soil and attempting to answer the question everyone wants to know the answer to – Will a national lockdown save Christmas? Infection rates are rising ra...
Could COVID trump Trump?
Coronavirus: The Whole Story - October 26, 2020 12:37 - 37 minutesWith US election night looming, this week’s episode is all about the role that Coronavirus is playing in voter decisions in America. In previous episodes, we’ve discussed the colossal impact that COVID-19 has had on the medical world, society and the economy. This week, we speak to experts from...
Could COVID-19 save the planet?
Coronavirus: The Whole Story - October 19, 2020 13:42 - 36 minutesThis week we’re exploring the role COVID-19 has played in the climate crisis. As things have changed, traffic has gone down in cities, people are realising what clean air really feels like. But the short term gains on the environment are matched by the explosion of PPE - and when abandoned on th...
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