January

Trials of a new Covid-19 vaccine which have been supported by Keele University have shown a high level of efficacy, particularly against the UK variant of the virus.

Keele University is delighted to be partnering with the UK Government as part of the ‘Together for Our Planet’ campaign - the UK's year of climate action that culminates in the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) being held in Glasgow in November.

Dr Richard Stephens writes for The Conversation UK.

An international research team including Keele scientists has found that the common anticoagulant drug heparin inhibits the spike protein of the coronavirus, reducing the virus’ ability to attach to human cells and infect them.

Doctors from Keele’s School of Medicine are playing their part in the Covid-19 vaccination roll-out by administering vaccines in their own local surgeries, including the vaccine made on Keele’s campus.

Members of Keele University’s Student Services team, and the Start to Success project team, have encouraged everyone to continue looking after their mental health and wellbeing as the country endures a third national lockdown.

A day of virtual celebrations is set to be held this month for Keele’s Class of 2020, to mark the end of their studies.

Keele University and Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) are pleased to have appointed Professor Toby Helliwell as a new Chair of General Practice.

A new report has revealed that the Midlands has moved swiftly to apply its wealth of capability in its hospitals, universities and businesses to deliver £90m of research to support regional, national and global efforts to tackle the Coronavirus Pandemic.

Five individuals from the Keele community, including four former students and one staff member, have been commended in this year’s New Year’s Honours list, in recognition of their services to society.

Scientists studying ocean temperature and sea level changes from thousands of years ago have said their data could be crucial to understanding climate change and improving projections of how our world may change due to global warming.

Keele University’s Professor Carolyn Chew-Graham has contributed to new return-to-work guidance for people who are living with the long-term effects of Covid-19.

A not-for-profit group of engineers led by Keele University’s Professor Peter Ogrodnik have appealed for support to help them tackle challenges facing the NHS posed by Covid-19.

A policing and security expert with more than 30 years’ experience has been appointed as an Honorary Fellow by the Keele Policing Academic Collaboration (KPAC).

New research has found that the number of people seeking support from their general practice for mental health problems or self-harm dropped by more than a third during the first UK national lockdown.

Keele's Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost, Professor Mark Ormerod, has been invited to join a prestigious environmental sustainability advisory group.

The Oxford coronavirus vaccine - which is being manufactured at Keele following an agreement between Cobra Biologics and AstraZeneca UK – has today been administered to the first patient by the NHS.