Cost price face masks
Two St Andrews students have set up an operation to provide the public with face masks at zero mark up to eliminate predatory price-gouging.
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The spread of Covid-19
How do you catch or spread the coronavirus?
Smartphone location tracking
Public concern over the use of SLT could jeopardise governments’ efforts to slow the spread of Covid-19 using surveillance technologies.
Household factors may exacerbate Covid-19 health risks
Household factors make some households more vulnerable to the effects of Covid-19, according to a new study carried out at St Andrews.
St Andrews secures Covid-19 research projects
The University has been awarded three research projects as part of the Scottish Government’s Covid-19 Rapid Research programme.
Consumer spending severely hit by Covid-19
Consumer spending in Great Britain dropped by more than 32 per cent in the run up to the government-imposed lockdown.
Drug shows promise against Covid-19
A new anti-viral drug developed by University spin out, Pneumagen, has had positive results in laboratory tests against Covid-19.
Rural communities and Covid-19
Death rates from Covid-19 could be between 50% and 80% higher in rural communities and remote small towns, according to University experts.
The psychology of pandemics
Professor Stephen Reicher discusses the psychologies driving public policy during the coronavirus.
Coronavirus exit strategy
The UK must get real about coronavirus exit strategy prospects says former government scientific advisor Professor Sir Ian Boyd.